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The role of lateral inhibition in the sensory processing in a simulated spiking neural controller for a robot

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The role of lateral inhibition in the sensory processing in a simulated spiking neural controller for a robot. / Bowes, D.; Adams, R.; Cãnamero, L. et al.
2009 IEEE Symposium on Artificial Life, ALIFE 2009 - Proceedings. IEEE, 2009. p. 179-183.

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Bowes, D, Adams, R, Cãnamero, L, Steuber, V & Davey, N 2009, The role of lateral inhibition in the sensory processing in a simulated spiking neural controller for a robot. in 2009 IEEE Symposium on Artificial Life, ALIFE 2009 - Proceedings. IEEE, pp. 179-183. https://doi.org/10.1109/ALIFE.2009.4937710

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Bowes, D., Adams, R., Cãnamero, L., Steuber, V., & Davey, N. (2009). The role of lateral inhibition in the sensory processing in a simulated spiking neural controller for a robot. In 2009 IEEE Symposium on Artificial Life, ALIFE 2009 - Proceedings (pp. 179-183). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ALIFE.2009.4937710

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Bowes D, Adams R, Cãnamero L, Steuber V, Davey N. The role of lateral inhibition in the sensory processing in a simulated spiking neural controller for a robot. In 2009 IEEE Symposium on Artificial Life, ALIFE 2009 - Proceedings. IEEE. 2009. p. 179-183 doi: 10.1109/ALIFE.2009.4937710

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Bowes, D. ; Adams, R. ; Cãnamero, L. et al. / The role of lateral inhibition in the sensory processing in a simulated spiking neural controller for a robot. 2009 IEEE Symposium on Artificial Life, ALIFE 2009 - Proceedings. IEEE, 2009. pp. 179-183

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