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Dynamical Systems in Neuroscience:

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44 Electrophysiology of NeuronsV(x,t )1V(x,t )2V(x,t )3V(x,t )4100Travel<strong>in</strong>g pulseMembrane voltage (mV)x0AxonFigure 2.18: Travel<strong>in</strong>g pulse solution of the Hodgk<strong>in</strong>-Huxley cable equation at foursuccessive moments.(a) (b) (c) (d)neuron 1neuron 2dendriteVdsomaVsFigure 2.19: Dendritic tree of a neuron (a) is replaced by a network of compartments(b), each modeled by a Hodgk<strong>in</strong>-Huxley-type model. Two-compartment neuronalmodel (c) may be equivalent to two neurons coupled via gap junctions (electricalsynapse).

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