Neural Modeling: Electrical Signal Processing in the Nervous System

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Signal Processing in Nervous Systems....Pages 3-17
The Idealized “Standard Neuron”....Pages 19-32
Front Matter....Pages 33-33
Models of Passive Membrane....Pages 35-64
Equivalent Circuits for Passive Membrane....Pages 65-84
Models of Signal Generation in Neural Elements....Pages 85-122
Models of Distributed Passive Membrane....Pages 123-152
Models of Spike Generation and Conduction....Pages 153-191
Front Matter....Pages 193-194
Neuromimes....Pages 195-224
Stochastic Models of Neuron Activity....Pages 225-231
Statistical Analysis of Neuronal Spike Trains....Pages 233-270
Models of Neuron Pools....Pages 271-295
Models of Large Networks: Analytic Approaches....Pages 297-317
Models of Large Networks: Computer-Oriented Approaches....Pages 319-333
Models of Field Potentials, Slow Waves, and the EEG....Pages 335-343
Models of Specific Neural Networks....Pages 345-379
Front Matter....Pages 381-381
Neural Modeling: The State of the Art....Pages 383-391
Back Matter....Pages 393-414