Neuronal intermittent synchronization enhanced by astrocytes

Abstract

In this paper, a study was presented how the interaction of slow modulating astrocytic signaling on fast synaptic transmission between neurons controls fluctuations in the network of hippocampal interneurons that receive input signals from pyramidal cells. The work demonstrates that astrocytic control of signal transmission between neurons improves the synchronization of oscillations and expands the area of synchronization of oscillations in the found parameters of synaptic conduction between synapses of interneurons. The amplification of synaptic transmission caused by astrocytes significantly increases the synchronization of network oscillations in a wide range of parameters of the mathematical model.