Central Nervous System tadpole model in Matlab and NEURON-Python (Ferrario et al, 2021)


Ferrario A et al. (2021). From decision to action: Detailed modelling of frog tadpoles reveals neuronal mechanisms of decision-making and reproduces unpredictable swimming movements in response to sensory signals PLoS computational biology. 17 [PubMed]

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