Increased synchrony with increase of a low-threshold calcium conductance in a model thalamic network: A phase-shift mechanism

Neural Computation

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1553-1571

  Thomas, Elizabeth ^a   Grisar, Thierry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM;

ABSENCE; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SYNAPSE; THALAMUS NUCLEUS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EPILEPSY, ABSENCE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RATS; RATS, MUTANT STRAINS; SODIUM; SYNAPSES; THALAMIC NUCLEI;

EID: 0034218978     PISSN: 08997667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/089976600300015268     Document Type: Article

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