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  • nonsquarelaw behavior of diode Detectors analyzed by the ritz galerkin method
    IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 1994
    Co-Authors: R G Harrison, Le X Polozec
    Abstract:

    It is widely believed that diode Detectors exhibit true square-law behavior at low power levels, and that at higher power levels there is a gradual change to a linear (peak-detecting) law. This paper demonstrates that this idea is correct only under restrictive conditions, and that slopes corresponding to eighth and higher-order laws can easily be encountered in practical situations. It is shown that these high-order slopes are inherent in conventional diode Detector Circuits and that the behavior can be predicted by a closed-form solution involving both exponential and modified Bessel functions. The nonlinear theory, which does not depend on a truncated power-series approximation to the diode I-V characteristic, is confirmed by measured data. >

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  • Behavioral/Systems/Cognitive Medial Superior Olivary Neurons Receive Surprisingly Few Excitatory and Inhibitory Inputs with Balanced Strength and Short-Term Dynamics
    2015
    Co-Authors: Kiri Couchman, Benedikt Grothe, Felix Felmy
    Abstract:

    Neurons in themedial superior olive (MSO) processmicrosecond interaural time differences, themajor cue for localizing low-frequency sounds, by comparing the relative arrival time of binaural, glutamatergic excitatory inputs. This coincidence detection mechanism is additionally shaped by highly specialized glycinergic inhibition. Traditionally, it is assumed that the binaural inputs are conveyed by many independent fibers, but such an anatomical arrangement may decrease temporal precision. Short-term depression on the other hand might enhance temporal fidelity during ongoing activity. For the first time we show that binaural coincidence detection in MSO neurons may require surprisingly few but strong inputs, challenging long-held assumptions about mammalian coincidence detection. This study exclusively uses adult gerbils for in vitro electrophysiology, single-cell electroporation and immunohistochemistry to char-acterize the size and short-term plasticity of inputs to the MSO. We find that the excitatory and inhibitory inputs to the MSO are well balanced both in strength and short-term dynamics, redefining this fastest of all mammalian coincidence Detector Circuits

  • medial superior olivary neurons receive surprisingly few excitatory and inhibitory inputs with balanced strength and short term dynamics
    The Journal of Neuroscience, 2010
    Co-Authors: Kiri Couchman, Benedikt Grothe, Felix Felmy
    Abstract:

    Neurons in the medial superior olive (MSO) process microsecond interaural time differences, the major cue for localizing low-frequency sounds, by comparing the relative arrival time of binaural, glutamatergic excitatory inputs. This coincidence detection mechanism is additionally shaped by highly specialized glycinergic inhibition. Traditionally, it is assumed that the binaural inputs are conveyed by many independent fibers, but such an anatomical arrangement may decrease temporal precision. Short-term depression on the other hand might enhance temporal fidelity during ongoing activity. For the first time we show that binaural coincidence detection in MSO neurons may require surprisingly few but strong inputs, challenging long-held assumptions about mammalian coincidence detection. This study exclusively uses adult gerbils for in vitro electrophysiology, single-cell electroporation and immunohistochemistry to characterize the size and short-term plasticity of inputs to the MSO. We find that the excitatory and inhibitory inputs to the MSO are well balanced both in strength and short-term dynamics, redefining this fastest of all mammalian coincidence Detector Circuits.