The '''rate coding''' model of [[neuron]]al firing communication that as the intensity of a stimulus increases the [[frequency]] or '''rate''' of [[action potential]]s, or "spike firing", increases.
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This [[phenomenon]] was originally shown by ED Adrian and Y Zotterman in 1926.{{ref|Adrian}} In this simple experiment different weights were hung from a [[muscle]]. As the weight of the stimulus increased, the number of spikes recorded also increased.
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==See also==
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*[[Temporal coding]]
*[[Sparse coding]]
*[[Independent-spike coding]]
*[[Correlation coding]]
*[[Population coding]]
==References==
* Dayan P & Abbott LF. ''Theoretical Neuroscience: Computational and Mathematical Modeling of Neural Systems''. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press; 2001. ISBN 0-262-04199-5
* Rieke F, Warland D, de Ruyter van Steveninck R, Bialek W. ''Spikes: Exploring the Neural Code''. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press; 1999. ISBN 0-262-68108-0
* {{note|Adrian}} Adrian ED & Zotterman Y. The impulses produced by sensory nerve endings: Part II: The response of a single end organ. ''J Physiol (Lond.) '' 1926;61: 151-71.
