Computational implications of biophysical diversity and multiple timescales in neurons and synapses for circuit performance

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 37, Issue , 2016, Pages 44-52

  Gjorgjieva, Julijana ^a   Drion, Guillaume ^a,b   Marder, Eve ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; HUMAN; INTERNEURON; ION CURRENT; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MESENCEPHALON; MONOSYNAPTIC REFLEX; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROSCIENCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SYNAPSE; THEORETICAL MODEL; BIOPHYSICS; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

BIOPHYSICAL PHENOMENA; HUMANS; NEURONS; SYNAPSES; TIME;

EID: 84954286177     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: 18736882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2015.12.008     Document Type: Review

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