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Resonantlike Synchronization and Bursting in a Model of Pulse-Coupled Neurons with Active Dendrites

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We analyze the dynamical effects of active, linearized dendritic membranes on the synchronization properties of neuronal interactions. We show that a pair of pulse-coupled integrate-and-fire neurons interacting via active dendritic cables can exhibit resonantlike synchronization when the frequency of the oscillators is approximately matched to the resonant frequency of the membrane impedance. For weak coupling the neurons are phase-locked with constant interspike intervals whereas for strong coupling periodic bursting patterns are observed. This bursting behavior is reflected by the occurrence of a Hopf bifurcation in the firingrates of a corresponding rate-coded model.

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Bressloff, P.C. Resonantlike Synchronization and Bursting in a Model of Pulse-Coupled Neurons with Active Dendrites. J Comput Neurosci 6, 237–249 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008853805855

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