This document summarizes research on biologically plausible modeling of neural structures in the brain. It discusses several key points:
1. Mathematical modeling is widely used to study the brain since physiological methods have limitations. The brain can be modeled at different levels, from single ion channels to large neural networks.
2. Models of neural structures like the Purkinje cell and the thalamo-cortical visual system have been developed with a high level of biological detail, including thousands of neurons and ion channels.
3. Research is exploring how neural circuits in the thalamus could underlie different sleep/wake states using modified integrate-and-fire neuron models. Coincidence detection and excitation-inhibition populations are