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Electrophysiology of a leaky cable model for coupled neurons

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2009

Roman R. Poznanski
Roman R. Poznanski
Affiliation:
Department of Information Sciences, Toho University, 2–2–1 Miyama, Funabashi-shi, Tokyo 274, Japan.
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Abstract

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An analytical expression for the voltage response to current stimulation at relatively short and long times is used to obtain estimates of the passive electrical constants of a neuron that is electrotonically coupled at the soma and dendritic terminals to other neurons in a neural network.

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Research Article
Information
The ANZIAM Journal , Volume 40 , Issue 1 , July 1998 , pp. 59 - 71
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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1998

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