Abstract
Understanding the neural code of cultured neuronal networks may help to forward our understanding of human brain processes.The most striking property of spontaneously firing cultures is their regular bursting activity, a burst being defined as synchronized firing of groups of neurons spread throughout the entire network. The regularity of bursting may change gradually with time, typically being stable over hours (Stegenga et al. 2008). Cultured cortical networks composed of many thousands of neurons show bursting behavior starting from the end of the first week in vitro. Bursts can be characterized by both intraburst parameters (burst shape, maximum firing rate, leading and trailing edge steepness, etc.) and interburst parameters (statistics, stability of burst rates) (Van Pelt et al. 2004; Wagenaar et al. 2006). Not only the temporal burst characteristics develop with time. Also, spatial burst propagation patterns, socalled ‘’burst waves’’, change with age of the network.
Original language | Undefined |
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Title of host publication | 8th International Meeting on Substrate-Integrated Microelectrode Arrays, MEA 2012 |
Place of Publication | Tuebingen |
Publisher | NMI University Tuebingen |
Pages | 40-42 |
Number of pages | 3 |
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
- BSS-Neurotechnology and cellular engineering
- EWI-22618
- METIS-296159
- IR-84098
- Cultured neuronal networks
- In vitro