Science · 1960 · 61 citations · 3 references
Life SciencesComputer ScienceNeuroscienceCellular NeuroscienceComputational NeuroscienceNeurophysiologyNeural CircuitsNeural Signal AcquisitionNeural Signal ProcessingNeuronal DynamicsSignal Detection TheoryNeural Firing PatternsNeural Spike Train AnalysisNeuronal Firing PatternsNeuronal Spike DetectionSingle-unit Recording AnalysisSpontaneous Neural ActivityStimulus-response CurveStimulus-response Theory
The use of a high-speed digital computer for investigation of neural firing patterns is described. The high sensitivity of the method permits detection of stimulus-response relations buried in a background of spontaneous activity.
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