Dr. Nigel G. Stocks Profile

Dr. Nigel G. Stocks

at Univ of Warwick

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Co-Chair | Conference Chair | Conference Program Committee | Author

Publications (20)

Proceedings Article | 15 June 2007

Optimal coding of a random stimulus by a population of parallel neuron models

Mark McDonnell, Nigel Stocks, Derek Abbott

Proc. SPIE. 6602, Noise and Fluctuations in Biological, Biophysical, and Biomedical Systems

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Interference (communication), Computer programming, Quantization, Action potentials, Information theory, Stochastic processes, Systems modeling, Neurons, Instrument modeling

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2007

Stochastic beamforming for cochlear implant coding

Robert Morse, Stephen Holmes, Boris Shulgin, Alexander Nikitin, Nigel Stocks

Proc. SPIE. 6602, Noise and Fluctuations in Biological, Biophysical, and Biomedical Systems

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Nerve, Electrodes, Interference (communication), Structured optical fibers, Signal processing, Deconvolution, Ear, Receptors, Stochastic processes

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2007

Pooling networks for a discrimination task: noise-enhanced detection

Pierre-Olivier Amblard, Steeve Zozor, Mark McDonnell, Nigel Stocks

Proc. SPIE. 6602, Noise and Fluctuations in Biological, Biophysical, and Biomedical Systems

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Error analysis, Interference (communication), Monte Carlo methods, Data processing, Signal processing, Quantization, Psychophysics, Stochastic processes, Neurons

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Proceedings Article | 8 June 2007

A hierarchy of phase transitions in optimal neuronal coding: from binary to M-ary discrete optimal codes

A. Nikitin, N. Stocks, R. Morse

Proc. SPIE. 6602, Noise and Fluctuations in Biological, Biophysical, and Biomedical Systems

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Estimation theory, Computer programming, Quantization, Ear, Binary data, Neurotransmitters, Neurons, Ion channels, Synaptic cleft

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SPIE Conference Volume | 5 June 2007

Noise and Fluctuations in Biological, Biophysical, and Biomedical Systems

Proceedings Article | 3 January 2007

High-resolution optimal quantization for stochastic pooling networks

Mark McDonnell, Pierre-Olivier Amblard, Nigel Stocks, Steeve Zozor, Derek Abbott

Proc. SPIE. 6417, Complexity and Nonlinear Dynamics

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Image compression, Sensors, Interference (communication), Sensor networks, Signal processing, Quantization, Stochastic processes, Neurons, Instrument modeling

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Proceedings Article | 18 January 2006

How to use noise to reduce complexity in quantization

Mark McDonnell, Nigel Stocks, Charles E.M. Pearce, Derek Abbott

Proc. SPIE. 6039, Complex Systems

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Complex systems, Interference (communication), Distortion, Computer programming, Quantization, Detection theory, Stochastic processes, Systems modeling, Neurons

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Proceedings Article | 23 May 2005

Optimal quantization and suprathreshold stochastic resonance

Mark McDonnell, Nigel Stocks, Charles Pearce, Derek Abbott

Proc. SPIE. 5841, Fluctuations and Noise in Biological, Biophysical, and Biomedical Systems III

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Sensors, Interference (communication), Distortion, Computer programming, Signal processing, Quantization, Detection theory, Stochastic processes, Neurons

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Proceedings Article | 23 May 2005

Enhanced cochlear implant coding using multiplicative noise

Robert Morse, Nigel Stocks

Proc. SPIE. 5841, Fluctuations and Noise in Biological, Biophysical, and Biomedical Systems III

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Data modeling, Nerve, Electrodes, Interference (communication), Ear, Action potentials, Stochastic processes, Systems modeling, Bandpass filters

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SPIE Conference Volume | 23 May 2005

Fluctuations and Noise in Biological, Biophysical, and Biomedical Systems III

Proceedings Article | 23 May 2005

Enhanced information transmission mediated by multiplicative noise

Alexander Nikitin, Nigel Stocks, Robert Morse

Proc. SPIE. 5841, Fluctuations and Noise in Biological, Biophysical, and Biomedical Systems III

KEYWORDS: Nerve, Sensors, Interference (communication), Computer simulations, Neuroscience, Solids, Stochastic processes, Systems modeling, Communication engineering, Neurons

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Proceedings Article | 28 February 2005

