Models of Cortical Circuits

✍ Scribed by Philip S. Ulinski (auth.), Philip S. Ulinski, Edward G. Jones, Alan Peters (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 586
• Series: Cerebral Cortex 13
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This volume is devoted to mathematical models of the cortex. Computational models of individual neurons and ensembles of neurons are increasingly used in research on cortical organization and function. This is, in part, because of the now ubiquitous presence of powerful and affordable computers. The volume begins with a short history of models of cortical neurons and circuitry that introduces the principal modeling styles. An attempt has been made throughout the volume to make it accessible to readers with minimal mathematical backgrounds.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Modeling Cortical Circuitry....Pages 1-17
Interpretations of Data and Mechanisms for Hippocampal Pyramidal Cell Models....Pages 19-138
Functional Implications of Active Currents in the Dendrites of Pyramidal Neurons....Pages 139-200
Comparing Different Modeling Approaches of Visual Cortical Cell Characteristics....Pages 201-249
The Role of Recurrent Excitation in Neocortical Circuits....Pages 251-282
Neural Mechanisms Underlying the Analysis of Moving Visual Stimuli....Pages 283-399
Linearity and Gain Control in V1 Simple Cells....Pages 401-443
Non-Fourier Cortical Processes in Texture, Form, and Motion Perception....Pages 445-477
Modeling Thalamocortical Oscillations....Pages 479-509
Realistic Network Models of Synchronized Oscillations in Visual Cortex....Pages 511-523
Modeling the Piriform Cortex....Pages 525-560
Back Matter....Pages 561-573

✦ Subjects

Neurosciences; Thoracic Surgery