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Stochastic Models for Spike Trains of Single Neurons

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Biomathematics (LNBM, volume 16)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VII
  2. Introduction

    • G. Sampath, S. K. Srinivasan
    Pages 1-3
  3. Some Basic Neurophysiology

    • G. Sampath, S. K. Srinivasan
    Pages 4-13
  4. Signals in the Nervous System

    • G. Sampath, S. K. Srinivasan
    Pages 14-18
  5. Stochastic Modelling of Single Neuron Spike Trains

    • G. Sampath, S. K. Srinivasan
    Pages 19-25
  6. Superposition Models

    • G. Sampath, S. K. Srinivasan
    Pages 26-42
  7. Deletion Models

    • G. Sampath, S. K. Srinivasan
    Pages 43-66
  8. Diffusion Models

    • G. Sampath, S. K. Srinivasan
    Pages 67-88
  9. Counter Models

    • G. Sampath, S. K. Srinivasan
    Pages 89-101
  10. Discrete State Models

    • G. Sampath, S. K. Srinivasan
    Pages 102-134
  11. Continuous State Models

    • G. Sampath, S. K. Srinivasan
    Pages 135-168
  12. Real Neurons and Mathematical Models

    • G. Sampath, S. K. Srinivasan
    Pages 169-177
  13. Back Matter

    Pages 178-192

About this book

1 Some basic neurophysiology 4 The neuron 1. 1 4 1. 1. 1 The axon 7 1. 1. 2 The synapse 9 12 1. 1. 3 The soma 1. 1. 4 The dendrites 13 13 1. 2 Types of neurons 2 Signals in the nervous system 14 2. 1 Action potentials as point events - point processes in the nervous system 15 18 2. 2 Spontaneous activi~ in neurons 3 Stochastic modelling of single neuron spike trains 19 3. 1 Characteristics of a neuron spike train 19 3. 2 The mathematical neuron 23 4 Superposition models 26 4. 1 superposition of renewal processes 26 4. 2 Superposition of stationary point processe- limiting behaviour 34 4. 2. 1 Palm functions 35 4. 2. 2 Asymptotic behaviour of n stationary point processes superposed 36 4. 3 Superposition models of neuron spike trains 37 4. 3. 1 Model 4. 1 39 4. 3. 2 Model 4. 2 - A superposition model with 40 two input channels 40 4. 3. 3 Model 4. 3 4. 4 Discussion 41 43 5 Deletion models 5. 1 Deletion models with 1nd~endent interaction of excitatory and inhibitory sequences 44 VI 5. 1. 1 Model 5. 1 The basic deletion model 45 5. 1. 2 Higher-order properties of the sequence of r-events 55 5. 1. 3 Extended version of Model 5. 1 - Model 60 5. 2 5. 2 Models with dependent interaction of excitatory and inhibitory sequences - MOdels 5. 3 and 5.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Dept. of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India

    G. Sampath, S. K. Srinivasan

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Stochastic Models for Spike Trains of Single Neurons

  • Authors: G. Sampath, S. K. Srinivasan

  • Series Title: Lecture Notes in Biomathematics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-48302-8

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin ยท Heidelberg 1977

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-08257-6Published: 01 August 1977

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-48302-8Published: 13 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0341-633X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-9981

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 190

  • Topics: Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes

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eBook USD 39.99
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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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