Array-Enhanced Stochastic Resonance

Noise improves signal detection — an array of noisy neurons outperforms any single one



Signal & Array Parameters

Performance

SNR (single):
SNR (array):
Gain: ×
Detection rate: %
Stochastic resonance (SR): subthreshold signals + noise → detectable output. Array-enhanced SR (Lindner 1995): M parallel threshold neurons, average output. SNR scales as √M for independent noise — collective benefit. Observed in: mechanoreceptors, hair cells, crayfish tails, financial data.