Spike train pattern and firing synchronization in a model of the olfactory mitral cell

Authors:
Ying Du;Rubin Wang;Jingyi Qu
Affiliations:
Institute for Cognitive Neurodynamics, School of Science, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China;Institute for Cognitive Neurodynamics, School of Science, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China;School of Information Science and Technology, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin, China
Venue:
ISNN'13 Proceedings of the 10th international conference on Advances in Neural Networks - Volume Part I
Year:
2013

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Abstract

In the olfactory system, both the temporal spike structure and spatial distribution of neuronal activity are important for processing odor information. In this paper, a biophysically-detailed, spiking neuronal model is used to simulate the activity of olfactory bulb. It is shown that by varying some key parameters such as maximal conductances of Ks, Nap and Na, the spike train of single neuron can exhibit various firing patterns. In the olfactory bulb, synchronization in coupled neurons is also investigated as the coupling strength gets increased. Synchronization process can be identified by correlation coefficient and phase plot. It is illustrated that the coupled neurons can exhibit different types of synchronization when the coupling strength increases. These results may be instructive to understand information transmission in olfactory system.