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Neural Representation of Temporal Patterns
. Ed(S): Covey, Ellen; Hawkins, Harold L.; Port, Robert F.
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paperback. Editor(s): Covey, Ellen; Hawkins, Harold L.; Port, Robert F. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 481.
Boththeanalysisandgenerationoftemporalpatternsarefundamental tasks ofbiological systems. Throughout the animal kingdom, every sensory modality is designed to analyze patterns ofinformation distributed over time. Human speech and music, a visual scene in whichobjects moveorastationaryscenethatwescanwithoureyes,apatternofpressurethat changesas we moveourfingertips overan object, theelectrical field detected byafish as it swimspastobjectsinastream, orthepatternofultrasonicechoesdetectedbyabatas itflies throughacave, alldependuponspecificdistributionsofinformationovertime. Itisperhaps evenmoreobviousthatallformsofaction mustincludeatimedimension. Walking,running, talking, reaching for an object, writing, orpressing keys in aparticularorderall require the generation ofspecific patterns of muscle contractions distributed over time. Finally, most forms of behavior require a transformation from a temporal pattern of sensory input to a temporalpatternofmotoroutput, aswell as interactivemodulationofsensoryinputsystems by motoroutput systems and vice versa. Despitethefactthattheprocessesofanimallifeareinseparablefromthetimedimension, mostexperimental ... Read more
Boththeanalysisandgenerationoftemporalpatternsarefundamental tasks ofbiological systems. Throughout the animal kingdom, every sensory modality is designed to analyze patterns ofinformation distributed over time. Human speech and music, a visual scene in whichobjects moveorastationaryscenethatwescanwithoureyes,apatternofpressurethat changesas we moveourfingertips overan object, theelectrical field detected byafish as it swimspastobjectsinastream, orthepatternofultrasonicechoesdetectedbyabatas itflies throughacave, alldependuponspecificdistributionsofinformationovertime. Itisperhaps evenmoreobviousthatallformsofaction mustincludeatimedimension. Walking,running, talking, reaching for an object, writing, orpressing keys in aparticularorderall require the generation ofspecific patterns of muscle contractions distributed over time. Finally, most forms of behavior require a transformation from a temporal pattern of sensory input to a temporalpatternofmotoroutput, aswell as interactivemodulationofsensoryinputsystems by motoroutput systems and vice versa. Despitethefactthattheprocessesofanimallifeareinseparablefromthetimedimension, mostexperimental ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
259
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New
Number of Pages
259
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461357858
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V9781461357858
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