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Further results with the 'uniquantal EPSP' hypothesis
1Department of Neurophysiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 53706-1532, USA.
Abstract:
The hypothesis of Geisler (Brain Res. 212 (1981) 198-201), in which the different spontaneous-rate classes of primary auditory neurons were accounted for by the different sizes of uniquantal EPSPs relative to the gap between resting membrane and threshold potentials, was represented with an expanded model which included relative refractory effects. The spike rates generated by the expanded model, when plotted vs. estimated sound level, are qualitatively similar to those of experimentally obtained rate-level curves. The hypothesis is also consistent with recent ultrastructural data which suggest that average quantal-release rates for any particular primary auditory neuron are inversely related to its spontaneous rate. The model's recovery processes following spike generation (hazard functions) are also similar to those observed experimentally.
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