Browsing by Author "Steyn-Ross, D. Alistair"
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An analysis of the transitions between down and up states of the cortical slow oscillation under urethane anaesthesia
(Springer Netherlands, 2010)We study the dynamics of the transition between the low- and high-firing states of the cortical slow oscillation by using intracellular recordings of the membrane potential from cortical neurons of rats. We investigate the ... -
Anesthesia-induced state transitions in neuronal populations
(Humana Press., 2010)It is a simple observation that the function of the central nervous system changes abruptly at certain critical brain concentrations of the anesthetic drug. This can be viewed as analogous to “state transitions” in systems ... -
The Bispectral Index: A measure of depth of sleep?
(LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 1999)How does physiological sleep affect the Bispectral Index (BIS)? We collected electroencephalographic (EEG) data from five subjects during the early part of the night, comparing the changes in the BIS with the conventional ... -
Changes in frequency of seizure-like events in stimulated cortical slices
(IEEE Xplore, 2010)Epilepsy affects nearly 3 million people in the United States alone. Given the fact that many people suffer from seizures that are intractable to pharmacological intervention, research groups are investigating the use of ... -
Characteristics of temporal fluctuations in the hyperpolarized state of the cortical slow oscillation
(American Physical Society, 2008)We present evidence for the hypothesis that transitions between the low- and high-firing states of the cortical slow oscillation correspond to neuronal phase transitions. By analyzing intracellular recordings of the membrane ...
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Design and demonstration of a mouse-specific Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation coil in-vitro
(The University of Waikato, 2021)In Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, rapid electromagnetic fields (EM) are applied to the brain. The fundamental effects of TMS are poorly understood so we need smaller coils to perform invasive measurements on mice. Based ... -
Permeance based modelling, design and optimization of supercapacitor assisted surge absorber (SCASA)
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Supercapacitor assisted (SCA) techniques are a unique set of circuit topologies designed to fulfil power conversion and protection tasks by circumventing the energy losses normally associated with RC based circuits. With ... -
Design of SCALDO based high-current DC power supply
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Supercapacitor assisted (SCA) techniques are primarily based on supercapacitors having in the order of one million times more capacitance, together with one to two orders of magnitude smaller equivalent series resistance ... -
Investigating the dynamics of a population of spiking neurons across spatial scales
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Mean-field models describe bulk neural activity in terms of population-average action potential (spike) rates, but do not attempt to address the variations in the firing activity of individual neurons and the interactions ... -
Efficiency enhancements to a linear AC voltage regulator: Multi-transformer and multi-winding designs
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Utility companies are expected to distribute electricity that conforms with international or national standards related to RMS voltage fluctuations. However, RMS voltage variations sometimes exceed acceptable limits and ...
