A FPGA real-time model of single and multiple visual cortex neurons

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62-66

  Li, Guangxing ^a   Talebi, Vargha ^a   Yoonessi, Ahmad ^a   Baker, Curtis L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cortical neuron; FPGA; Simple cell; Spiking model; Tetrode; Visual cortex

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SPIKE WAVE; VISUAL CORTEX;

ANIMALS; ELECTRODES; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE NET; NEURONS; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 77957685289     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2010.07.031     Document Type: Article

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