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Typically an encoding function has a peak value such that activity of the neuron is greatest if the perceptual value is close to the peak value, and becomes reduced accordingly for values less close to the peak value.

If follows that the actual perceived value can be reconstructed from the overall pattern of activity in the set of neurons. A specific mathematical technique for performing such a reconstruction is the method of Maximum Likelihood .

Contrast this with Sparse Coding .


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  • Dayan P & Abbott LF. ''Theoretical Neuroscience: Computational and Mathematical Modeling of Neural Systems''. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press; 2001. ISBN 0262041995

  • Rieke F, Warland D, de Ruyter van Steveninck R, Bialek W. ''Spikes: Exploring the Neural Code''. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press; 1999. ISBN 0262681080