A neuronal network for computing population vectors in the leech

Nature

Volumn 391, Issue 6662, 1998, Pages 76-79

  Lewis, John E ^a,b   Kristan Jr , William B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; LEECH; MOTOR NERVE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SPIKE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; INTERNEURONS; LEECHES; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE NET; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TOUCH;

HIRUDINIDA;

EID: 0031912876     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/34172     Document Type: Article

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