Degenerate coding in neural systems

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 191, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 995-1010

  Leonardo, Anthony ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birdsong; Hash function; Neural coding; Olfaction; Stomatogastric ganglion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE TRACT; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; LEARNING; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE NET; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; SMELL; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 27744546193     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-005-0026-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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