Probability density estimation for the interpretation of neural population codes

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 2790-2793

  Sanger, Terence David ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029992583     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.4.2790     Document Type: Article

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