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    $\begingroup$ Could you say a little bit more about how you are defining "random neuronal firing", perhaps with a reference to the scientific literature? Could you make your question more specific, and perhaps elaborate on the motivation for your question? $\endgroup$ Commented Mar 23, 2012 at 0:25
  • $\begingroup$ @JeromyAnglim Regarding your suggestion that I provide a scientific reference: Are you asking where I got the idea that neurons can randomly fire? If so, I don't recall -- could be confabulation. $\endgroup$ Commented Mar 23, 2012 at 0:42
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    $\begingroup$ @JohnPick for this and (the old version of) your other question you might want to look at the following wikipedia article. $\endgroup$ Commented Mar 28, 2012 at 16:05
  • $\begingroup$ Not an answer, but this paper from Wolpert's group in Cambridge speaks to some of these issues. $\endgroup$ Commented May 26, 2015 at 12:21