Neural coding. Neurons cleverer than we thought?
Neurons may encode information in more subtle ways than their average firing rate; encoding by more complex features of a neuron's firing pattern may allow more efficient information transmission.
Miller
J P
JP
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley 94720.
D000818:Animals; D002450:Cell Communication / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009424:Nervous System Physiological Phenomena; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000502:physiology