Engineered neuronal circuits: A new platform for studying the role of modular topology

Frontiers in Neuroengineering

Volumn , Issue SEPTEMBER, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Shein Idelson, Mark ^a   Ben Jacob, Eshel ^a   Hanein, Yael ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Clusters; Electrical activity; Hierarchical networks; Modular networks; Neural engineering; Uniform networks

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE;

AUTOREGULATION; BIOENGINEERING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEURAL ENGINEERING; OSCILLATION; REVIEW;

EID: 83755172906     PISSN: 16626443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fneng.2011.00010     Document Type: Review

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