Encoding and processing biologically relevant temporal information in electrosensory systems

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

Volumn 192, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 625-635

  Fortune, E S ^a   Rose, G J ^b   Kawasaki, M ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative approaches; Eigenmannia; Gymnarchus; Information processing; Jamming avoidance response; Time domain

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; BRAIN; CLASSIFICATION; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SENSORY RECEPTOR; TIME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; NEURONS, AFFERENT; RECEPTORS, SENSORY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33646461122     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-006-0102-0     Document Type: Review

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