title: Coherence resonance and discharge time reliability in neurons and neuronal models.
abstract: Neurons are subject to internal and external noise that have been known to modify the way they process incoming signals. Recent studies have suggested that such alterations have functional roles and can also be used in biomedical applications. The present work goes over experimental and theoretical descriptions of the response of neurons to white noise stimulation. It examines various forms of noise related behavior in a standard neuronal model, namely the leaky integrate and fire. This clarifies the conditions under which specific noise induced changes occur in neurons, and consequently can help in determining whether nervous systems operate under similar circumstances.
authors.affiliation: Inserm U444, Paris, France. pakdaman@u444.jussieu.fr
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pakdama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanabe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimokawa
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D016477:Artifacts; D001683:Biological Clocks / Q000502:physiology*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000502:physiology*