Stochastic resonance and the benefits of noise: from ice ages to crayfish and SQUIDs
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Noise in dynamical systems is usually considered a nuisance. But in certain nonlinear systems, including electronic circuits and biological sensory apparatus, the presence of noise can in fact enhance the detection of weak signals. This phenomenon, called stochastic resonance, may find useful application in physical, technological and biomedical contexts.
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Including stochastic effects as well as circadian modulation of CRH drive produced noise-induced coherent oscillations (NICOs) for values of CRH drive close to but below the transition curve.
“Perhaps most significantly, when we included stochastic effects as well as a circadian modulation of the CRH drive, we observed so-called noise-induced coherent oscillations (NICOs) (Wiesenfeld & Moss 1995; Gammaitoni et al. 1998) for values of the CRH drive close to (but below) the transition curve (beyond which ultradian pulses were observed in the noise-free scenario).”
From Origin of ultradian pulsatility in the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis (2010) · cites this paper as Wiesenfeld & Moss 1995
Stochastic resonance can increase the sensitivity of sensory detectors, including neurons, enhancing the detection of weak signals.
“Stochastic resonance can increase the sensitivity of sensory detectors, including neurons, enhancing the detection of weak signals65,66.”
From Mechanisms underlying gain modulation in the cortex (2020) · cites this paper as [66]
Stochastic resonance can amplify the signal/noise ratio under appropriate circumstances, such as a non-linear system with a fixed threshold.
“However, the phenomenon of stochastic resonance can amplify the signal/noise ratio under appropriate circumstances (i.e. a non-linear system with a fixed threshold, Wiesenfeld & Moss, 1995).”
From Vision in autism spectrum disorders (2009) · cites this paper as Wiesenfeld & Moss, 1995
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- Authors
- Wiesenfeld, K., & Moss, F.
- Affiliations
- Georgia Institute of Technology (US)
- University of Missouri–St. Louis (US)
- ORCID
- Wiesenfeld, Kurt
- Venue
- Nature
- Published
- 1995-01
- Volume
- 373
- Issue
- 6509
- Pages
- 33-36
- ISSN
- 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-4687
- OpenAlex
- W2029010014
- Cited by
- 1,830
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- FWCI
- 60.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
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- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Statistical and Nonlinear Physics › stochastic dynamics and bifurcation
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Statistical and Nonlinear Physics › Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Statistical and Nonlinear Physics › Chaos control and synchronization
- Keywords
- stochastic resonance, noise-enhanced signal detection, weak signal detection, nonlinear dynamical systems, electronic circuits, ice ages, crayfish, squid
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Astacoidea, Electrophysiology, Humans, Models, Neurological, Sensation, Visual Perception, Signal Transduction
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