Book chapter
Computational Hermissenda Photoarray Model
Computation in Neurons and Neural Systems, pp.79-84
Springer US
01/01/1994
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-2714-5_13
Abstract
Some of the simpler invertebrates demonstrate robust and efficient features of sensory information processing, integration, and motor control. Development and analysis of computer models of the essential neural mechanisms leading to these capabilities elucidate design principles for flexible man-made remote sensing, vision, and control systems. The marine snail, Hermissenda crassicornis, is ideal for study and modeling of biological computing mechanisms because the connectivity of its visual and vestibular neuronal network has been determined in considerable detail. To extract principles of sensory integration, a computer model of the photoarray in a single Hermissenda eye is developed and analyzed. This model demonstrates 1) information processing capabilities observed in Hermissenda’s visual sensors, and 2) the importance of heterogeneity in the efficient and robust operation of biological networks.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Computational Hermissenda Photoarray Model
- Creators
- Susan A. Werness - Environmental Research Institute of MichiganDale Fay - Environmental Research Institute of MichiganKim T. Blackwell - Environmental Research Institute of MichiganThomas P. Vogl - Environmental Research Institute of MichiganDaniel L. Alkon - National Institutes of Health
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Computation in Neurons and Neural Systems, pp.79-84
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-4615-2714-5_13
- Publisher
- Springer US; Boston, MA
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/1994
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Iowa Neuroscience Institute
- Record Identifier
- 9984573818102771
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