Title :
A model for a molecular mechanism of an interaction between synapses on a neuron
Author :
Okamoto, Hiroshi ; Ichikawa, Kazuhisa
Author_Institution :
Found. Res. Lab., Fuji Xerox Co. Ltd., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
An interaction between synapses on a neuron is discussed on the basis of enzymatic reactions that undergo intermolecular autophosphorylation and dephosphorylation. Results show a novel phenomenon which has been dubbed "synapse selection". Efficacy of only one synapse, which is the largest at an initial time, is selected and enhanced, and those of the others are returned to basal level with time in ascending order of their initial strengths.
Keywords :
brain models; molecular biophysics; neurophysiology; physiological models; proteins; enzymatic reactions; intermolecular autophosphorylation; intermolecular dephosphorylation; molecular mechanism; neuron; synapse interaction; synapse selection; Biochemistry; Information processing; Mechanical factors; Neurons; Phosphors; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Neural Networks, 1993. IJCNN '93-Nagoya. Proceedings of 1993 International Joint Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1421-2
DOI :
10.1109/IJCNN.1993.713869
