The Noisy Brain: Stochastic Dynamics as a Principle of Brain Function

by Edmund T. Rolls and Gustavo Deco

The activity of neurons in the brain is noisy in that their firing times are random when they are firing at a given rate. This introduces a random or stochastic property into brain processing which we show in this book is fundamental to understanding many aspects of brain function, including
probabilistic decision making, perception, memory recall, short-term memory, attention, and even creativity. We show that in many of these processes, the noise...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199587868
• ISBN13: 9780199587865
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.7"