Rethinking the taxonomy of visual neurons

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作者
Abbott, LF [1 ]
Chance, FS
机构
[1] Brandeis Univ, Volten Ctr, Waltham, MA 02454 USA
[2] Brandeis Univ, Dept Biol, Waltham, MA 02454 USA
[3] NYU, Ctr Neural Sci, New York, NY 10003 USA
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10.1038/nn0502-391
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Q189 [神经科学];
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071006 ;
摘要
Neurons in primary visual cortex have long been classified into simple and complex cells, but a new paper notes that different firing patterns need not imply different underlying circuitry. © 2002 Nature Publishing Group.
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页码:391 / 392
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