Weak, stochastic temporal correlation of large-scale synaptic input is a major determinant of neuronal bandwidth

Neural Computation

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 693-707

  Halliday, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS; SYNAPSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0034150798     PISSN: 08997667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/089976600300015754     Document Type: Article

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