Temporal
coding of sensory information
General
theory
Stimulus-impressed time patterns in phase-locked receptor
systems
Crosscorrelation
between different receptor sites: localization
Autocorrelation at same
site: representation of form
Degree of common time structure in responses: representation of
intensity
e.g. ratio of common,
stimulus-produced time structure to spontaneous activity
Stimulus-evoked intrinsic time
patterns in lieu of time
structure related to stimulus quality
Characteristic temporal response patterns or precedence
patterns
of neural firings of differently-tuned elements for different
stimuli
Physiological & psychophysical evidence suggestive of temporal codes
Audition
(pitch, timbre, rhythm, localization)
Mechanoception (flutter-vibration
sense)
Electroception
Spatial vision
Color vision
Taste
Smell
Pain