Burst dynamics under mixed NMDA and AMPA drive in the models of the lamprey spinal CPG

• The spinal CPG of the lamprey is modeled using a chain of nonlinear oscillators. Each oscillator represents a small neuron population capable of bursting under mixed NMDA and AMPA drive. Parameters of the oscillator are derived from detailed conductance-based neuron models. Analysis and simulations of dynamics of a single oscillator, a chain of locally coupled excitatory oscillators and a chain of two pairs of excitatory and inhibitory oscillators in each segment are done. The roles of asymmetric couplings and additional rostral drive for generation of a traveling wave with one cycle per chain length in a realistic frequency range are studied.

Ämnesord

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Data- och informationsvetenskap -- Bioinformatik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Computer and Information Sciences -- Bioinformatics (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

locomotiom

spinal cord

lamprey

modeling

intersegmental phase-lag

computer-simulations

neural networks

modulation

neurons

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