Statistical independence and neural computation in the leech ganglion

Biological Cybernetics

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 119-130

  Pinato, Giulietta ^a,b   Battiston, Stefano ^b   Torre, Vincent ^a,b  

^a INFM   (Italy)

^b SISSA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED RESPONSE; GANGLION; IN VITRO STUDY; LEECH; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; LEECHES; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE NET; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); NEURONS; PROBABILITY;

EID: 0034243799     PISSN: 03401200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004220000152     Document Type: Article

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