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Exploring the functional significance of dendritic inhibition in cortical pyramidal cells

Spratling, M W and Johnson, M H (2003) Exploring the functional significance of dendritic inhibition in cortical pyramidal cells. [Journal (Paginated)]

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Abstract

Inhibitory synapses contacting the soma and axon initial segment are commonly presumed to participate in shaping the response properties of cortical pyramidal cells. Such an inhibitory mechanism has been explored in numerous computational models. However, the majority of inhibitory synapses target the dendrites of pyramidal cells, and recent physiological data suggests that this dendritic inhibition affects tuning properties. We describe a model that can be used to investigate the role of dendritic inhibition in the competition between neurons. With this model we demonstrate that dendritic inhibition significantly enhances the computational and representational properties of neural networks.

Item Type:Journal (Paginated)
Subjects:Neuroscience > Neural Modelling
Neuroscience > Computational Neuroscience
Computer Science > Neural Nets
ID Code:3543
Deposited By: Spratling, Dr Michael
Deposited On:06 Apr 2004
Last Modified:11 Mar 2011 08:55

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