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

Figure 11

The information that travels through the grid occupies successive sites of the grid in a discrete sequence of steps (a). The timing between successive steps yields the frequency of the grid in contrast to the spiking frequency of individual neurons (b). If the number of steps in a grid assumes an integer value, it implies that the frequency of the neuron is an integer multiple of the frequency of the grid. This generates cumulative amplification of the signal transmitted over the grid.

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