Predicting SA-I mechanoreceptor spike times with a skin-neuron model

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 220, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-23

  Lesniak, Daine R ^a   Gerling, Gregory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Finite element model; Leaky integrate and fire; Neural model; SA I mechanoreceptor; Tactile

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; LEAKY INTEGRATE-AND-FIRE; NEURAL MODEL; SA-I MECHANORECEPTOR; TACTILE;

BACTERIOPHAGES; BIOMECHANICS; MODULATION; SIMULATED ANNEALING; SKIN;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

MODELING; NERVOUS SYSTEM; SENSORY SYSTEM;

ARTICLE; GRATING; IN VIVO STUDY; LATENT PERIOD; MECHANICS; MECHANORECEPTOR; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; NERVE CELL; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; PREDICTION; SKIN RECEPTOR; SLOWLY ADAPTING TYPE I MECHANORECEPTOR; SPIKE; VIBRATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MECHANORECEPTORS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; TOUCH;

EID: 67349122332     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2009.03.007     Document Type: Article

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