Axons as computing devices: Basic insights gained from models

Journal of Physiology Paris

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 263-270

  Segev, Idan ^a   Schneidman, Elad ^a  

^a Department of Neurobiology   (Israel)

Author keywords

Action potential propagation; Axonal liminal length; Branch point failure; Cable theory; Impedance mismatch; Information processing; Safety factor; Stochastic ion channels

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; HUMAN; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; THEORY;

EID: 0032693860     PISSN: 09284257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-4257(00)80055-8     Document Type: Article

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