ON THE STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM FROM AN INFORMATION PROCESSING POINT OF VIEW (NEURAL CODING, VISION, AND MOTORCONTROL)
Abstract
A study was made of the central nervous system from an information processing point of view. The study entailed a review and critical analysis of several hundred references, and involved a considerable amount of recasting and reorganization of existing knowledge into the terms and concepts of engineering, with particular reference to potential bionic applications. The study was selective rather than comprehensive. The neural coding problem was first examined, the history of efforts dealing with this problem was reviewed, and a mathematical representation of neural signals (neurograms) and neural operators was formulated. The processing of data by the visual system was then described, with particular reference to form, color, and movement detection, the temporal continuity of visual objects, image fixation, automatic focussing control, intensity control, image fusion, depth perception, and the stabilization of visual space. Next, the neural control of movement was analyzed from a servomechanical viewpoint. The unit biomechanical control system was defined, and the corticospinal command of this unit system was discussed. The cerebellar coordination and extrapyramidal stabilization of sequences and combinations of biomechanical control unit actions was examined.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0608284
Entities
People
- N. Jr A. Coulter
Organizations
- Ohio State University