Cellular and circuit properties supporting different sensory coding strategies in electric fish and other systems

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 686-692

  Marsat, Gary ^a   Longtin, André ^a   Maler, Leonard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL COMMUNICATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRORECEPTOR; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY SYSTEM; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC FISH; NERVE NET; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURONS;

EID: 84865970083     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: 18736882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2012.01.009     Document Type: Review

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