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Neural codes – Necessary but not sufficient for understanding brain function

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2019

Simon R. Schultz Open the ORCID record for Simon R. Schultz [Opens in a new window]  and
Giuseppe P. Gava Open the ORCID record for Giuseppe P. Gava [Opens in a new window]
Simon R. Schultz
Affiliation:
Department of Bioengineering and Centre for Neurotechnology, Imperial College London, LondonSW7 2AZ, United Kingdom. [email protected]@imperial.ac.uk
Giuseppe P. Gava
Affiliation:
Department of Bioengineering and Centre for Neurotechnology, Imperial College London, LondonSW7 2AZ, United Kingdom. [email protected]@imperial.ac.uk
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Abstract

Brains are information processing systems whose operational principles ultimately cannot be understood without resource to information theory. We suggest that understanding how external signals are represented in the brain is a necessary step towards employing further engineering tools (such as control theory) to understand the information processing performed by brain circuits during behaviour.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 42 , 2019 , e241
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2019

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