Modulation of neuronal activity with extremely low-frequency magnetic fields: Insights from biophysical modeling

Proceedings 2010 IEEE 5th International Conference on Bio-Inspired Computing: Theories and Applications, BIC-TA 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1356-1364

  Modolo, Julien ^a,b   Thomas, Alex W ^a,b   Stodilka, Robert Z ^a,b   Prato, Frank S ^a,b   Legros, Alexandre ^a,b  

^a LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain oscillations; Extremely low frequency magnetic fields; Neuronal networks; Spike timing

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICAL MODELING; BRAIN OSCILLATIONS; BRAIN TISSUE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCIES; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MAGNETIC STIMULI; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; NETWORK LEVEL; NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS; NEUROMODULATION; NEURONAL ACTIVITIES; NEURONAL NETWORKS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; SINGLE CELLS; SINGLE NEURON; SPIKE TIMING; THERAPEUTIC USE; TIME VARYING; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; UNDERLYING MECHANISM;

BRAIN; COMPUTATION THEORY; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 78650620579     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/BICTA.2010.5645067     Document Type: Conference Paper

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