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IJON
2000
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Electrosensory response mechanisms in mormyrid electric fish
Mormyrid electric sh use mormyromastreceptors in their skin to detect distortions in a self-generated electric eld. The electroreceptor a erents modulate neuronal activity in the ...
Patrick D. Roberts
BC
2008
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Design principles of sensory processing in cerebellum-like structures
Cerebellum-like structures are compared for two sensory systems: electrosensory and auditory. The electrosensory lateral line lobe of mormyrid electric fish is reviewedandtheneural...
Patrick D. Roberts, Christine V. Portfors
IJON
2006
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Dynamic regulation of spike-timing dependent plasticity in electrosensory processing
This study investigates the control of spike-timing dependent plasticity (STDP) by regulation of the dendritic spike threshold of the postsynaptic neuron. The control of synaptic ...
Patrick D. Roberts, Gerardo Lafferriere, Nathaniel...
IJON
2007
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Postsynaptic modulation of electrical EPSP size investigated using a compartmental model
The mormyrid electric …sh displays extremely …ne temporal resolution as measured in behavioral studies. The …rst stage of sensory processing, the sensory a¤erents, also dis...
Ovidiu D. Iancu, Jianmei Zhang, Patrick D. Roberts...