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Control of coherence resonance in multiplex neural networks

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems 2021-03-17 v1

Abstract

We study the dynamics of two neuronal populations weakly and mutually coupled in a multiplexed ring configuration. We simulate the neuronal activity with the stochastic FitzHugh-Nagumo (FHN) model. The two neuronal populations perceive different levels of noise: one population exhibits spiking activity induced by supra-threshold noise (layer 1), while the other population is silent in the absence of inter-layer coupling because its own level of noise is sub-threshold (layer 2). We find that, for appropriate levels of noise in layer 1, weak inter-layer coupling can induce coherence resonance (CR), anti-coherence resonance (ACR) and inverse stochastic resonance (ISR) in layer 2. We also find that a small number of randomly distributed inter-layer links are sufficient to induce these phenomena in layer 2. Our results hold for small and large neuronal populations.

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@article{arxiv.2009.09830,
  title  = {Control of coherence resonance in multiplex neural networks},
  author = {M. Masoliver and C. Masoller and A. Zakharova},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2009.09830},
  year   = {2021}
}