The Effect of Catecholamines on Performance: From Unit to System Behavior

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Abstract

At the level of individual neurons, catecholamine release increases the responsivity of cells to excitatory and inhibitory inputs. We present a model of catecholamine effects in a network of neural-like elements. We argue that changes in the responsivity of individual elements do not affect their ability to detect a signal and ignore noise. However, the same changes in cell responsivity in a network of such elements do improve the signal detection performance of the network as a whole. We show how this result can be used in a computer simulation of behavior to account for the effect of CNS stimulants on the signal detection performance of human subjects.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAdvances in Neural Information Processing Systems 2, NIPS 1989
EditorsDavid S. Touretzky
PublisherNeural information processing systems foundation
Pages100-108
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)1558601007, 9781558601000
StatePublished - 1989
Externally publishedYes
Event2nd Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems, NIPS 1989 - Denver, United States
Duration: Nov 27 1989Nov 30 1989

Publication series

NameAdvances in Neural Information Processing Systems
Volume2
ISSN (Print)1049-5258

Conference

Conference2nd Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems, NIPS 1989
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDenver
Period11/27/8911/30/89

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Signal Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Computer Networks and Communications

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