A model for the detection of weak ELF electric and magnetic fields

Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 207-212

  Barnes, Frank S ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Cells; Electric fields; Signal to noise ratio

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; CELLS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEURAL NETWORKS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

BIOENERGY; BIOLOGY; BRAIN; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; MODEL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0032417135     PISSN: 03024598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0302-4598(98)00190-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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