A bistable computational model of recurring epileptiform activity as observed in rodent slice preparations

Neural Networks

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 526-537

  Vincent, Robert D ^a   Courville, Aaron ^b   Pineau, Joelle ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computational models; Deep brain stimulation; Epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; BIOLOGICAL MODELS; BISTABLES; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONS; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIFORM ACTIVITY; EXTRACELLULAR; IN-VITRO; INHIBITORY SYNAPSIS; ION CONCENTRATIONS; NEUROSTIMULATION; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; POTASSIUM CONCENTRATIONS; PYRAMIDAL CELL; PYRAMIDAL NEURON; SYNTHETIC DATA;

DISEASES; NEURONS; STATE FEEDBACK; SURGERY;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS;

POTASSIUM;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPILEPTOGENESIS; EXTRACELLULAR POTASSIUM; INTERNEURON; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SEIZURE; SODIUM CURRENT; SPIKE; SYNAPSE;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; EPILEPSY; HIPPOCAMPUS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; RATS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 79957606784     PISSN: 08936080     EISSN: 18792782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neunet.2011.03.003     Document Type: Article

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