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The basis of sharp spike onset in standard biophysical models

In most vertebrate neurons, spikes initiate in the axonal initial segment (AIS). When recorded in the soma, they have a surprisingly sharp onset, as if sodium (Na) channels opened abruptly. The main view stipulates that spikes initiate in a conventional manner at the distal end of the AIS, then prog...

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Published in:PLoS One
Main Authors: Telenczuk, Maria, Fontaine, Bertrand, Brette, Romain
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5404793/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28441389
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175362
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