Synchrony in silicon: The gamma rhythm

IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1815-1825

  Arthur, John V ^a   Boahen, Kwabena A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Binding; Conductance based neuron circuit; Delay model of synchrony; Inhibitory interneuron; Neuromorphic engineering; Shunting inhibition; Synaptic rise time

Indexed keywords

BRAIN MODELS; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; NEUROLOGY; SILICON; SYNCHRONIZATION;

NEUROMORPHIC ENGINEERING; SHUNTING INHIBITION; SILICON INTERNEURONS;

NEURONS;

PROCAINAMIDE; SILICON;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN CORTEX; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; DENDRITE; ELECTRONICS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNEURON; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE TRACT; PHYSIOLOGY; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SYNAPSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; DENDRITES; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; HUMANS; INTERNEURONS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PROCAINAMIDE; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; SILICON; SYNAPSES;

EID: 36348982825     PISSN: 10459227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNN.2007.900238     Document Type: Article

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