Homogeneous distribution of excitatory and inhibitory synapses on the dendrites of the cat surea triceps α-motoneurons increases synaptic efficacy: Computer model

Neurocomputing

Volumn 26-27, Issue , 1999, Pages 155-162

  Gradwohl, G ^a   Nitzan, R ^b   Grossman, Y ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Carmel BioSensors   (Israel)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Location of excitatory and inhibitory synapses; Motoneuron

Indexed keywords

CELLS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

EXCITATORY SYNAPSES; INHIBITORY SYNAPSES; MOTONEURON;

BRAIN;

ALPHA NERVE FIBER; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CAT; CELL MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; COMPARTMENT MODEL; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENDRITE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MONOSYNAPTIC REFLEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 17144439169     PISSN: 09252312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-2312(99)00064-8     Document Type: Article

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