Extraction of sensory parameters from a neural map by primary sensory interneurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 2934-2943

  Jacobs, Gwen A ^a   Theunissen, Frederic E ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional neuroanatomy; Insect; Neural coding; Sensory interneurons; Sensory maps; Spatiotemporal patterns

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DENDRITE; FEMALE; INSECT; INTERNEURON; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY STIMULATION; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0034655777     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-08-02934.2000     Document Type: Article

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