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The metabolic cost of neural information
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- Authors
- Laughlin, S. B., de Ruyter van Steveninck, R. R., & Anderson, J. C.
- Venue
- Nature Neuroscience
- Published
- 1998-05
- Volume
- 1
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 36-41
- ISSN
- 1097-6256 (ISSN-L)
- 1546-1726
- DOI
- 10.1038/236
- OpenAlex
- W2163886718
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- References
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- en
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