Information theoretic analysis of dynamical encoding by four identified primary sensory interneurons in the cricket cercal system

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1345-1364

  Theunissen, Frédéric ^a   Roddey, J Cooper ^a   Stufflebeam, Steven ^a   Clague, Heather ^a   Miller, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; INSECT; INTERNEURON; LATENT PERIOD; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SENSORY SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; THEORY;

EID: 0029924134     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.75.4.1345     Document Type: Article

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