🎨 Programming Framework Color Coding
Triggers: Sensory stimuli, light, sound, chemical signals
Enzymes: Transduction proteins, ion channels, signaling molecules
Intermediates: Action potentials, synaptic signals, neural representations
Processing: Feature detection, signal filtering, pattern recognition
Products: Perceptual representations, behavioral responses, cognitive integration
👁️ Visual Processing
Computational algorithms for visual information processing
1. Retinal Processing and Feature Detection
The initial computational stage of visual processing where retinal circuits extract basic visual features through parallel processing pathways, including edge detection, motion sensitivity, and contrast enhancement.
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A[Light Stimulus] --> B[Photoreceptor Activation]
B --> C[Phototransduction Cascade]
C --> D[Hyperpolarization]
D --> E[Bipolar Cell Activation]
E --> F[Ganglion Cell Response]
F --> G[Action Potential Generation]
H[Edge Detection] --> I[Center-Surround Organization]
I --> J[Lateral Inhibition]
J --> K[Contrast Enhancement]
K --> L[Feature Extraction]
M[Motion Detection] --> N[Temporal Filtering]
N --> O[Motion-Sensitive Circuits]
O --> P[Direction Selectivity]
P --> Q[Motion Representation]
R[Color Processing] --> S[Cone Type Activation]
S --> T[Color Opponency]
T --> U[Color Channel Separation]
U --> V[Color Representation]
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👂 Auditory Processing
Neural algorithms for sound processing and analysis
2. Cochlear Processing and Frequency Analysis
The computational transformation of sound waves into neural representations through mechanical-to-electrical transduction, frequency decomposition, and temporal pattern analysis.
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A[Sound Wave] --> B[Cochlear Fluid Movement]
B --> C[Basilar Membrane Vibration]
C --> D[Hair Cell Deflection]
D --> E[Ion Channel Opening]
E --> F[Receptor Potential]
F --> G[Neurotransmitter Release]
G --> H[Spiral Ganglion Activation]
H --> I[Auditory Nerve Signal]
J[Frequency Analysis] --> K[Tonotopic Organization]
K --> L[Frequency Tuning]
L --> M[Frequency Representation]
N[Temporal Processing] --> O[Phase Locking]
O --> P[Temporal Coding]
P --> Q[Timing Information]
R[Intensity Coding] --> S[Rate Coding]
S --> T[Loudness Representation]
T --> U[Intensity Discrimination]
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👃 Olfactory Processing
Chemical signal processing and odor recognition
3. Olfactory Receptor Processing
The computational transformation of chemical signals into neural representations through receptor-ligand interactions, signal amplification, and combinatorial coding of odor identity.
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A[Odorant Molecule] --> B[Olfactory Receptor Binding]
B --> C[G-Protein Activation]
C --> D[Adenylyl Cyclase Activation]
D --> E[cAMP Production]
E --> F[Ion Channel Opening]
F --> G[Depolarization]
G --> H[Action Potential Generation]
H --> I[Olfactory Bulb Signal]
J[Receptor Specificity] --> K[Ligand-Receptor Matching]
K --> L[Combinatorial Coding]
L --> M[Odor Identity]
N[Concentration Coding] --> O[Receptor Sensitivity]
O --> P[Intensity Representation]
P --> Q[Concentration Discrimination]
R[Temporal Dynamics] --> S[Adaptation Mechanisms]
S --> T[Response Modulation]
T --> U[Temporal Coding]
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🔄 Multisensory Integration
Cross-modal information processing and integration
4. Cross-Modal Integration Algorithms
The computational integration of information from multiple sensory modalities to create unified perceptual representations and enhance detection, localization, and recognition of environmental stimuli.
graph TD
A[Visual Input] --> B[Visual Processing Stream]
C[Auditory Input] --> D[Auditory Processing Stream]
E[Somatosensory Input] --> F[Somatosensory Stream]
B --> G[Multisensory Convergence]
D --> G
F --> G
G --> H[Cross-Modal Integration]
H --> I[Unified Representation]
I --> J[Enhanced Detection]
K[Temporal Synchrony] --> L[Coincidence Detection]
L --> M[Spatial Alignment]
M --> N[Integration Enhancement]
O[Modality-Specific Processing] --> P[Feature Extraction]
P --> Q[Cross-Modal Matching]
Q --> R[Integration Decision]
R --> S[Behavioral Response]
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Chemical Processing
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