title: Role of network dynamics in shaping spike timing reliability.
abstract: We study the reliability of cortical neuron responses to periodically modulated synaptic stimuli. Simple map-based models of two different types of cortical neurons are constructed to replicate the intrinsic resonances of reliability found in experimental data and to explore the effects of those resonance properties on collective behavior in a cortical network model containing excitatory and inhibitory cells. We show that network interactions can enhance the frequency range of reliable responses and that the latter can be controlled by the strength of synaptic connections. The underlying dynamical mechanisms of reliability enhancement are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Salk Institute, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
authors.forename: Maxim
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bazhenov
authors.forename: Nikolai F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Rulkov
authors.forename: Jean-Marc
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fellous
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Timofeev
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D001683:Biological Clocks / Q000502:physiology*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000502:physiology*