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Bayesian Brain Probabilistic Approaches to Neural Coding

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ISBN-10: 026204238X

ISBN-13: 9780262042383

Edition: 2007

Authors: Shin Ishii, Alexandre Pouget, Rajesh P. N. Rao, Kenji Doya, Karl J. Friston

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A Bayesian approach can contribute to an understanding of the brain on multiple levels, by giving normative predictions about how an ideal sensory system should combine prior knowledge and observation, by providing mechanistic interpretation of the dynamic functioning of the brain circuit, and by suggesting optimal ways of deciphering experimental data. Bayesian Brainbrings together contributions from both experimental and theoretical neuroscientists that examine the brain mechanisms of perception, decision making, and motor control according to the concepts of Bayesian estimation. After an overview of the mathematical concepts, including Bayes' theorem, that are basic to understanding the…    
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Book details

List price: $58.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 12/22/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 344
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English

Series Foreword
Preface
Introduction
A Probability Primer
What Is Probability?
Bayes Theorem
Measuring Information
Making an Inference
Learning from Data
Graphical Models and Other Bayesian Algorithms
Reading Neural Codes
Spike Coding
Spikes: What Kind of Code?
Encoding and Decoding
Adaptive Spike Coding
Summary
Recommended Reading
Likelihood-Based Approaches to Modeling the Neural Code
The Neural Coding Problem
Model Fitting with Maximum Likelihood
Model Validation
Summary
Combining Order Statistics with Bayes Theorem for Millisecond-by-Millisecond Decoding of Spike Trains
Introduction
An Approach to Decoding
Simplifying the Order Statistic Model
Discussion
Bayesian Treatments of Neuroimaging Data
Introduction
Attention to Visual Motion
The General Linear Model
Parameter Estimation
Posterior Probability Mapping
Dynamic Causal Modeling
Discussion
Making Sense of the World
Population Codes
Introduction
Coding and Decoding
Representing Uncertainty with Population Codes
Conclusion
Computing with Population Codes
Computing, Invariance, and Throwing Away Information
Computing Functions with Networks of Neurons: A General Algorithm
Efficient Computing; Qualitative Analysis
Efficient Computing; Quantitative Analysis
Summary
Efficient Coding of Visual Scenes by Grouping and Segmentation
Introduction
Computational Theories for Sc�ne Segmentation
A Computational Algorithm for the Weak-Membrane Model
Generalizations of the Weak-Membrane Model
Biological Evidence
Summary and Discussion
Bayesian Models of Sensory Cue Integration
Introduction
Psychophysical Tests of Bayesian Cue Integration
Psychophysical Tests of Bayesian Priors
Mixture models. Priors, and Cue Integration
Conclusion
Making Decisions and Movements
The Speed and Accuracy of a Simple Perceptual Decision: A Mathematical Primer
Introduction
The Diffusion-to-Bound Framework
Derivation of Choice and Reaction Time Functions
Implementation of Diffusion-to-Bound Framework in the Brain
Conclusions
Neural Models of Bayesian Belief Propagation
Introduction
Bayesian Inference through Belief Propagation
Neural Implementations of Belief Propagation
Results
Discussion
Optimal Control Theory
Discrete Control: Bellman Equations
Continuous Control: Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman Equations
Deterministic Control: Pontryagin's Maximum Principle
Linear-Quadratic-Gaussian Control: Riccati Equations
Optimal Estimation: Kalman Filter
Duality of Optimal Control and Optimal Estimation
Optimal Control as a Theory of Biological Movement
Bayesian Statistics and Utility Functions in Sensorimotor Control
Introduction
Motor Decisions
Utility: The Cost of Using our Muscles
Neurobiology
Discussion
Contributors
Index