Gap junction networks can generate both ripple-like and fast ripple-like oscillations

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 46-60

  Simon, Anna ^a   Traub, Roger D ^b,c   Vladimirov, Nikita ^b,f   Jenkins, Alistair ^d   Nicholson, Claire ^d   Whittaker, Roger G ^d   Schofield, Ian ^d   Clowry, Gavin J ^a   Cunningham, Mark O ^a   Whittington, Miles A ^e  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^d ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^f Janelia Farm Research Campus   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Neocortex; Random graph; Seizure onset zone

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CARBENOXOLONE; CLOBAZAM; CONNEXIN 26; ETIRACETAM; GABAPENTIN; HARKOSERIDE; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; PREGABALIN; VALPROIC ACID; ZONISAMIDE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN TISSUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAST RIPPLE; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE FIBER; OSCILLATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RIPPLE; SEIZURE; SIMULATION; VERY FAST OSCILLATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EPILEPSY; NEOCORTEX; RANDOM GRAPH; SEIZURE ONSET ZONE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AXONS; BRAIN WAVES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTRICAL SYNAPSES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE NET; PYRAMIDAL CELLS;

EID: 84891635169     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12386     Document Type: Article

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