Regulation of burst dynamics improves differential encoding of stimulus frequency by spike train segregation

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 939-951

  Mehaffey, W Hamish ^a   Fernandez, Fernando R ^a,c   Maler, Leonard ^b   Turner, Ray W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STIMULATION; STIMULUS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENDRITES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GABA AGONISTS; LATERAL LINE SYSTEM; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RECEPTORS, GABA;

EID: 34547731429     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00423.2007     Document Type: Article

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