Synchronization of strongly coupled excitatory neurons: Relating network behavior to biophysics

Journal of Computational Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-90

  Acker, Corey D ^a   Kopell, Nancy ^b   White, John A ^c  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

^c Center for Memory and Brain   (United States)

Author keywords

Cycle skipping; Membrane noise; Phase response; Synchrony; Theta rhythm

Indexed keywords

MAMMALS; NEURAL NETWORKS;

CYCLE SKIPPING; EXCITATORY NEURONS; MEMBRANE NOISE; NETWORK BEHAVIORS; NETWORK OF NEURONS; PHASE RESPONSE; PROPERTY; STELLATE CELLS; SYNCHRONY; THETA RHYTHMS;

NEURONS;

ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL FUNCTION; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; LINEAR SYSTEM; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; MODEL; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; SIMULATION; SPIKE WAVE; STELLATE CELL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THETA RHYTHM;

EID: 0043064237     PISSN: 09295313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024474819512     Document Type: Article

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