65  Distributions of interspike intervals

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There are several models for interspike intervals, and we will explore many of them. For the following descriptions of interspike intervals, what distribution would we use to model them?

a) When a previous spike arrived has no bearing on when the next one arrives.

b) Several Poisson processes need to arrive in order for a spike to fire.

c) A spike fires as a result of a drifting, diffusing signal reaching a threshold.