" ... Here we employ computational methods to show that an ensemble of neurons firing at a constant mean rate can induce arbitrarily chosen temporal current patterns in postsynaptic cells. ..."
Model Type: Realistic Network
Cell Type(s): Abstract integrate-and-fire leaky neuron
Model Concept(s): Activity Patterns; Temporal Pattern Generation
Simulation Environment: MATLAB
Implementer(s): Tripp, Bryan [bryan.tripp at mail.mcgill.ca]; Eliasmith, Chris [celiasmith at uwaterloo.ca]
References:
Tripp B, Eliasmith C. (2007). Neural populations can induce reliable postsynaptic currents without observable spike rate changes or precise spike timing. Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991). 17 [PubMed]