A New Computational Model for Astrocytes and Their Role in Biologically Realistic Neural Networks

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/cin/volume-2018/3689487/figures/3689487.fig.006a.svgz" name="3689487.fig.006a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>Bipartite synapse</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/cin/volume-2018/3689487/figures/3689487.fig.006b.svgz" name="3689487.fig.006b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>Tripartite synapse</td></tr></table>

<div>Behavior of neurons in a bipartite synapse (a) and tripartite synapse (b). The top and bottom panels show spikes in the presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons (respectively), while the middle panels show the input to the postsynaptic neuron.</div>

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Figure 6: A New Computational Model for Astrocytes and Their Role in Biologically Realistic Neural Networks 