A genetic algorithm study on the influence of dendritic plateau potentials on bistable spiking in motoneurons

Neurocomputing

Volumn 26-27, Issue , 1999, Pages 69-78

  Booth, Victoria ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bistability; Compartmental model; Genetic algorithm; Motoneuron

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRIC POTENTIALS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEUROLOGY;

BISTABILITY; COMPARTMENTAL MODEL; DENDRITIC PLATEAU POTENTIALS; MOTONEURON;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPARTMENT MODEL; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; MOLECULAR STABILITY; MOTONEURON; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIKE; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 0032881404     PISSN: 09252312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-2312(99)00008-9     Document Type: Article

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