Fano factor estimation

Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 105-123

  Rajdl, Kamil ^a,b   Lansky, Petr ^a,b  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Estimation; Fano factor; Mean Square Error; Refractory Period; Renewal Process

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PHYSIOLOGY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEURONS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84889763619     PISSN: 15471063     EISSN: 15510018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/mbe.2014.11.105     Document Type: Article

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