Theta oscillations by synaptic excitation in a neocortical circuit model

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 272, Issue 1558, 2005, Pages 101-109

  Budd, Julian M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Excitation; Intrinsic bursting; Model; Neocortex; Neuroinformatics; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

LEARNING;

ARTICLE; COGNITION; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; LEARNING; MEMORY; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE;

EID: 17044413306     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2927     Document Type: Article

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