Table 3.

Neurometric simulation parameters

d-zero (resting discharge)80 spikes/s
s (sensitivity)30, 45, 60, 75, 90 (spikes/s)/(m/s2)
sigma (Gaussian noise)9 spikes/s
n (hyperbolic exponent)2
m50 (hyperbolic inflection)0.17
θ (heading simulation)90 ± 20° (orthogonal to preferred direction)
Magnitude (heading simulation)1.13 m/s2
θ (coarse simulation)0° (preferred direction)
Magnitude (coarse simulation)0 ± 0.5 m/s2
Number of samples (each simulation)1000