CLUSTER METHOD FOR ANALYSIS OF TRANSMITTED INFORMATION IN MULTIVARIATE NEURONAL DATA

被引:14
作者
CHEEORTS, MN
OPTICAN, LM
机构
[1] Laboratory of Sensorimotor Research, National Eye Institute, Bethesda, 20892, MD, Building 1O, Room 10C101
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D O I
10.1007/BF00201406
中图分类号
TP3 [计算技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
A new method for quantifying the transmitted information and channel capacity of high-dimensional data, based on cluster formation, is described. The method's ability to handle high-dimensional data allows for a complete measurement of information transmitted by neuronal data. It is computationally efficient in terms of both processing time and memory storage. Application of the method to the responses of a V1 neuron shows that more information was transmitted about the pattern of stimuli than about their color.
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页数:7
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