Noisy inputs and the induction of on-off switching behavior in a neuronal pacemaker

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 3338-3348

  Paydarfar, David ^a,b   Forger, Daniel B ^b,c   Clay, John R ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GIANT AXON; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOISE; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PACEMAKER NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIKE WAVE; SQUID; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; AXONS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DECAPODIFORMES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEURONS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 33751502470     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00486.2006     Document Type: Article

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