Activity-dependent energy budget for neocortical signaling: Effect of short-term synaptic plasticity on the energy expended by spiking and synaptic activity

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2094-2102

  Dinuzzo, Mauro ^a,b   Giove, Federico ^b,c  

^a MUSEO STORICO DELLA FISICA E CENTRO STUDI E RICERCHE ENRICO FERMI   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Neurometabolic coupling; Short term synaptic plasticity; Spiking activity; Synaptic activity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; MOLECULAR MODEL; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPIKE WAVE; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; UPREGULATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEOCORTEX; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; RATS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC POTENTIALS;

EID: 84866050839     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.23098     Document Type: Article

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