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Computational models simulating electrophysiological activity in the basal ganglia

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Operative Neuromodulation

Part of the book series: Acta Neurochirurgica Supplements ((NEUROCHIRURGICA,volume 97/2))

Abstract

Modeling of the basal ganglia has played a substantial role in gaining insight into the mechanisms involved in the computational processes performed by this elusive group of nuclei. Models of the basal ganglia have undergone revolutionary changes over the last twenty years due to the rapid accumulation of neuroscientific data. In this chapter, we present distinct modeling approaches that can be used to enhance our understanding of the functional dynamics of information processing within the basal ganglia, and their interactions with the rest of the brain. Specific examples of recently developed models dealing with the analysis of computational processing issues at different structural levels of the basal ganglia are discussed.

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  1. Biomedical Simulations and Imaging (BIOSIM) Lab, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Iroon Polytechniou 9, Zografos, Athens, 15780, Greece

    Konstantina S. Nikita & G. L. Tsirogiannis

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Damianos E. Sakas

  2. University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK

    Brian A. Simpson

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Nikita, K.S., Tsirogiannis, G.L. (2007). Computational models simulating electrophysiological activity in the basal ganglia. In: Sakas, D.E., Simpson, B.A. (eds) Operative Neuromodulation. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplements, vol 97/2. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-33081-4_58

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