communication theory

1. the theoretical treatment of the interchange of signs and signals that constitutes communication.

2. the branch of science concerned with all aspects (technical, physiological, psychological, and social) of the storage and transmission of information. See information theory.

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January 18th 2025

direction perception

the ability to determine the location in space of a moving visual target or of an auditory stimulus.