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Real Neurons are Noisy. Can Neural Implants Figure That Out? – Mirage News

This image from a confocal microscope shows four retinal ganglion cells, the cells that send a signal from the retina to the brain. (Marija Rudzite, Duke…

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DURHAM, N.C. – If human eyes came in a package, it would have to be labeled “Natural product. Some variation may occur.” Because the million-plus retinal ganglion cells that send signals to the human brain for interpretation don’t all perform exactly the same way.
They are what an engineer would call ‘noisy’ — there is variance between cells and from one moment to the next. And yet, when we see a photograph of a beautiful flower, it looks sharp and colorful and we know what it is.
The brain’s …

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