Axial current reversal promotes synchronous correlation between dendritic membrane potentials during large-scale synaptic input

M Griffin, D M Halliday

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Abstract

We report two results from a simulation study of spatial temporal interactions in a dendritic tree during large-scale synaptic input. The first is a feedback mechanism following individual synaptic inputs, which results in a reversal of the axial current 1-2 ms after activation of an input. The second is a time domain transfer function analysis between the membrane potential fluctuations at different sites. During large-scale synaptic input, this has a symmetrical structure, indicative of a two-way flow of axial current in the dendritic tree. We interpret this as an indication of a synchronous correlation structure between membrane potential fluctuations during large-scale synaptic input, which may have implications for our understanding of synaptic integration. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCOMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE: TRENDS IN RESEARCH 2004
EditorsE DeSchutter
Place of PublicationAMSTERDAM
PublisherElsevier
Pages423-430
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)0-444-51649-2
Publication statusPublished - 2004
Event12th Annual Computational Neuroscience Meeting (CNS 03) - Alicante
Duration: 5 Jul 20039 Jul 2003

Conference

Conference12th Annual Computational Neuroscience Meeting (CNS 03)
CityAlicante
Period5/07/039/07/03

Keywords

  • synaptic integration
  • axial current
  • temporal coding
  • dendrites
  • compartmental model
  • IDENTIFIED ALPHA-MOTONEURONS
  • BACKGROUND ACTIVITY
  • CABLE PROPERTIES
  • ARCHITECTURE
  • INTEGRATION
  • CELLS

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