Dependence of response properties on sparse connectivity in a spiking neuron model of the lateral geniculate nucleus

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 3292-3308

  Wielaard, Jim ^a   Sajda, Paul ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAT; INTERNEURON; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; MONKEY; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CATS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; GENICULATE BODIES; HAPLORHINI; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; ORIENTATION; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 37549009043     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00654.2007     Document Type: Article

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