Indices for testing neural codes

Neural Computation

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2895-2936

  Victor, Jonathan D ^a   Nirenberg, Sheila ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 57349095199     PISSN: 08997667     EISSN: 1530888X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/neco.2008.10-07-633     Document Type: Article

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