Analog-to-digital conversion using suprathreshold stochastic resonance

Mark McDonnell, Nigel Stocks, Charles Pearce, Derek Abbott

Proc. SPIE. 5649, Smart Structures, Devices, and Systems II

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Interference (communication), Distortion, Computer programming, Signal processing, Quantization, Analog electronics, Detection theory, Stochastic processes, Neurons

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Proceedings Article | 25 May 2004

Estimation of periodicity in synchronised systems

Alexander Nikitin, Nigel Stocks

Proc. SPIE. 5471, Noise in Complex Systems and Stochastic Dynamics II

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Oscillators, Switching, Diffusion, Interference (communication), Signal processing, Stochastic processes, Systems modeling, Neurons, Correlation function

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Proceedings Article | 25 May 2004

The application of Gaussian channel theory to the estimation of information transmission rates in neural systems

Alexander Nikitin, Nigel Stocks

Proc. SPIE. 5467, Fluctuations and Noise in Biological, Biophysical, and Biomedical Systems II

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Matrices, Complex systems, Estimation theory, Linear filtering, Solids, Action potentials, Direct methods, Stochastic processes, Neurons

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Proceedings Article | 25 May 2004

Noise-enhanced information transmission in a model of multichannel cochlear implantation

David Allingham, Nigel Stocks, Robert Morse, Georg Meyer

Proc. SPIE. 5467, Fluctuations and Noise in Biological, Biophysical, and Biomedical Systems II

KEYWORDS: Nerve, Signal attenuation, Electrodes, Fourier transforms, Laser induced fluorescence, Ear, Action potentials, Stochastic processes, Brain, Bandpass filters

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Proceedings Article | 25 May 2004

Optimal quantization for energy-efficient information transfer in a population of neuron-like devices

Mark McDonnell, Nigel Stocks, Charles Pearce, Derek Abbott

Proc. SPIE. 5471, Noise in Complex Systems and Stochastic Dynamics II

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Energy efficiency, Sensors, Complex systems, Interference (communication), Signal processing, Quantization, Stochastic processes, Neurons, Brain

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Proceedings Article | 7 May 2003

The data processing inequality and stochastic resonance

Mark McDonnell, Nigel Stocks, Charles Pearce, Derek Abbott

Proc. SPIE. 5114, Noise in Complex Systems and Stochastic Dynamics

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Complex systems, Interference (communication), Data processing, Signal processing, Information theory, Signal detection, Stochastic processes, Binary data, Systems modeling

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Proceedings Article | 30 April 2003

Use of suprathreshold stochastic resonance in cochlear implant coding

David Allingham, Nigel Stocks, Robert Morse

Proc. SPIE. 5110, Fluctuations and Noise in Biological, Biophysical, and Biomedical Systems

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Data modeling, Nerve, Electrodes, Interference (communication), Linear filtering, Laser induced fluorescence, Ear, Electronic filtering, Stochastic processes

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Proceedings Article | 14 November 2002

Maximizing information transfer through nonlinear noisy devices

Mark McDonnell, Nigel Stocks, Charles Pearce, Derek Abbott

Proc. SPIE. 4937, Biomedical Applications of Micro- and Nanoengineering

KEYWORDS: Genetic algorithms, Complex systems, Interference (communication), Numerical integration, Quantization, Genetics, Information theory, Stochastic processes, Systems modeling, Neurons

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Proceedings Article | 11 December 1992

Stochastic resonance in a passive bistable system

D. Luchinsky, G. Golubev, A. Velikovich, M. Dykman, Peter McClintock, N. Stein, N. Stocks

Proc. SPIE. 1841, Nonlinear Optical Processes in Solids

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Particles, Interference (communication), Solids, Dynamical systems, Analog electronics, Motion models, Stochastic processes, Systems modeling, Solid modeling

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Conference Committee Involvement (4)

Noise and Fluctuation in Biological, Biophysical, and Biomedical Systems

21 May 2007 | Florence, Italy

Fluctuations and Noise in Biological, Biophysical, and Biomedical Systems III

24 May 2005 | Austin, Texas, United States

Fluctuations and Noise in Biological, Biophysical, and Biomedical Systems II

26 May 2004 | Maspalomas, Gran Canaria Island, Spain

Fluctuations and Noise in Biological, Biophysical, and Biomedical Systems

2 June 2003 | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

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