Effects of correlated input and electrical coupling on synchrony in fast-spiking cell networks

Abraham R. Schneider, Timothy J. Lewis, John Rinzel

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Abstract

Fast-spiking (FS) cells in layer IV of the somatosensory cortex receive direct thalamocortical (TC) input and provide feed-forward inhibition onto layer IV excitatory cells. The level of synchronous firing of FS cells will affect the shape of this feed-forward output. Two factors that contribute to the synchrony are correlated TC input and electrical coupling between FS cells. Using a cell-pair model, we show that these two factors act synergistically to increase synchrony, and we examine the underlying mechanism.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1125-1129
Number of pages5
JournalNeurocomputing
Volume69
Issue number10-12
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2006

Keywords

  • Correlated input
  • Electrical coupling
  • Fast-spiking cortical interneurons
  • Inhibition
  • Synchrony

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Artificial Intelligence

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