Stochastic resonance in psychophysics and in animal behavior

Biological Cybernetics

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 91-101

  Ward, Lawrence M ^a   Neiman, Alexander ^b   Moss, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SIGNAL DETECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 0036691324     PISSN: 03401200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00422-002-0328-z     Document Type: Article

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