Modeling Neurons of the Inferior Colliculus
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The MiCRAM project has been developing detailed neural models of the inferior colliculus (IC) as the basis for understanding the neural networks that underlie early auditory processing at that level. The initial phase of this project has been to develop biologically plausible models of the physiologically distinct cell types of the IC. This has led to the recognition that some of the gross behavior that produces delay sensitivity may be the result of detailed dynamic interactions between multiple channels.
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Pii: S0306-4522(00)00382-1
ÐDifferent type neurons in the inferior colliculus may have different functions. Recent intracellular studies of the inferior colliculus suggest that intrinsic electrical properties contribute to discharge patterns, but the intrinsic discharge patterns have not been fully characterized in the central nucleus, the main part of the inferior colliculus. Whether different types of neurons are relat...
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