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Rate and Population Coding

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Stimulus intensity is coded by how often neurons fire and how many neurons fire, never by the size of one spike.

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A bright light produces faster firing across more optic nerve fibers than a dim one.

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The error survives because intensity really is coded. The coding happens one level above the single neuron.