Subthreshold response to white-noise current input in a tapering cable model of a neuron

IMA Journal of Mathemathics Applied in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 207-222

  Poznański, Roman R ^a   Peiris, M Shelton ^b  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coefficient of variation; Mean; Neuronal modelling; Stochastic cable theory; Variance; White noise

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DENDRITE; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS; SYNAPSE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; DENDRITES; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEURONS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; SYNAPSES;

NEURONS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; WHITE NOISE;

CABLE THEORY; COEFFICIENTS OF VARIATIONS; MEAN; NEURONAL MODELING; NOISE CURRENT; RANDOM INPUT; STOCHASTIC CABLE THEORY; STOCHASTICS; SUBTHRESHOLD; VARIANCE;

CABLES;

EID: 0030237706     PISSN: 02650746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/imammb13.3.207     Document Type: Article

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