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A new method for quantifying the transmitted information and channel capacity of high-dimensional data, based on cluster formation, is described. The method's ability to handle high-dimensional data allows for a complete measurement of information transmitted by neuronal data. It is computationally efficient in terms of both processing time and memory storage. Application of the method to the responses of a V1 neuron shows that more information was transmitted about the pattern of stimuli than about their color.
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Chee-Orts, M.N., Optican, L.M. Cluster method for analysis of transmitted information in multivariate neuronal data. Biol. Cybern. 69, 29–35 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00201406
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