Signal Transmission in Natural Environments

Encyclopedia of Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 817-822

  Wiley, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Deception; Errors in communication; Exaggeration of signals; Masking; Reverberation; Signal detection theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882925653     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008045046-9.01820-9     Document Type: Chapter

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