@inproceedings{830d9857726c432fa0904948a989c0c1,
title = "Refractoriness and neural precision",
abstract = "The relationship between a neuron's refractory period and the precision of its response to identical stimuli was investigated. We constructed a model of a spiking neuron that combines probabilistic firing with a refractory period. For realistic refractoriness, the model closely reproduced both the average firing rate and the response precision of a retinal ganglion cell. The model is based on a {"}free{"} firing rate, which exists in the absence of refractoriness. This function may be a better description of a spiking neuron's response than the peri-stimulus time histogram.",
author = "Berry, {Michael J.} and Markus Meister",
year = "1998",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "0262100762",
series = "Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems",
publisher = "Neural information processing systems foundation",
pages = "110--116",
booktitle = "Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 10 - Proceedings of the 1997 Conference, NIPS 1997",
note = "11th Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems, NIPS 1997 ; Conference date: 01-12-1997 Through 06-12-1997",
}