Electrical dynamics of the dendritic space /

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Author / Creator:Korogod, Serge, 1949-
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Description:xi, 211 p., [10] p. : ill.
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8209564
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Other authors / contributors:Tyc̆-Dumont, Suzanne.
ISBN:9780521896771 (hardback)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2010. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. Definition of the neuron
  • 1.1. The biologist
  • 1.2. The physicist
  • 1.3. The physicist and the biologist
  • References
  • 2. 3D geometry of dendritic arborizations
  • 2.1. Brief historical background
  • 2.2. Single neuron labelling
  • 2.3. Dendritic quantification
  • 2.4. Data quality and morphological noise
  • 2.5. Models of neurons
  • References
  • 3. Basics in bioelectricity
  • 3.1. Ions as carriers of current
  • 3.2. Selective ion permeability of neuronal membrane
  • 3.3. Ion pumps
  • 3.4. Ion channels
  • 3.5. Voltage dependence of membrane conductance
  • 3.6. Effective equilibrium potential of multicomponent ion current
  • 3.7. Membrane capacitance and capacitive current
  • 3.8. External sources
  • 3.9. Local current-voltage (I-V) relations
  • Reference
  • 4. Cable theory and dendrites
  • 4.1. Dendrites as electrical cables
  • 4.2. The cable equation
  • 4.3. Additional conditions required for solution
  • 4.4. Input-output (point-to-point) relations in dendritic cables
  • References
  • 5. Voltage transfer over dendrites
  • 5.1. Dendritic cables in the steady state
  • 5.2. Voltage transients in dendritic cables
  • 6. Current transfer over dendrites
  • 6.1. Charge transfer ratio
  • 6.2. Somatopetal current transfer and somatofugal voltage spread
  • 6.3. Current transfer ratio for passive paths at different boundary conditions
  • 6.4. Local electro-geometrical coupling in non-uniform paths
  • 6.5. Current transfer from distributed dendritic sources
  • References
  • 7. Electrical structure of an artificial dendritic path
  • 7.1. Electrical structure of passive paths with single-site inputs
  • 7.2. Electrical structure of paths with distributed tonic inputs
  • References
  • 8. Electrical structure of a bifurcation
  • 8.1. Theory for different configurations
  • 8.2. Electrical structure of passive branching paths with single-site inputs
  • 8.3. Electrical structure of a bifurcation receiving distributed tonic inputs
  • 8.4. Recapitulation and conclusions
  • References
  • 9. Geography of the dendritic space
  • 9.1. Dendritic arborization in 3D and 2D representations
  • 9.2. Distinct 3D dendritic landscapes
  • 9.3. Digitized dendritic arborizations
  • References
  • 10. Electrical structures of biological dendrites
  • 10.1. Geometry of an example dendrite
  • 10.2. Passive dendrite with single-site inputs
  • 10.3. Dendrites with distributed inputs
  • 10.4. Reconfigurations of passive electrical structures
  • References
  • 11. Electrical structure of the whole arborization
  • 11.1. Organization of the spatial electrical profiles
  • 11.2. Robustness of the electrical bundles
  • 11.3. Dynamic reconfigurations of the whole electrical structure
  • 11.4. Spatial aspects of reconfigured electrical structure
  • 11.5. Complexity of the whole arborization and its electrical domains
  • References
  • 12. Electrical structures in 3D dendritic space
  • 12.1. The 3D electrical structures of Purkinje neurons
  • 12.2. The 3D electrical structure of pyramidal neurons
  • 12.3. The 3D electrical structures of motoneurons
  • 12.4. High-efficiency domain of the motoneuronal arborizations in 3D
  • 12.5. Bistable dendritic field
  • References
  • 13. Dendritic space as a coder of the temporal output patterns
  • 13.1. Terminology to describe the repertoire of neuronal discharges
  • 13.2. Geometry-induced features of Purkinje cell discharges
  • 13.3. Geometry-dependent repertoire of pyramidal cell activity
  • 13.4. Some general rules
  • References
  • 14. Concluding remarks
  • 14.1. Impact for interpretation of neuronal discharges
  • 14.2. The dancing dendrites
  • 14.3. Speculation for the future
  • References
  • Index