"Information Theory" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An interdisciplinary study dealing with the transmission of messages or signals, or the communication of information. Information theory does not directly deal with meaning or content, but with physical representations that have meaning or content. It overlaps considerably with communication theory and CYBERNETICS.
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D007257
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.488
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| Concept/Terms |
Information Theory- Information Theory
- Information Theories
- Theories, Information
- Theory, Information
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Information Theory" by people in Profiles.
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Hobson GM, Huang Z, Sperle K, Sistermans E, Rogan PK, Garbern JY, Kolodny E, Naidu S, Cambi F. Splice-site contribution in alternative splicing of PLP1 and DM20: molecular studies in oligodendrocytes. Hum Mutat. 2006 Jan; 27(1):69-77.
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Rogers RF, Runyan JD, Vaidyanathan AG, Schwaber JS. Information theoretic analysis of pulmonary stretch receptor spike trains. J Neurophysiol. 2001 Jan; 85(1):448-61.
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Somoza E, Steer RA, Beck AT, Clark DA. Differentiating major depression and panic disorders by self-report and clinical rating scales: ROC analysis and information theory. Behav Res Ther. 1994 Sep; 32(7):771-82.
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Gustafson JW, Lidsky TI, Schwartzbaum JS. Effects of hippocampal stimulation on acquisition, extinction and generalization of conditioned suppression in the rat. J Comp Physiol Psychol. 1975 Dec; 89(10):1136-48.
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Goldowitz D, Buresov? O, Bures J. Time labelling of independently acquired lateralized engrams in rats. Physiol Behav. 1972 Nov-Dec; 9(5):699-704.