Search for dissertations about: "Ad Aertsen"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Ad Aertsen.

  1. 1. Characterisation of inputs and outputs of striatal medium spiny neurons in health and disease

    Author : Marko Filipović; Jeanette Hellgren Kotaleski; Arvind Kumar; Gilad Silberberg; Ad Aertsen; Andrew Sharott; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; basal ganglia; striatum; medium spiny neurons; subthalamic nucleus; globus pallidus; Parkinson s disease; in vivo; oscillations; spectral analysis; response variability; networks; simulations; modelling; Numerical Analysis; Numerisk analys; Computer Science; Datalogi; Biological and Biomedical Physics; Biologisk och biomedicinsk fysik;

    Abstract : Striatal medium spiny neurons (MSNs) play a crucial role in various motor and cognitive functions. They are separated into those belonging to the direct pathway (dMSNs) and the indirect pathway (iMSNs) of the basal ganglia, depending on whether they express D1 or D2 type dopamine receptors, respectively. READ MORE

  2. 2. Computational Approaches to the Degeneration of Brain Networks and Other Complex Networks

    Author : Simachew Abebe Mengiste; Jeanette Hällgren Kotaleski; Arvind Kumar; Ad Aertsen; Michelle Rudolph; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Neurodegeneration; Synaptic pruning; Networks; Structure; Dynamics; Controllability;

    Abstract : Networks are ubiquitous with several levels of complexity, configuration, hierarchy and function. Many micro- and macro-scale biological or non-biological interactions define complex systems. READ MORE