Characterization of synaptic conductances and integrative properties during electrically induced EEG-activated states in neocortical neurons in vivo

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2805-2821

  Rudolph, Michael ^a   Pelletier, Joe Guillaume ^b   Paré, Denis ^b   Destexhe, Alain ^a,c  

^a Unite de Neurosciences Integratives et Computationnelles   (France)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CAT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NEOCORTEX; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STOCHASTIC MODEL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ALPHA-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ANIMALS; CATS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEOCORTEX; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; POTASSIUM; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 24944473826     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01313.2004     Document Type: Article

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