Characterization and modeling of P-type electrosensory afferent responses to amplitude modulations in a wave-type electric fish

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 181, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 532-544

  Nelson, M E ^a   Xu, Z ^a   Payne, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer stimulation; Electrolocation; Electroreception; Neural model; Sensory coding

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTROSTIMULATION; NERVE FIBER; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE CELL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE FIBERS; NEURONS, AFFERENT;

EID: 0031282295     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050137     Document Type: Article

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