Enhancement of information transmission efficiency by synaptic failures

Neural Computation

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1137-1162

  Goldman, Mark S ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPSE; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTIC VESICLES;

EID: 2442640054     PISSN: 08997667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/089976604773717568     Document Type: Article

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