title: A new computational method for cable theory problems.
abstract: We discuss a new computational procedure for solving the linear cable equation on a tree of arbitrary geometry. The method is based on a simple set of diagrammatic rules implemented using an efficient computer algorithm. Unlike most other methods, this technique is particularly useful for determining the short-time behavior of the membrane potential. Examples are presented and the convergence and accuracy of the method are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Physics Department, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02254.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Abbott
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D001703:Biophysics; D003712:Dendrites / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008564:Membrane Potentials; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012984:Software