Location and dynamic properties of the spike generator in an insect mechanosensory neuron

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 235-243

  Hamon, A ^a,b   Guillct, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Dendrite; Encoding; Insect; Mechanoreceptor; Power law

Indexed keywords

BLATTARIA; INSECTA; PERIPLANETA; PERIPLANETA AMERICANA;

EID: 0029759901     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00222790     Document Type: Article

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