Self-organization and neuronal avalanches in networks of dissociated cortical neurons

Neuroscience

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1354-1369

  Pasquale, V ^a   Massobrio, P ^b   Bologna, L L ^a   Chiappalone, M ^a   Martinoia, S ^b  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

in vitro development; micro electrode arrays; rat cortical neurons; scale free network model; self organized criticality

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE NET; NEURONS; RATS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 43949083698     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.03.050     Document Type: Article

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