Shunting inhibition controls the gain modulation mediated by asynchronous neurotransmitter release in early development

PLoS Computational Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Volman, Vladislav ^a,b,c   Levine, Herbert ^a   Sejnowski, Terrence J ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^c HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND NOISE; FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT; GABAERGIC; GAIN MODULATION; INPUT-OUTPUT CURVES; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NOISE FREQUENCIES; SYNAPTIC EXCITATIONS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

NEURONS;

ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HIPPOCAMPUS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHORT TERM DEPRESSION; SHUNTING INHIBITION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE;

AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; HIPPOCAMPUS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; RATS; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 78649672762     PISSN: 1553734X     EISSN: 15537358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000973     Document Type: Article

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