Statistical analysis of the information content in the activity of cortical neurons

Vision Research

Volumn 36, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 3525-3537

  Gnadt, James W ^a   Breznen, Boris ^a,b  

^a Stony Brook University   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortex; Information; Motor field; Receptive field; Signal noise

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; RHESUS MONKEY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030297826     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0042-6989(96)00049-1     Document Type: Article

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