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A Model to Account for Firing Behaviour of Neurons Stimulated by Rectangular and Sinusoidal Currents

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In biological systems the information is coded in terms of the interval between successive action potentials.

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Monticelli, G. (1980). A Model to Account for Firing Behaviour of Neurons Stimulated by Rectangular and Sinusoidal Currents. In: Borsellino, A., Omodeo, P., Strom, R., Vecli, A., Wanke, E. (eds) Developments in Biophysical Research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1077-8_9

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