Seminar 27th October 2010 1 p.m. University of Southampton, Building 54, Seminar Room 10B (Room 10037 on the 10th floor)
The Structure of Spike Trains: A Signal Processor Looks at Auditory Neurons
Dr Matthew Wright
Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton
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- http://www.symbiosis.soton.ac.uk/index.php
- Categories
- Acoustics, Biomechanics, Complex Systems, Healthcare modelling, Human environment interaction, Structural biology, Systems biology
- Submitter
- Petrina Butler
Symbiosis Seminar
Speaker
Dr Matthew Wright: http://www.isvr.soton.ac.uk/staff/staff18.htm
ABSTRACT
When an acoustic tone is played in a mammal's ear it evokes a train of spikes in some of the neurons in the Cochlear Nucleus, the first stage in the brain's processing aparatus for auditory signals.
This talk will show how a statistical analysis of the statistics of these spike trains, using standard signal-processing techniques reveals new and interesting information about their behaviour.
Refreshments will be available.
Contact
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University of Southampton
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Symbiosis
Mathematics in nano- and bio-engineering