An analytical model for the 'large, fluctuating synaptic conductance state' typical of neocortical neurons in vivo

Journal of Computational Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 159-175

  Meffin, Hamish ^a   Burkitt, Anthony N ^a   Grayden, David B ^a  

^a BIONIC EAR INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analytical model; Conductance based synapses; Cortical background activity; Integrate and fire neuron

Indexed keywords

NEURONS;

'CURRENT; CONDUCTANCE STATE; CONDUCTANCE-BASED SYNAPSE; CORTICAL BACKGROUND ACTIVITY; HODGKIN-HUXLEY MODELS; IN-VIVO; INTEGRATE-AND-FIRE NEURONS; NEOCORTICAL NEURONS; SYNAPTIC CONDUCTANCE; VIVO ACTIVITY;

ANALYTICAL MODELS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BRAIN CELL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HODGKIN HUXLEY EQUATION; IN VIVO STUDY; ION CURRENT; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 1542501657     PISSN: 09295313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JCNS.0000014108.03012.81     Document Type: Article

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