Neural Representation and Computation

Corey J. Maley, Gualtiero Piccinini

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Abstract

Nervous systems perform amazing control functions, which include driving complex locomotive systems in real time. How do they do it? The best explanation neuroscientists have found is that nervous systems collect information from the organism and the environment, use that information to construct representations, and perform computations on such representations. The output of neural computations drives the organism. This article discusses what it means for nervous systems to carry information, to represent, and to perform computations.
Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationHandbook of Neuroethics
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2015

Keywords

  • Cognitive Capacity
  • Computational Neuroscience
  • Mutual Information
  • Neural System
  • Place Cell

Disciplines

  • Theory and Algorithms
  • Computer Sciences

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