Evolution of time coding systems

Neural Computation

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-20

  Carr, C E ^a   Friedman, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHICKEN; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; INNERVATION; NERVE TRACT; OWL; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TIME;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; CHICKENS; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; NEURAL PATHWAYS; STRIGIFORMES; TIME;

EID: 0032616102     PISSN: 08997667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/089976699300016773     Document Type: Review

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