Bayesian nonparametric analysis of neuronal intensity rates

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 241-253

  Kottas, Athanasios ^a   Behseta, Sam ^b   Moorman, David E ^c   Poynor, Valerie ^a   Olson, Carl R ^d  

^a University of California Santa Cruz   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian nonparametrics; Dependent Dirichlet process prior; Dirichlet process mixture models; Multiple experimental conditions; PSTH; Sensory motor neurons; Supplementary eye field

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; EYE MOVEMENT; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY; SPIKE WAVE; STOCHASTIC MODEL; SUPPLEMENTARY EYE FIELD; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BRAIN; MACACA; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEURONS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 81555219119     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: 1872678X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2011.09.017     Document Type: Article

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