A Simple Coding Procedure Enhances a Neuron's Information Capacity
Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences - Tập 36 Số 9-10 - Trang 910-912 - 1981
Tóm tắt
The contrast-response function of a class of first order intemeurons in the fly's compound eye approximates to the cumulative probability distribution of contrast levels in natural scenes. Elementary information theory shows that this matching enables the neurons to encode contrast fluctuations most efficiently.