Information theory and neuroscience: Why is the intersection so small?

2008 IEEE Information Theory Workshop, ITW

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 104-108

  Johnson, Don H ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; CYBERNETICS; DATA PROCESSING; PROGRAMMING THEORY;

CLASSIC INFORMATION; EXISTING SYSTEMS; KULLBACK-LEIBLER DISTANCE; NEURAL CODING; PERFORMANCE LIMITS;

INFORMATION THEORY;

EID: 51849142289     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ITW.2008.4578631     Document Type: Conference Paper

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