Benefits of contrast normalization demonstrated in neurons and model cells

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 27, Issue 30, 2007, Pages 8071-8079

  Gaudry, Kate S ^a   Reinagel, Pamela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Coding; Contrast gain control; Information theory; LGN; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CELL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CATS; GENICULATE BODIES; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS; PHOTIC STIMULATION;

EID: 34547464055     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1093-07.2007     Document Type: Article

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