ACCURATE SPIKE SYNCHRONIZATION IN CORTEX

In view of the enormous capacity and complexity of mammalian brains it is evident that a detailed account of their anatomy and physiology al one cannot lead to a complete understanding of their function. Compute r simulation and mathematical analysis of abstract, yet biologically r ealistic models for neurons and networks yield additional and useful i nformation about the interplay of the underlying anatomical structures , the physiological processes operating on the neuronal substrate, and the resulting brain functions during the performance of behavioral ta sks. We discuss some contributions of such experiment-guided theory to the issue of accurate spike synchronization.