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Cracking the neuronal code

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Spruston,  Nelson
Department of Cell Physiology, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Max Planck Society;

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Fenster, D., & Spruston, N. (1995). Cracking the neuronal code. Science, 270(5237), 756-757. doi:10.1126/science.270.5237.756.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0019-A77E-9
Abstract
How does the brain code information? Ferster and Spruston weigh the evidence in favor of a rate code (that the rate of action-potential firing carries the key information) and a temporal code (in which the pattern of firing is crucial, not just the rate).