Stochastic Resonance
Stochastic Resonance
Nigel G. Stocks, University of Warwick
Charles E. M. Pearce, University of Adelaide
Derek Abbott, University of Adelaide
Stochastic resonance has been observed in many forms of systems, and has been hotly debated by scientists for over 30 years. Applications incorporating aspects of stochastic resonance may yet prove revolutionary in fields such as distributed sensor networks, nano-electronics, and biomedical prosthetics. Ideal for researchers in fields ranging from computational neuroscience through to electronic engineering, this book addresses in detail various theoretical aspects of stochastic quantization, in the context of the suprathreshold stochastic resonance effect. Initial chapters review stochastic resonance and outline some of the controversies and debates that have surrounded it. The book then discusses suprathreshold stochastic resonance, and its extension to more general models of stochastic signal quantization. Finally, it considers various constraints and tradeoffs in the performance of stochastic quantizers, before culminating with a chapter in the application of suprathreshold stochastic resonance to the design of cochlear implants.
- A major review of the subject, critically evaluating the field, taking into account the recent rapid developments
- Each chapter ends with open questions to guide readers into new research areas
- 'In a nutshell' sections summarize the key points raised in each chapter
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Review of the hardback: 'A major strength of this book is its capture of the expertise of four leading exponents of stochastic resonance research. Four heads here certainly provide an optimal performance. Take home messages from all the chapters are provided in clear 'in a nutshell' summaries. … the authors have rendered a major service to a multi-disciplinary research community which can benefit from the clarity of exposition offered in this book. It is to be hoped that that community will repay its debt to these authors by taking forward wherever possible applications of stochastic resonance.' Contemporary Physics
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Introduction and motivation
- 2. Stochastic resonance: its definitions, history and debates
- 3. Stochastic quantization
- 4. Suprathreshold stochastic resonance: encoding
- 5. Suprathreshold stochastic resonance: large N encoding
- 6. Suprathreshold stochastic resonance: decoding
- 7. Suprathreshold stochastic resonance: large N decoding
- 8. Optimal stochastic quantization
- 9. SSR, neural coding, and performance tradeoffs
- 10. Stochastic resonance in the auditory system
- 11. The future of stochastic resonance and suprathreshold stochastic resonance
- Appendices
- References
- Index.
