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Abbreviations

AP:

Action Potential

CLDA:

Closed-Loop Decoder Adaptation

HMM:

Hidden Markov Models

LDA:

Linear Discriminant Analysis

LFP:

Local Field Potential

ML:

Maximum Likelihood

MAP:

Maximum a Posteriori

MUA:

Multi-Unit Activity

NMP:

Neuromotor Prosthesis

OLE:

Optimal Linear Estimator

PVA:

Population Vector Algorithm

SUA:

Single-Unit Activity

SVM:

Support Vector Machines

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  1. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA

    Islam S. Badreldin

  2. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Neuroscience and Cognitive Science, Michigan State University, 428 S. Shaw Lane, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA

    Karim G. Oweiss Ph.D.

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Badreldin, I.S., Oweiss, K.G. (2014). Neural Decoding. In: Jaeger, D., Jung, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Computational Neuroscience. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7320-6_559-1

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