Ch 2 P2

Question 1

Focuses on how neurons represent various characteristics in the environment in the brain

Answer 1

Sensory Coding (3 Types)

Question 2

A specialized neuron that responds or fires to one concept or stimulus

One Neuron = One Stimulus

Answer 2

Specificity Coding (Grandmother Cell)

Question 3

Proposed by Lettivin; only the connected neuron to your grandma will fire

One Neuron = One Stimulus

Answer 3

Grandmother Cell (Specificity Coding)

Question 4

Some neurons fire, but not the majority of neurons in the brain;

At least 2 neurons

Answer 4

Sparse Coding

Question 5

A pattern of firing that involves a large number of neurons;

ALL neurons are activating

Answer 5

Population Coding