Noise-induced tuning curve changes in mechanoreceptors

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1879-1890

  Ivey, Chandra ^a   Apkarian, A Vania ^a,c   Chialvo, Dante R ^a,b  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c Neurosurgery Labs 766   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; MECHANORECEPTOR; NOISE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTIVE FIELD; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUNING CURVE;

EID: 0031892990     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.79.4.1879     Document Type: Article

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