Coincidence detection in neurobiology

For the electronic device, see Coincidence circuit.

Coincidence detection is a process by which neurons identify and respond to a multiple input signals that arrive simultaneously, or within a narrow timeframe, to the same location. Coincidence detection acts as a filter to distinguish difference in the precise timing of action potentials being sent to the same location. Coincidence detection influence the processing of information by reducing variation in timing of action potential spikes. This allows the creation of variable associations between distinct signals.

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