A stimulus-dependent spike threshold is an optimal neural coder

A neural code based on sequences of spikes can consume a significant portion of the brain’s energy budget. Thus, energy considerations would dictate that spiking activity be kept as low as possible. However, a high spike-rate improves the coding and representation of signals in spike trains, particu...

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Main Authors: Douglas L Jones, Erik Christopher Johnson, Rama eRatnam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncom.2015.00061/full