population coding
[ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən ˈkoʊdɪŋ]
noun
codificação populacional
1. A neural coding scheme in which information is represented by the activity patterns of a large population of neurons rather than by individual neurons
Population coding allows the brain to represent complex information with greater accuracy and redundancy than single neuron coding.
A codificação populacional permite que o cérebro represente informações complexas com maior precisão e redundância do que a codificação de neurônios individuais.
2. In neuroscience, the collective neural activity of multiple neurons that encodes sensory, motor, or cognitive information
Research on population coding has revealed how motor cortex neurons work together to encode movement direction.
Pesquisas sobre codificação populacional revelaram como neurônios do córtex motor trabalham juntos para codificar a direção do movimento.
Population coding is a fundamental concept in neuroscience research and is studied extensively in both Brazilian and American neuroscience laboratories. The term is primarily used in academic and scientific contexts and does not have colloquial usage. It reflects modern understanding of how the brain processes information through collective neural activity rather than individual neural units.
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