Title :
Information transfer by energy-efficient neurons
Author :
Berger, Toby ; Levy, William B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
fDate :
June 28 2009-July 3 2009
Abstract :
We introduce and analyze a biologically motivated mathematical model of a neuron in primary cortex that we call neuron j, or just j. Our goal is to ascertain how j maximizes the ratio of the information it conveys to the energy it expends.
Keywords :
neural nets; energy-efficient neurons; information transfer; mathematical model; neuron model; primary cortex; Chemicals; Dynamic range; Energy efficiency; Information analysis; Mathematical model; Nerve fibers; Neurons; Neurosurgery; Psychology; Time measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Information Theory, 2009. ISIT 2009. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4312-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4313-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISIT.2009.5205816
