An astrocyte neuromorphic circuit that influences neuronal phase synchrony

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 175-187

  Irizarry Valle, Yilda ^a   Parker, Alice Cline ^a  

^a University of Southern California   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; glial cells; N methyl D aspartate (NMDA) receptors; neuro glia interactions; neuromorphic; slow inward currents; synchronization

Indexed keywords

SYNCHRONIZATION;

ASTROCYTES; EXCITATORY POST SYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GLIAL CELLS; N METHYL D ASPARTATE RECEPTOR; N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; NEUROMORPHIC; NEUROMORPHIC CIRCUITS; NEURONAL SYNCHRONIZATION;

NEURONS;

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; ASTROCYTE; CYTOLOGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPSE;

ASTROCYTES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); NEURONS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPSES;

EID: 84928945196     PISSN: 19324545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBCAS.2015.2417580     Document Type: Article

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