Population vector code: A geometric universal as actuator

Biological Cybernetics

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 509-518

  Van Hemmen, J Leo ^a   Schwartz, Andrew B ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuator; Assembly; Muscles; Population; Population vector; Population vector code

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CODES (SYMBOLS); POPULATION DYNAMICS; SENSORY PERCEPTION; VECTORS;

POPULATION VECTOR CODES; POPULATION VECTORS;

ACTUATORS;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; NERVE NET; NEURONS; SENSATION;

EID: 43949115171     PISSN: 03401200     EISSN: 14320770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00422-008-0215-3     Document Type: Article

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