Which elements of the mammalian central nervous system are excited by low current stimulation with microelectrodes?

Neuroscience

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 399-407

  Rattay, F ^a   Wenger, C ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Activating function; Compartment model; Cortex stimulation; Microstimulation; Pyramidal cells; Sodium channels

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.2; SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.6;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROELECTRODE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE FIBER; NERVE POTENTIAL; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANVIER NODE; SPIKE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AXONS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DENDRITES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; MAMMALS; MICROELECTRODES; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS;

EID: 77956192318     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.07.032     Document Type: Article

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