What is stochastic resonance? Definitions, misconceptions, debates, and its relevance to biology.

Stochastic resonance is said to be observed when increases in levels of unpredictable fluctuations--e.g., random noise--cause an increase in a metric of the quality of signal transmission or detection performance, rather than a decrease. This counterintuitive effect relies on system nonlinearities a...

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Main Authors: Mark D McDonnell, Derek Abbott
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/475059b2fd304e9eae6e0946a2281aa1
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