Interplay of dendritic non-linearities and network size mediate persistent activity in a PFC microcircuit model

The ways in which neurons are embedded in a network to support various computations determines the functional output of the cortex. Recently, a number of in vivo studies have shown that dendritic integration in pyramidal neurons shapes neuronal function (Smith et al., 2013; Longordo et al., 2013) an...

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Main Authors: Athanasia Papoutsi, Kyriaki Sidiropoulou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/conf.fnsys.2014.05.00042/full