Numerical exploration of the influence of neural noise on the psychometric function at low stimulation intensity levels

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 743-753

  Gomez C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Integration across levels; Neural noise; Probabilistic model; Psychometric function; Thresholding mechanisms

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL;

AUDITORY CUE; NOISE;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVE CELL; NOISE; PSYCHOMETRY; SENSORY NERVE; SPIKE WAVE; STIMULUS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NERVE NET; NEURONS; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EQUUS KIANG;

EID: 59449092191     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 02505991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12038-008-0094-8     Document Type: Article

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