Information Theory and the Brain

Peter Hancock editor Roland Baddeley editor Peter Földiák editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

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This book deals with information theory, a new and expanding area of neuroscience which provides a framework for understanding neuronal processing.

Information Theory and the Brain deals with a new and expanding area of neuroscience which provides a framework for understanding neuronal processing. It will be useful for graduate students and researchers in neuroscience, as well as computer scientists, cognitive scientists, and anyone interested in any aspect of neural networks or information processing.Information Theory and the Brain deals with an expanding area of neuroscience which provides a framework for understanding neuronal processing. It is derived from a conference held in Newquay, UK, where a select group of scientists from around the world met to discuss the topic. This book begins with an introduction to the basic concepts of information theory and then illustrates these concepts with examples from research over 40 years. Throughout the book, the contributors highlight current research from four different areas: 1) biological networks, 2) information theory and artificial networks, 3) information theory and psychology, 4) formal analysis. Each section includes an introduction and glossary covering basic concepts. This book will appeal to graduate students and researchers in neuroscience as well as computer scientists and cognitive scientists. Neuroscientists interested in any aspect of neural networks or information processing will find this a very useful addition to the current literature in this rapidly growing field.

"...the skeptic as well as the aficionado of information theory will profit from reading this new book." The Quarterly Review of Biology

ISBN: 9780521631976

Dimensions: 244mm x 162mm x 25mm

Weight: 650g

360 pages