Functional contributions of astrocytes in synchronization of a neuronal network model

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 292, Issue , 2012, Pages 60-70

  Amiri, Mahmood ^a,b   Bahrami, Fariba ^a   Janahmadi, Mahyar ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Epilepsy; Neuronal population model; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; MODELING; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER; NEUROLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL DISRUPTION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL POPULATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; CYTOSOL; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EPILEPSY; HIPPOCAMPAL CA1 REGION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ASTROCYTES; CELL COMMUNICATION; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE NET; NEURONS; PYRAMIDAL CELLS;

EID: 80054070949     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.09.013     Document Type: Article

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