Protocol abstract
Nature Protocols 2, - 400 - 407 (2007)
Published online: 8 March 2007 | doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.27
Subject Category: Computational and theoretical biology
Analysis and interpretation of quadratic models of receptive fields
Pietro Berkes1 & Laurenz Wiskott2
Abstract
In this protocol, we present a procedure to analyze and visualize models of neuronal input–output functions that have a quadratic, a linear and a constant term, to determine their overall behavior. The suggested interpretations are close to those given by physiological studies of neurons, making the proposed methods particularly suitable for the analysis of receptive fields resulting from physiological measurements or model simulations.
- Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit, Alexandra House, 17 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AR, UK.
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Institute for Theoretical Biology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Invalidenstra
e 43, D-10115
Berlin, Germany.
Correspondence to: Pietro Berkes1 e-mail: berkes@gatsby.ucl.ac.uk
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