title: Energy as a constraint on the coding and processing of sensory information.
abstract: Neurons use significant amounts of energy to generate signals. Recent studies of retina and brain connect this energy usage to the ability to transmit information. The identification of energy-efficient neural circuits and codes suggests new ways of understanding the function, design and evolution of nervous systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, CB2 3EJ, Cambridge, UK. sl104@cam.ac.uk
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Laughlin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004594:Electrophysiology; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009424:Nervous System Physiological Phenomena; D012677:Sensation / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*