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 | June 15, 2007

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

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 | June 15, 2007

Stochastic beamforming for cochlear implant coding

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 | June 15, 2007

Pooling networks for a discrimination task: noise-enhanced detection

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 | June 8, 2007

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

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 | June 5, 2007

Noise and Fluctuations in Biological, Biophysical, and Biomedical Systems

PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | January 3, 2007

High-resolution optimal quantization for stochastic pooling networks

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 | January 18, 2006

How to use noise to reduce complexity in quantization

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 | May 23, 2005

Optimal quantization and suprathreshold stochastic resonance

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 | May 23, 2005

Enhanced cochlear implant coding using multiplicative noise

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 | May 23, 2005

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

PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | May 23, 2005

Enhanced information transmission mediated by multiplicative noise

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 | February 28, 2005

Analog-to-digital conversion using suprathreshold stochastic resonance

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 | May 25, 2004

Estimation of periodicity in synchronised systems

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 | May 25, 2004

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

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 | May 25, 2004

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

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 | May 25, 2004

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

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 | May 7, 2003

The data processing inequality and stochastic resonance

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 | April 30, 2003

Use of suprathreshold stochastic resonance in cochlear implant coding

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 | November 14, 2002

Maximizing information transfer through nonlinear noisy devices

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 | December 11, 1992

Stochastic resonance in a passive bistable system

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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