Finite post synaptic potentials cause a fast neuronal response

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue FEB, 2011, Pages

  Helias, Moritz ^a   Deger, Moritz ^b   Rotter, Stefan ^b   Diesmann, Markus ^a,b,c,d  

^a RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^d RIKEN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diffusion approximation; Leaky integrate and fire model; Non linear response; Perfect integrator; Shot noise

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTIFACT; AUDITORY CORTEX; CELL COMMUNICATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIMULATION; SPIKE; STOCHASTIC MODEL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THEORETICAL MODEL; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 81555207064     PISSN: 16624548     EISSN: 1662453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2011.00019     Document Type: Review

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