Direct interaction with no correlation: An experimental pitfall in neural systems

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 206, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 151-157

  Janušonis, Skirmantas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ANOVA; Correlation; Dynamical systems; Generalized linear model (GLM); Interaction; Steady state; T test

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROBIOLOGY; NULL HYPOTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH;

MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RESEARCH DESIGN; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84858712858     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: 1872678X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2012.02.012     Document Type: Article

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