Response variability in balanced cortical networks

Neural Computation

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 634-659

  Lerchner, Alexander ^a,e   Cristina, Ursta ^b   Hertz, John ^c   Ahmadi, Mandana ^c   Ruffiot, Pauline ^d   Enemark, Søren ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c NORDITA   (Denmark)

^d UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 33645732474     PISSN: 08997667     EISSN: 1530888X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/neco.2006.18.3.634     Document Type: Article

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