The role of synapses in cortical computation

Journal of Neurocytology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 893-911

  Douglas, Rodney J ^a   Mahowald, Misha ^a   Martin, Kevan A C ^a   Stratford, Kenneth J ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CORTEX; CELL COMMUNICATION AND CELL CONTACT; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0030464899     PISSN: 03004864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02284849     Document Type: Review

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