Recovering quasi-active properties of dendritic neurons from dual potential recordings

J Comput Neurosci. 2001 Sep-Oct;11(2):95-110. doi: 10.1023/a:1012858230117.

Abstract

We develop the theory and accompanying algorithm for the recovery of a dendritic neuron's cytoplasmic resistivity, membrane capacitance, leakage conductance, and two maximal channel conductances from weighted averages of simultaneous recordings of somatic and dendritic potential following a somatic current stimulus. We test our results on two model systems with distinct, though prescribed, channel kinetics and branching patterns.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Animals
  • Axons / physiology
  • Cell Membrane / physiology*
  • Cytoplasm / physiology
  • Dendrites / physiology*
  • Electric Capacitance
  • Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Ion Channels / physiology*
  • Kinetics
  • Models, Neurological
  • Signal Transduction / physiology

Substances

  • Ion Channels