Strengthening of synchronized activity by tetanic stimulation in cortical cultures: Application of planar electrode arrays

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1297-1304

  Jimbo, Yasuhiko ^a   Robinson, Hugh P C ^b   Kawana, Akio ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Electrode array; Neuron; Plasticity; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; FUNCTIONAL NEURAL STIMULATION; GROWTH KINETICS; NEURAL NETWORKS; PLASTICITY; RELIABILITY; SYNCHRONIZATION;

CULTURED CORTICAL NETWORKS; FOCAL TETANIC STIMULATION; PLANAR ELECTRODE ARRAYS; RAT CORTICAL NEURONS; SINGLE SHOCK TEST STIMULI; SYNAPTIC CURRENT; SYNCHRONIZED NETWORK BURST;

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; ELECTRODE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MICROELECTRODES; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PILOT PROJECTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SYNAPSES; TETANY;

EID: 0032212665     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/10.725326     Document Type: Article

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