"... Recent investigations in primary visual (V1) cortical neurons have
demonstrated that adaptation to prolonged changes in stimulus contrast
is mediated in part through intrinsic ionic currents, a Ca2+
activated K+ current (IKCa) and especially a Na+ activated K+ current
(IKNa). The present study was designed to test the hypothesis that
the activation of adaptation ionic currents may provide a cellular
mechanism for temporal decorrelation in V1. A conductance-based
neuron model was simulated, which included an IKCa and an IKNa. We
show that the model neuron reproduces the adaptive behavior of V1
neurons in response to high contrast inputs. ...". See paper for details and more.
Reference:
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Wang XJ, Liu Y, Sanchez-Vives MV, McCormick DA (2003) Adaptation and temporal decorrelation by single neurons in the primary visual cortex. J Neurophysiol 89:3279-93 [PubMed]
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