Synaptic inhibition and excitation estimated via the time constant of membrane potential fluctuations

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1021-1034

  Berg, Rune W ^a   Ditlevsen, Susanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Balanced; Conductance; Excitation; Fluctuations; Inhibition; Maximum likelihood estimation; Membrane resistance; Network; Ornstein Uhlenbeck process; Synaptic

Indexed keywords

LIGAND GATED ION CHANNEL;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; DENDRITE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STOCHASTIC MODEL; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 84881625385     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00006.2013     Document Type: Article

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