THREE ASPECTS OF INFORMATIONAL PROCESSES IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Abstract

Methods are presented for the quantitative calculation of the amount of statistical, semantic and pragmatic information in the summary information flow in communication systems represented by nerve cells. These methods have been tried in the analysis of spike trains of central neurons during their reliable activity, i.e. adaptation and formation of a conditioned reflex. Some possible mechanisms of ensuring reliability and stability of informational activity of nervous communication systems are discussed.

Citation

CHORAYAN, O.G. (1979), "THREE ASPECTS OF INFORMATIONAL PROCESSES IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS", Kybernetes, Vol. 8 No. 4, pp. 267-274. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb005529