Input synchrony and the irregular firing of cortical neurons

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 210-217

  Stevens, Charles F ^a   Zador, Anthony M ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN CORTEX; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; IN VITRO STUDY; LONG EVANS RAT; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SYNAPSE; TIME;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SYNAPSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032106255     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/659     Document Type: Article

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