Classifying heterogeneity of spontaneous up-states: A method for revealing variations in firing probability, engaged neurons and Fano factor

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 407-417

  Gullo, Francesca ^a   Maffezzoli, Andrea ^a   Dossi, Elena ^a   Lecchi, Marzia ^a   Wanke, Enzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bursts; Fano factor; MEA recording; Neuronal clusters; Synchrony; Up states

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CELL HETEROGENEITY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LINGUISTICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SPIKE WAVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MICE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NERVE NET; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; PRIMARY CELL CULTURE; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 82055165244     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: 1872678X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2011.10.014     Document Type: Article

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