A computational model of thalamocortical dysrhythmia

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1281-1290

  Henning Proske, J ^a   Jeanmonod, Daniel ^b   Verschure, Paul F M J ^c,d  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bursting; Neuropathic pain; Oscillations; Parkinson's disease; Thalamocortical network

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEAFFERENTATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPERPOLARIZATION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OSCILLATORY POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULAR FORMATION; THALAMOCORTICAL DYSRHYTHMIA; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMOTOMY; THALAMUS DORSOMEDIAL NUCLEUS; THETA RHYTHM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; NEURONS; PERIODICITY; THALAMIC NUCLEI;

EID: 79953276078     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2010.07588.x     Document Type: Article

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