Neural Nets in Electric Fish

摘要: Part 1 Introduction: why study electric fish? experimental strategies. 2 The behaviour and ecology of fish: types fish their organ discharges evolutionary ecological considerations noise signal interference. 3 jamming avoidance response Eigenmannia: the opening a loop behavioral rules for JAR. 4 Neuronal implementation response: coding amplitude phase modulations by tuberous electroreceptors electrosensory lateral line lobe details in circuitry ELL its modulation recurrent descending input from nucleus praeeminentialis torus semicircularis gating information - mechanisms discriminating sign Df projections search pathway controlling JAR diencephalic electrosensorius, sensory-motor interface prepacemaker medullary pacemaker control summary flow diagram neuronal structures functions 5 General principles organization separation task-specific sensory channels central convergence conversion codes representation stimulus variables ordered maps emergence "recognition" neurons motor programs distributed processing shared use circuits motivational states through social signals loops searchlights representations expectation? developmental considerations.