Phantoms in the brain: Ambiguous representations of stimulus amplitude and timing in weakly electric fish

Journal of Physiology Paris

Volumn 102, Issue 4-6, 2008, Pages 209-222

  Carlson, Bruce A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric organ discharge; Electrosensory; Illusion; Jamming avoidance response; Perception; Sensory integration

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY SYSTEM; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BRAIN REGION; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRORECEPTOR; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE CELL; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHANTOM; PHYLOGENY; RESPONSE TIME; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY SYSTEM; SOUND DETECTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; NEURONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58249126740     PISSN: 09284257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphysparis.2008.10.010     Document Type: Article

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