Precision measurement of electric organ discharge timing from freely moving weakly electric fish

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 107, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1996-2007

  Jun, James J ^a   Longtin, André ^a   Maler, Leonard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Envelope extraction; Movement; Pulse detection; Temporal precision

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTRIC ORGAN DISCHARGE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SWIMMING;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; LOCOMOTION; ORIENTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 84859557763     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00757.2011     Document Type: Article

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