Neural population coding: combining insights from microscopic and mass signals

Highlights • Neural population codes are organized at multiple spatial scales.• Microscopic organization of neural codes reveals a key role of neural heterogeneity.• Microscopic and population dynamics interact to make processing state-dependent.• Additional computational analyses of neural activity across resolutions are needed.

• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  Trends in Cognitive Sciences

• Publication date

  2015-03-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Computer Science, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/j.tics.2015.01.002PMID 25670005PMCID 4379382
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