Modelling inter-segmental coordination of neuronal oscillators: Synaptic mechanisms for uni-directional coupling during swimming in Xenopus tadpoles

Journal of Computational Neuroscience

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 143-158

  Tunstall, Mark J ^a,b   Roberts, Alan ^a   Soffe, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Central pattern generator; Entrainment; Glutamate; Glycine; Network model; Post inhibitory rebound

Indexed keywords

NEURAL NETWORKS; NEURONS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

CENTRAL PATTERN GENERATOR; DIRECTIONAL COUPLING; ENTRAINMENT; GLUTAMATE; INTER-SEGMENTAL COORDINATION; LOWER FREQUENCIES; NETWORK MODELS; NEURONAL OSCILLATORS; POST-INHIBITORY REBOUND; XENOPUS;

AMINO ACIDS;

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LOCOMOTION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHYTHM; SIMULATION; SPIKE; SPINAL CORD; SWIMMING; SYNAPSE; TADPOLE; XENOPUS;

EID: 0036750492     PISSN: 09295313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020114324350     Document Type: Article

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