Open AccessMultiplexing Stimulus Information through Rate and Temporal Codes in Primate Somatosensory Cortex
Author(s) -
Michael Harvey,
Hannes P. Saal,
John F. Dammann,
Sliman J. Bensmaı̈a
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001558
Subject(s) - somatosensory system , stimulus (psychology) , neuroscience , biology , perception , primate , electrophysiology , neurophysiology , psychology , cognitive psychology
In somatosensory cortex, stimulus amplitude is represented at a relatively coarse temporal resolution, while stimulus frequency is represented by precisely timed action potentials.
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