Tuning curves, neuronal variability, and sensory coding

PLoS Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 639-646

  Butts, Daniel A ^a   Goldman, Mark S ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CODING; INFORMATION; NOISE; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; SENSORY NERVE CELL; STIMULUS; TUNING CURVE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSATION;

ANIMALIA;

MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS, AFFERENT; SENSATION;

EID: 33646270389     PISSN: 15457885     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040092     Document Type: Article

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