A multivariate population density model of the dLGN/PGN relay

Journal of Computational Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 171-189

  Huertas, Marco A ^a   Smith, Gregory D ^a  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Burst; Dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus; Perigeniculate nucleus; Population density model; Thalamic reticular neuron; Thalamocortical relay neuron; Tonic; Vision

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEURONS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STATISTICS; PROBABILITY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SLEEP RESEARCH;

BURST; DENSITY MODELING; DORSAL LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; PERIGENICULATE NUCLEUS; POPULATION DENSITIES; POPULATION DENSITY MODEL; RELAY NEURONS; THALAMIC RETICULAR NEURON; THALAMOCORTICAL RELAY NEURON; TONIC;

CELLS;

CALCIUM; POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CALCIUM CURRENT; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; LATERAL GENICULATE BODY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROMODULATION; OSCILLATION; POPULATION DENSITY; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; SLOW WAVE SLEEP; SPIKE WAVE; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISION;

EID: 33747315080     PISSN: 09295313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10827-006-7753-2     Document Type: Article

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