Time-scales in the interplay between calcium and voltage dynamics

  • Authors:
  • Srikanth Ramaswamy;Fabiano Baroni;Pablo Varona;Gonzalo G. de Polavieja

  • Affiliations:
  • Neural Processing Lab, Dpto. de Física Teórica, Instituto Nicolás Cabrera, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain and Grupo de Neurocomputación Biológica ...;Grupo de Neurocomputación Biológica, Dpto. de Ingeniería Informática, EscuelaPolitécnica Superior, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain;Grupo de Neurocomputación Biológica, Dpto. de Ingeniería Informática, EscuelaPolitécnica Superior, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain;Neural Processing Lab, Dpto. de Física Teórica, Instituto Nicolás Cabrera, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain

  • Venue:
  • Neurocomputing
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

The interaction between slow calcium dynamics and voltage dynamics increases the processing capabilities of neurons. A proper understanding of this interaction has to take into account its stochastic nature. We recorded voltage and calcium from spiking-bursting neurons and performed a statistical study of the correlation between both variables. We found a rich repertoire of time scales and correlated and uncorrelated parameters. We expect our results to constrain future modelling of spike bursting.