Noise-enhanced computation in a model of a cortical column

dc.creatorMayor, Julien
dc.creatorGerstner, Wulfram
dc.date2005-05-04
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:59:14Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T05:59:14Z
dc.descriptionVaried sensory systems use noise in order to enhance detection of weak signals. It has been conjectured in the literature that this effect, known as stochastic resonance, may take place in central cognitive processes such as the memory retrieval of arithmetical multiplication. We show in a simplified model of cortical tissue, that complex arithmetical calculations can be carried out and are enhanced in the presence of a stochastic background. The performance is shown to be positively correlated to the susceptibility of the network, defined as its sensitivity to a variation of the mean of its inputs. For nontrivial arithmetic tasks such as multiplication, stochastic resonance is an emergent property of the microcircuitry of the model network.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/q-bio/0505008
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/q-bio/0505008
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/88606
dc.subjectNeurons and Cognition
dc.titleNoise-enhanced computation in a model of a cortical column
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