Multiscale functional connectivity estimation on low-density neuronal cultures recorded by high-density CMOS Micro Electrode Arrays

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 207, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 161-171

  Maccione, Alessandro ^a   Garofalo, Matteo ^a,b   Nieus, Thierry ^a   Tedesco, Mariateresa ^b   Berdondini, Luca ^a   Martinoia, Sergio ^a,b  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CMOS; Effective connectivity; Functional connectivity; Low density cultured neurons; Micro Electrode Arrays

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILTER; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROELECTRODE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CELLS, CULTURED; HIPPOCAMPUS; MICROELECTRODES; NERVE NET; NEURONS; RATS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84860348787     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: 1872678X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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