Impact of synaptic unreliability on the information transmitted by spiking neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1219-1229

  Zador, Anthony ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; DENDRITIC CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; RELIABILITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPIKE WAVE; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031916571     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.79.3.1219     Document Type: Article

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