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Dynamical Systems in Neuroscience:

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Excitability 229Layer 5 pyramidal cellBra<strong>in</strong>stem mesV cellI=320I=1000I=80I=600I=60I=40I=20100 ms 40 mVI=500I=400I=20020 ms 20 mVI (pA)I (pA)0 pA0 pAClass 1 excitabilityClass 2 excitabilityasymptotic fir<strong>in</strong>g frequency, Hz40302010F-I curve00 100 200 300<strong>in</strong>jected dc-current, I (pA)asymptotic fir<strong>in</strong>g frequency, Hz25020015010050F-I curve00 500 1000 1500<strong>in</strong>jected dc-current, I (pA)Figure 7.3: Top: Typical responses of membrane potentials of two neurons to steps ofdc-current of various magnitudes I. Bottom: Correspond<strong>in</strong>g frequency-current (F-I)relations are qualitatively different. Shown are record<strong>in</strong>gs of layer 5 pyramidal neuronsfrom rat primary visual cortex (left) and mesV neuron from rat bra<strong>in</strong>stem (right). Theasymptotic frequency is 1000/T ∞ , where T ∞ is taken to be the <strong>in</strong>terval between thelast two spikes <strong>in</strong> a long spike tra<strong>in</strong>.

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