Computational models of thalamocortical augmenting responses

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 6444-6465

  Bazhenov, Maxim ^a   Timofeev, Igor ^b   Steriade, Mircea ^b   Sejnowski, Terrence J ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Augmenting responses; Intracortical inhibition; Lateral excitation; Low threshold current; Repetitive stimulation; Thalamocortical network

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS;

EID: 0032529720     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-16-06444.1998     Document Type: Article

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