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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254061603321

Autore

Kolossa Antonio

Titolo

Computational Modeling of Neural Activities for Statistical Inference  / / by Antonio Kolossa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-32285-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXIV, 127 p. 42 illus., 20 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

519

Soggetti

Neural networks (Computer science)

Biomedical engineering

Neurosciences

Biomathematics

Computer simulation

Mathematical Models of Cognitive Processes and Neural Networks

Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering

Physiological, Cellular and Medical Topics

Simulation and Modeling

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Basic Principles of ERP Research, Surprise, and Probability Estimation -- Introduction to Model Estimation and Selection Methods -- A New Theory of Trial-by-Trial P300 Amplitude Fluctuations -- Bayesian Inference and the Urn-Ball Task -- Summary and Outlook.

Sommario/riassunto

This authored monograph supplies empirical evidence for the Bayesian brain hypothesis by modeling event-related potentials (ERP) of the human electroencephalogram (EEG) during successive trials in cognitive tasks. The employed observer models are useful to compute probability distributions over observable events and hidden states, depending on which are present in the respective tasks. Bayesian model selection is then used to choose the model which best explains the ERP amplitude fluctuations. Thus, this book constitutes a decisive step towards a better understanding of the neural coding and computing of probabilities following Bayesian rules. The target audience primarily



comprises research experts in the field of computational neurosciences, but the book may also be beneficial for graduate students who want to specialize in this field. .