Precision of spike trains in primate retinal ganglion cells

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 780-789

  Uzzell, V J ^a,b   Chichilnisky, E J ^a,b  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GIANT CELL; MACACA; NONHUMAN; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD; RETINA; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SPIKE WAVE; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MACACA; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 3142674925     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01171.2003     Document Type: Article

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