Title: A generic neural network model to estimate populational neural activity for robust neural decoding
Award ID(s):
1847319 2106747
PAR ID:
10319953
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Computers in Biology and Medicine
Volume:
144
Issue:
C
ISSN:
0010-4825
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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