Gnostic cells in the 21st century

Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 463-471

  Quian Quiroga, Rodrigo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concept cells; Gnostic units; Grandmother cells; Memory; Sparse coding

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BRAIN; HISTORY; HUMAN; MEMORY; NERVE CELL; NEUROSCIENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; RESEARCH;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MEMORY; NEURONS; NEUROSCIENCES; RESEARCH;

EID: 84892777210     PISSN: 00651400     EISSN: 16890035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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