Application of non-linear filters based on the median filter to experimental and simulated multiunit neural recordings

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 177-184

  Fiore, Lorenzo ^a   Corsini, Giovanni ^a   Geppetti, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

averaging; cross correlation; extracellular recording; median filter; multiunit recording; nonlinear filter; nonlinear method; signal processing; simulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSTACEA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FILTER; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ARTIFACTS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEPHROPIDAE; NEURONS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 0030605270     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(96)00116-1     Document Type: Article

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