This doctoral dissertation is devoted to the theoretical biophysics of auditory information processing. It consists of three parts. First, it models the cochlear decomposition of sound into its frequency components. Second, the localization of sound sources, as performed by mammals, is analyzed mathematically and compared with the corresponding avian
solution. Both classes can localize sound independently of its frequency constitution. Accordingly, components of the neuronal representation, such as the characteristic delay, are investigated that are invariant to changes in frequency. Third, a method for the reconstruction of synaptic weights is introduced that is based on simultaneously recorded activity patterns of neurons.
«
This doctoral dissertation is devoted to the theoretical biophysics of auditory information processing. It consists of three parts. First, it models the cochlear decomposition of sound into its frequency components. Second, the localization of sound sources, as performed by mammals, is analyzed mathematically and compared with the corresponding avian
solution. Both classes can localize sound independently of its frequency constitution. Accordingly, components of the neuronal representation, suc...
»