Estimating network parameters from combined dynamics of firing rate and irregularity of single neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 487-500

  Hamaguchi, Kosuke ^a,b,d   Riehle, Alexa ^c   Brunel, Nicolas ^b  

^a RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN REGION; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXCITATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURONS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 78651425520     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00858.2009     Document Type: Article

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