Information in a Network of Neuronal Cells: Effect of Cell Density and Short-Term Depression

Figure 10

Density of information in a grid of neurons as a function of the number of neurons in the grid, for different refractory times: the smaller the timing of spiking neurons, the larger the information neurons can convey in a grid (a). Position of the center of mass of information in a grid as a function of the number of neurons in the grid, for different refractory times: a combination of network topology and physical characteristics of individual neurons may exist, for which the efficiency of transport is giantly enhanced in a resonance effect (b).

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