A tutorial for information theory in neuroscience

NM Timme, C Lapish - eneuro, 2018 - eneuro.org
Understanding how neural systems integrate, encode, and compute information is central to
understanding brain function. Frequently, data from neuroscience experiments are …

The neuronal encoding of information in the brain

ET Rolls, A Treves - Progress in neurobiology, 2011 - Elsevier
We describe the results of quantitative information theoretic analyses of neural encoding,
particularly in the primate visual, olfactory, taste, hippocampal, and orbitofrontal cortex. Most …

Facial expressions of emotion are not culturally universal

RE Jack, OGB Garrod, H Yu… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Since Darwin's seminal works, the universality of facial expressions of emotion has
remained one of the longest standing debates in the biological and social sciences. Briefly …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic facial expressions of emotion transmit an evolving hierarchy of signals over time

RE Jack, OGB Garrod, PG Schyns - Current biology, 2014 - cell.com
Summary Designed by biological [1, 2] and social [3] evolutionary pressures, facial
expressions of emotion comprise specific facial movements [4–8] to support a near-optimal …

Speech rhythms and multiplexed oscillatory sensory coding in the human brain

J Gross, N Hoogenboom, G Thut, P Schyns… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Cortical oscillations are likely candidates for segmentation and coding of continuous
speech. Here, we monitored continuous speech processing with magnetoencephalography …

Information capacity and transmission are maximized in balanced cortical networks with neuronal avalanches

WL Shew, H Yang, S Yu, R Roy… - Journal of …, 2011 - Soc Neuroscience
The repertoire of neural activity patterns that a cortical network can produce constrains the
ability of the network to transfer and process information. Here, we measured activity …

A statistical framework for neuroimaging data analysis based on mutual information estimated via a gaussian copula

RAA Ince, BL Giordano, C Kayser… - Human brain …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We begin by reviewing the statistical framework of information theory as applicable to
neuroimaging data analysis. A major factor hindering wider adoption of this framework in …

Complementary encoding of spatial information in hippocampal astrocytes

S Curreli, J Bonato, S Romanzi, S Panzeri, T Fellin - PLoS biology, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Calcium dynamics into astrocytes influence the activity of nearby neuronal structures.
However, because previous reports show that astrocytic calcium signals largely mirror …

Detection of movement onset using EMG signals for upper-limb exoskeletons in reaching tasks

E Trigili, L Grazi, S Crea, A Accogli, J Carpaneto… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2019 - Springer
Background To assist people with disabilities, exoskeletons must be provided with human-
robot interfaces and smart algorithms capable to identify the user's movement intentions …

Theta‐gamma phase‐amplitude coupling in auditory cortex is modulated by language proficiency

M Lizarazu, M Carreiras, N Molinaro - Human brain map**, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The coordination between the theta phase (3–7 Hz) and gamma power (25–35 Hz)
oscillations (namely theta‐gamma phase‐amplitude coupling, PAC) in the auditory cortex …