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On biophysics of computation – with Christof Koch - #2

Theoretical Neuroscience Podcast

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Computational Strategies of a Locust Movement Detector

The locust movement detector relies on a clever method of adding values in log space, allowing it to react quickly to threats. This is similar to how our brains may have interesting shortcuts in our own computations. However, the locust's computations must be performed in a small space due to its need to fly.

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