SPIKE PROBABILITIES IN NEURONES: INFLUENCE OF TEMPORAL STRUCTURE IN THE TRAIN OF SYNAPTIC EVENTS,
Abstract
Certain input-output relations were studied by way of intraneuronal recordings in isolated visceral ganglia of Aplysia californica. All cells exhibited a prolonged sequence of excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSP's) of a single type and, as a consequence, produced recurrent spikes. EPSP's either (1) occurred 'spontaneously' or (2) were initiated by stimulating a connective with shocks from a stimulator driven by a Geiger counter. The prespike epoch was analyzed and the events that trigger the postsynaptic spike were identified in a probabilistic manner. Experiments in digital-computer-simulated neurons reproduced and extended the results of animal experiments.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0625410
Entities
People
- Donald H. Perkel
- George P. Moore
- Jose P. Segundo
Organizations
- RAND Corporation