Modeling absence seizure dynamics: Implications for basic mechanisms and measurement of thalamocortical and corticothalamic latencies

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 253, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 189-201

  Roberts, James A ^a,b   Robinson, Peter A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Axonal delay; Brain dynamics; Continuum model; Corticothalamic loop; Epilepsy

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MODELING; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; DENDRITIC CELL; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE; SPIKE WAVE; SYNAPSE; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; WAVEFORM;

CEREBRAL CORTEX; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, ABSENCE; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; THALAMUS;

RATTUS;

EID: 46549083228     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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