Noise in the nervous system. Faisal, A. A., Selen, L. P. J., & Wolpert, D. M. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 9(4):292–303, April, 2008.
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Noise — random disturbances of signals — poses a fundamental problem for information processing and affects all aspects of nervous-system function. However, the nature, amount and impact of noise in the nervous system have only recently been addressed in a quantitative manner. Experimental and computational methods have shown that multiple noise sources contribute to cellular and behavioural trial-to-trial variability. We review the sources of noise in the nervous system, from the molecular to the behavioural level, and show how noise contributes to trial-to-trial variability. We highlight how noise affects neuronal networks and the principles the nervous system applies to counter detrimental effects of noise, and briefly discuss noise’s potential benefits.
@article{faisal_noise_2008,
	title = {Noise in the nervous system},
	volume = {9},
	copyright = {https://www.springer.com/tdm},
	issn = {1471-003X, 1471-0048},
	url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/nrn2258},
	doi = {10.1038/nrn2258},
	abstract = {Noise — random disturbances of signals — poses a fundamental problem for information processing and affects all aspects of nervous-system function. However, the nature, amount and impact of noise in the nervous system have only recently been addressed in a quantitative manner. Experimental and computational methods have shown that multiple noise sources contribute to cellular and behavioural trial-to-trial variability. We review the sources of noise in the nervous system, from the molecular to the behavioural level, and show how noise contributes to trial-to-trial variability. We highlight how noise affects neuronal networks and the principles the nervous system applies to counter detrimental effects of noise, and briefly discuss noise’s potential benefits.},
	language = {en},
	number = {4},
	urldate = {2024-04-29},
	journal = {Nature Reviews Neuroscience},
	author = {Faisal, A. Aldo and Selen, Luc P. J. and Wolpert, Daniel M.},
	month = apr,
	year = {2008},
	pages = {292--303},
}

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