The functional consequences of changes in the strength and duration of synaptic inputs to oscillatory neurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 943-954

  Prinz, Astrid A ^a   Thirumalai, Vatsala ^a   Marder, Eve ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burst; Dynamic clamp; Lobster; Model neuron; Neural oscillators; Phase resetting curve; Phase response curve; PRC; Spike frequency; STG; Stomatogastric ganglion; Synapse strength

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONDUCTANCE; GANGLION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; LOBSTER; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIKE; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0037319233     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-03-00943.2003     Document Type: Article

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