Burst analysis tool for developing neuronal networks exhibiting highly varying action potential dynamics

Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience

Volumn 6, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Kapucu, Fikret E ^a,d   Tanskanen, Jarno M A ^a,d   Mikkonen, Jarno E ^b   Ylä Outinen, Laura ^a,c   Narkilahti, Susanna ^a,c   Hyttinen, Jari A K ^a,d  

^a Institute of Biosciences and Medical Technology   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Action potential bursts; Burst analysis; Developing neuronal networks; HESCs; Human embryonic stem cells; MEA; Microelectrode array; Spike trains

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; DYNAMICS; GRAPHIC METHODS; MICROELECTRODES; MORE ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT; NEURONS; SIGNAL DETECTION; STATISTICAL METHODS; STEM CELLS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; BURST ANALYSIS; HESCS; HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; MICROELECTRODE ARRAY; NEURONAL NETWORKS; SPIKE TRAIN;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AVERAGE; DETECTION ALGORITHM; DRUG SCREENING; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; FIRING RATE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROTOXICITY; SPACE; SPIKE; TIME FACTOR;

EID: 84892601587     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16625188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fncom.2012.00038     Document Type: Article

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