Sufficient encoding of dynamical systems [Elektronische Ressource] : from the grasshopper auditory system to general principles / von Felix Creutzig

Sufficient Encoding of Dynamical SystemsFrom the grasshopper auditory system to general principlesDISSERTATIONzur Erlangung des akademischen Gradesdoctor rerum naturalium(Dr. rer. nat.)im Fach Biophysikeingereicht an derMathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät IHumboldt-Universität zu BerlinvonHerr Felix Creutziggeboren am 9.11.1979 in HannoverPräsident der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin:Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Christoph MarkschiesDekan der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät I:Prof. Dr. Christian LimbergGutachter:1. Prof. Dr. Andreas V. M. Herz2. Prof. Dr. Naftali Tishby3. Prof. Dr. Laurenz Wiskotteingereicht am: 3. September 2007Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 14. Januar 2008WidmungMeinen ElterniiContentsiiiChapter 1IntroductionWhenyou, asamemberoftheaudience, listentoanearlyBeethovensonata,you will automatically have a feeling for what accord or even motif will comenext. AlaterBeethovenstringquartet,however,willcontainmoresurprisingelements and you will not necessarily have a fixed expectation of the upcom-ing motif. Far more, this is true for twelve-tone music of Arnold Schönbergthat leaves the listener with uncertainty. In fact, this unpredictability makesit difficult for the untrained ear to deal with this music, while the very sameproperty creates a challenge for music enthusiasts.As neuroscientists, we naturally ask for the neural basis of this phe-nomenon.