Interpretations of response fluctuations: neurons, networks and simple behavior

Seminar
Speaker
Professor Shimon Marom, Department of Physiology and Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Technion
Date
31/12/2012 - 12:30Add to Calendar 2012-12-31 12:30:00 2012-12-31 12:30:00 Interpretations of response fluctuations: neurons, networks and simple behavior   Trial-by-trial response variation is ubiquitous in practically every observable neural scale. I will describe our experimental efforts to measure and interpret these fluctuations over a wide range of timescales in single neurons and large-scale networks, as well as in simple behavioral (psychpohysical) settings. While the statistical nature of the fluctuations is comparable in these different levels of organization, it is difficult - maybe impossible, maybe even meaningless - to attempt accounting for macroscopic fluctuations in terms of microscopic dynamics. Alternative interpretations are offered and experimentally demonstrated.   Room 301, Physics Bld. 202 המחלקה לפיזיקה physics.dept@mail.biu.ac.il Asia/Jerusalem public
Place
Room 301, Physics Bld. 202
Abstract

 

Trial-by-trial response variation is ubiquitous in practically every observable neural scale. I will describe our experimental efforts to measure and interpret these fluctuations over a wide range of timescales in single neurons and large-scale networks, as well as in simple behavioral (psychpohysical) settings. While the statistical nature of the fluctuations is comparable in these different levels of organization, it is difficult - maybe impossible, maybe even meaningless - to attempt accounting for macroscopic fluctuations in terms of microscopic dynamics. Alternative interpretations are offered and experimentally demonstrated.
 

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