Bursting neurons follow the same beat, sometimes

Monday, September 12, 2011 - 10:30 in Biology & Nature

A simplified mathematical model of the brain's neural circuitry shows that repetitious, overlapped firing of neurons can lead to the waves of overly synchronized brain activity that may cause the halting movements that are a hallmark of Parkinson's disease.

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