Informational limits of neural circuits

Lav R. Varshney; Devavrat Shah

doi:10.1109/Allerton.2011.6120381

Informational limits of neural circuits

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With the growing amount of connectome data being gathered, it behooves us to develop systems-theoretic methods to analyze this data so as to provide insights into the function of neuronal circuits. Here, we develop models and compute capacities for gap junction synapses. We develop information-theoretic lower bounds on computation speed arising from limitations of anatomical connectivity and physical noise. For the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, these bounds are predictive of biological timescales. Moreover, the hub-and-spoke architecture of C. elegans functional subcircuits are optimal under constraint on number of synapses.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2011 49th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton 2011
Pages	1757-1763
Number of pages	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/Allerton.2011.6120381
State	Published - 2011
Externally published	Yes
Event	2011 49th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton 2011 - Monticello, IL, United States Duration: Sep 28 2011 → Sep 30 2011

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Other	2011 49th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton 2011
Country/Territory	United States
City	Monticello, IL
Period	9/28/11 → 9/30/11

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Control and Systems Engineering

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Informational limits of neural circuits. / Varshney, Lav R.; Shah, Devavrat.
2011 49th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton 2011. 2011. p. 1757-1763 6120381 (2011 49th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton 2011).

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Varshney, LR & Shah, D 2011, Informational limits of neural circuits. in 2011 49th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton 2011., 6120381, 2011 49th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton 2011, pp. 1757-1763, 2011 49th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Allerton 2011, Monticello, IL, United States, 9/28/11. https://doi.org/10.1109/Allerton.2011.6120381

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