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J Nagumo

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PubMed1982

Pulse sequences generated by a degenerate analog neuron model.

The response characteristics of an electronic neuron model proposed by the authors are investigated. Periodic stimulating pulse sequences with a fixed frequency are applied to the analog neuron model and the response pulse sequences are studied. In the degenerate case, the state transition of the neuron model during one period of the stimulating pulse sequense is described by a first order piecewise linear difference equation with a jump. It is shown that the periodic response pulse sequences of the neuron model belong to a special class of pulse sequences generated by a simple algorithm, and that the relation between the pulse width (or amplitude) of the stimulating pulse and the firing rate of the neuron model takes the form of an extended Cantor function.

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PubMed1980

Human operator dynamics in manual tracking systems with auditory input.

Response characteristics of human operators in manual pursuit tracking with auditory input are investigated. The human operator hears in his left ear a sound whose frequency varies in proportion to an external random signal. At the same time, he hears in his right ear another sound whose frequency varies in proportion to the angle of a control lever of a potentiometer. The operator controls the angle of the lever so that the frequencies, of the sounds in both ears remain as close as possible. The dynamics of the human operator is studied by assuming a "man-machine system" whose input is the external signal and whose output is the voltage of the potentiometer. A learning identification method proposed by one of the authors is used to calculate the weighting function of the man-machine system, which is displayed on a CRT screen in renal time. During the tracking task, the skin potential activity (SPA) is measured as an index of arousal of the operator.

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