Information theoretic analysis of dynamical encoding by filiform mechanoreceptors in the cricket cercal system

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1365-1376

  Roddey, J Cooper ^a   Jacobs, Gwen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; INSECT; MECHANORECEPTOR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; THEORY; WHITE NOISE;

EID: 0029880448     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.75.4.1365     Document Type: Article

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