Abstract
Tetanic stimulation was applied to affect network connectivity, as assessed by conditional firing probabilities. We showed that the first period(s) of titanic stimulation at a certain electrode significantly alters functional connectivity, but subsequent, identical stimuli do not. These findings support the hypothesis that isolated networks develop a new balance that supports the activity patterns in response to the stimulus. Accordingly, subsequent stimuli no longer disturb the equilibrium. Similar results were obtained with slow pulses (-0.2 Hz) instead of tetani, suggesting that connectivity changes are driven by network activation, rather than the tetanus itself.
Original language | Undefined |
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Title of host publication | 8th International Meeting on Substrate-Integrated Microelectrode Arrays |
Place of Publication | Reutlingen, Germany |
Publisher | NMI University Tuebingen |
Pages | 70-71 |
Number of pages | 2 |
ISBN (Print) | 2194-5519 |
Publication status | Published - 10 Jul 2012 |
Event | 8th International Meeting on Substrate-Integrated Microelectrode Arrays, MEA 2012 - Reutlingen, Germany Duration: 10 Jul 2012 → 13 Jul 2012 Conference number: 8 |
Publication series
Name | MEA Proceedings |
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Publisher | NMI University Tuebingen |
ISSN (Print) | 2194-5519 |
Conference
Conference | 8th International Meeting on Substrate-Integrated Microelectrode Arrays, MEA 2012 |
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Abbreviated title | MEA |
Country/Territory | Germany |
City | Reutlingen |
Period | 10/07/12 → 13/07/12 |
Keywords
- EWI-23090
- BSS-Neurotechnology and cellular engineering
- METIS-296310
- cultured cortical networks
- IR-84227
- titanic stimulation