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Neural Models Intro Questions 1
Neural Models Intro Questions 1
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1. Experimentalresultsobtainedfromaspinalmotoneurongiveaninputresistance of1Mandatimeconstantof7ms.Whatisthesizeofthemotoneuroninterms ofsurfacearea? 2. ConsidertheGolgistainedmotoneuronandcorticalpyramidalneuronshownin Fig.16ofthecoursenotes.Determinetheminimumnumberofcompartments youwouldusetomodeleachoftheseneurons.Justifyyouranswerwith coherentargumentsandyoumayneglecttheaxonineachcase. 3. Howdoesthemembranetimeconstantmscalewiththediameterofa cylindricalprocess? 4. Determinetheequationthatprovesthatthesimpleneuralcircuitinfig.11ofthe coursenotesoutputsasignalwhichproportionaltothedifferencebetweenthe firingratesofneuron1and2(hintyouhavetofigureouthowasimplerulefor synaptictransmission). 5. UnderstandthebasicpathologiesoftheCandRCmodels(seepage17). 6. Beabletodescribeatleastonofthesystemmodelswewillexploreinclass.