Synchronization properties of networks of electrically coupled neurons in the presence of noise and heterogeneities

Journal of Computational Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 369-392

  Ostojic, Srdjan ^a   Brunel, Nicolas ^b   Hakim, Vincent ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Gap junctions; Neural networks; Oscillations

Indexed keywords

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS; HOPF BIFURCATION; NEURAL NETWORKS;

ANALYTICAL TOOL; COUPLED NEURONS; EXTERNAL INPUT; GAP-JUNCTIONS; IN NETWORKS; INTEGRATE-AND-FIRE NEURONS; NEURAL-NETWORKS; OSCILLATION; OSCILLATORY STATE; SYNCHRONIZATION PROPERTY;

NEURONS;

ARTICLE; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRICAL SYNAPSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOISE; OSCILLATORY POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 65049085545     PISSN: 09295313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10827-008-0117-3     Document Type: Article

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