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A mathematical model is presented that is supposed to describe certain types of multimodal interval distributions of neuronal discharges. Basically it consits of the selective interaction between an excitatory and an inhibitory impulse sequence. The theoretical results are compared with nerve cell interval distributions reported in the literature, and with distributions from simulation studies. A possible relationship between the properties of this model and longtailed interval distributions is indicated. Several extensions are discussed.
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Hoopen, M.T. Multimodal interval distributions. Kybernetik 3, 17–24 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00291086
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