Signal compression in the sensory periphery

Mauro Copelli, Rodrigo F. Oliveira, Antonio Carlos Roque, Osame Kinouchi

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Abstract

We consider the signal compression problem in the peripheral nervous system. We propose a simple mechanism by which the narrow dynamical range observed experimentally in isolated sensory neurons translates into a wide dynamical range as a result of excitable waves and synchronization phenomena which provides self-limited amplification. The mechanism is illustrated by means of different models in which excitable elements are coupled by lateral electrical connections. The models are based on recent experimental findings that gap junctions are present in the olfactory sensory periphery.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)691-696
Number of pages6
JournalNeurocomputing
Volume65-66
Issue numberSPEC. ISS.
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2005
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Artificial Intelligence

Keywords

  • Dynamical range
  • Ephaptic interaction
  • Excitable media
  • Gap junctions
  • Neural code
  • Olfaction
  • Retina
  • Synchronization

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