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ArticleJournal of computational neuroscience2018

Linearization of excitatory synaptic integration at no extra cost.

Danielle Morel, Chandan Singh, William B Levy

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Article in Journal of computational neuroscience, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Danielle MorelPhysics Department, Emory & Henry College, Emory, VA, 24327, USA.
Chandan SinghDepartments of Neurosurgery and of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22904, USA.
William B LevyDepartments of Neurosurgery and of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22904, USA. wbl@virginia.edu.

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Abstract

In many theories of neural computation, linearly summed synaptic activation is a pervasive assumption for the computations performed by individual neurons. Indeed, for certain nominally optimal models, linear summation is required. However, the biophysical mechanisms needed to produce linear summation may add to the energy-cost of neural processing. Thus, the benefits provided by linear summation may be outweighed by the energy-costs. Using voltage-gated conductances in a relatively simple neuron model, this paper quantifies the cost of linearizing dendritically localized synaptic activation. Different combinations of voltage-gated conductances were examined, and many are found to produce linearization; here, four of these models are presented. Comparing the energy-costs to a purely passive model, reveals minimal or even no additional costs in some cases.

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Models, NeurologicalAnimalsBiophysicsExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsHumansIon ChannelsNeuronsSynapsesIon ChannelsBiophysical modelMetabolic costMixed-cation channelSodium channelVoltage-gated conductances

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