A neuron-astrocyte transistor-like model for neuromorphic dressed neurons

Neural Networks

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 679-685

  Valenza, G ^a   Pioggia, G ^b   Armato, A ^a   Ferro, M ^c   Scilingo, E P ^a   De Rossi, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Neuron; Neuron astrocyte interaction model; Synapse

Indexed keywords

ASTROCYTE; BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTOR; COMPUTATIONAL UNITS; COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; GLIAL CELLS; HUMAN BRAIN; INPUT-OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS; INTERACTION MODEL; NEURAL TISSUE; NEUROMORPHIC; NEURON DYNAMICS; NEURONAL SIGNALING; SYNAPSE;

BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; NEURONS; PATTERN RECOGNITION SYSTEMS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; TISSUE; TUNNEL DIODES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; CYTOLOGY; IZHIKEVICH MODEL; LI RINZEL MODEL; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NERVE CELL; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ASTROCYTES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 79960894105     PISSN: 08936080     EISSN: 18792782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neunet.2011.03.013     Document Type: Article

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