Dynamic gain changes during attentional modulation

Neural Computation

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1847-1867

  Sripati, Arun P ^a   Johnson, Kenneth O ^b  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL MEMBRANE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; IMPEDANCE; MACACA; NERVE CELL; NERVE TRACT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; STIMULATION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TOUCH; VISION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ATTENTION; CELL MEMBRANE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MACACA; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TOUCH; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33745812067     PISSN: 08997667     EISSN: 1530888X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/neco.2006.18.8.1847     Document Type: Article

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