Modeling neocortical areas with a modular neural network

BioSystems

Volumn 48, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 47-55

  Mari, Carlo Fulvi ^a   Treves, Alessandro ^a  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cortical modules; Memory glass states; Modular organization; Neocortex

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CORTEX; CONFERENCE PAPER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMORY; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0032211441     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-2647(98)00049-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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