Stochastic resonance and the benefits of noise: from ice ages to crayfish and SQUIDs
- 1 January 1995
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Nature
- Vol. 373 (6509), 33-36
- https://doi.org/10.1038/373033a0
Abstract
Noise in dynamical systems is usually considered a nuisance. But in certain nonlinear systems, including electronic circuits and biological sensory apparatus, the presence of noise can in fact enhance the detection of weak signals. This phenomenon, called stochastic resonance, may find useful application in physical, technological and biomedical contexts.Keywords
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