Spike encoding of neurotransmitter release timing by spiral ganglion neurons of the cochlea

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 4773-4789

  Rutherford, Mark A ^a   Chapochnikov, Nikolai M ^a,b,c   Moser, Tobias ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b BERNSTEIN CENTER FOR COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DYNAMICS AND SELF ORGANIZATION   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COCHLEA; COMPARTMENT MODEL; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HAIR CELL; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPIKE WAVE; SPIRAL GANGLION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; COCHLEA; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FEMALE; MALE; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPIRAL GANGLION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84859318083     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4511-11.2012     Document Type: Article

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