Barlow's efficient coding hypothesis

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gptkbp:instanceOf scientific theory
gptkbp:field neuroscience
sensory systems
gptkbp:hasConcept neurons reduce redundancy in sensory input
sensory systems are adapted to encode information efficiently
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Barlow's efficient coding hypothesis
gptkbp:influenced information theory in neuroscience
theories of neural coding
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Horace_Barlow
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Possible_principles_underlying_the_transformations_of_sensory_messages_(1961)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Shannon's_information_theory
redundancy reduction
sparse coding
gptkbp:yearProposed 1961
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Horace_Barlow
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5