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Network causality, axonal computations, and Poffenberger

Author: Giorgio M. Innocenti

Published in: Experimental Brain Research | Issue 8/2017

Abstract

All brain operations are implemented by networks of neurons. Unfortunately, the networks underlying even the most elementary brain operations remain elusive. This is due to the complexity of the networks, their heterogeneity, and to the multiple computations performed by the axons. Poffenberger’s paradigm is one example of a simple task aimed at characterizing the temporal properties of an interhemispheric network which has remained elusive to this day.

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Title: Network causality, axonal computations, and Poffenberger
Author: Giorgio M. Innocenti
Publication date: 01-08-2017
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Experimental Brain Research / Issue 8/2017
Print ISSN: 0014-4819
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1106
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-017-4948-x

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