Objective The final aim of the present project will be to gain some comprehension of how the brain stores and processes information. By considering the brain as a high dimensional non-linear system, we plan to apply information-theoretic and dynamical tools to characterize the response of single neurons as well as of neuronal assemblies to different classes of external (deterministic and stochastic) excitations. Data measured in experiments and generated by simulating networks of various sizes will be examined and compared. The information content of the experimental and numerical time series will be estimated by computing dynamical entropies and mutual information for different variables and levels of resolution. Keywords Information Theoretic Tools (Entropies) Neural Networks Single Neuron Dynamics Programme(s) FP6-MOBILITY - Human resources and Mobility in the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration "Structuring the European Research Area" under the Sixth Framework Programme 2002-2006 Topic(s) MOBILITY-2.1 - Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships (EIF) Call for proposal FP6-2002-MOBILITY-5 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme EIF - Marie Curie actions-Intra-European Fellowships Coordinator ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA APPLICATA Address Largo e. fermi, n. 6 Firenze Italy See on map Links Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 0,00
