Nonlinear spatial encoding by retinal ganglion cells: When 1 + 1 ≠ 2

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 283-290

  Schwartz, Greg ^a   Rieke, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; HUMAN; MAMMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; RETINA GANGLION CELL; VISION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MAMMALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 80053985482     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: 15407748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.201110629     Document Type: Note

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