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Measurement of the information associated with muscle behavior
Author(s) -
Simms James R.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 0005-7940
DOI - 10.1002/bs.3830360207
Subject(s) - measure (data warehouse) , computer science , units of measurement , basis (linear algebra) , invariant (physics) , information theory , energy (signal processing) , artificial intelligence , data mining , mathematics , statistics , physics , geometry , quantum mechanics , mathematical physics
An invariant relationship between information and muscle behavior is identified, a methodology is developed for measuring this information in terms of muscle behavior, and an information measurement unit is established. This information measure has the same basic characteristics as other fundamental measures, such as length, time, mass, temperature, heat energy, and electrical charge. The information measure can be used to quantify, compare, analyze, and specify the behaviors associated with various information inputs, and provides the basis for making behavioral science as quantitative as the physical sciences.