Gradients and Modulation of K+ Channels Optimize Temporal Accuracy in Networks of Auditory Neurons
Kaczmarek LK. Gradients and Modulation of K+ Channels Optimize Temporal Accuracy in Networks of Auditory Neurons. PLOS Computational Biology 2012, 8: e1002424. PMID: 22438799, PMCID: PMC3305353, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002424.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous activityPotassium currentRandom spontaneous activityAuditory brainstem neuronsAuditory brainstem nucleiSubset of neuronsMaximal firing rateHigh rateNormal auditory processingPattern of stimulationBrainstem neuronsBrainstem nucleiSynaptic outputAuditory neuronsChannel expressionSuch neuronsStimulus rateAction potentialsTonotopic axisSound stimulationFiring ratePotassium conductanceNeuronsKv3 channelsIndividual neurons