Nonlinear Information Processing in a Model Sensory System

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 2933-2946

  Chacron, Maurice J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; ELECTRIC FISH; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LINEAR SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; SENSORY SYSTEM; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYNAPSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRIC FISH; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33646165901     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01296.2005     Document Type: Article

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