Testing the Efficiency of Sensory Coding with Optimal Stimulus Ensembles
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Testing the Efficiency of Sensory Coding with Optimal Stimulus Ensembles
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عنوان ژورنال: Neuron
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0896-6273
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2005.06.015