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Influence of temperature on neuronal excitability in cochlear nucleus

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The influence of temperature on neuronal excitability is studied by numerical simulations on the spiking threshold characteristics of bushy cells in cochlear nucleus periodically stimulated by synaptic currents. The results reveal that there is a cut-off frequency for the spiking of bushy cell in a specific temperature environment, corresponding to the existence of a critical temperature for the neuron to respond with real spikes to the synaptic stimulus of a given frequency, due to the finiteness of spike width. An optimal temperature range for neuronal spiking is also found for a specific stimulus frequency, and the temperature range span decreases with increasing stimulus frequency. These findings imply that there is a physiological temperature range which is beneficial for the information processing in auditory system.

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  1. School of Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China

    Ting Zeng, Jiafu Wang & Shenbing Kuang

  2. Department of Journal Editorial, Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430056, China

    Ting Zeng

  3. German Primate Center, Kellnerweg 4, 37077, Goettingen, Germany

    Shenbing Kuang

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Zeng, T., Wang, J. & Kuang, S. Influence of temperature on neuronal excitability in cochlear nucleus. Indian J Phys 84, 309–317 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12648-010-0010-6

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