Coding with spike shapes and graded potentials in cortical networks

BioEssays

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 178-187

  Juusola, Mikko ^a   Robinson, Hugh P C ^b   De Polavieja, Gonzalo G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CELL; BRAIN CORTEX; DENDRITE; NERVE FIBER; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; REVIEW; SPIKE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VISUAL CORTEX;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AXONS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DENDRITES; NEURONS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 33847405318     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.20532     Document Type: Review

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