@arvoelke wrote:
Ensembles of neurons are used to represent vectors by having each neuron respond along a particular “preferred direction” in vector space. By heterogeneously encoding the vector space (i.e., randomly distributing the neural responses), the ensemble allows nonlinear high-dimensional vector functions to be “decoded” from the resultling neural activity. I would suggest reading the NEF summary documentation or a summary from one of our papers, and opening a separate thread in the forum if you have any follow-up questions.
