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Intertangled stochastic motifs in networks of excitatory-inhibitory units

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks 2017-08-16 v1 Statistical Mechanics Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems Neurons and Cognition

Abstract

A stochastic model of excitatory and inhibitory interactions which bears universality traits is introduced and studied. The endogenous component of noise, stemming from finite size corrections, drives robust inter-nodes correlations, that persist at large large distances. Anti-phase synchrony at small frequencies is resolved on adjacent nodes and found to promote the spontaneous generation of long-ranged stochastic patterns, that invade the network as a whole. These patterns are lacking under the idealized deterministic scenario, and could provide novel hints on how living systems implement and handle a large gallery of delicate computational tasks.

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@article{arxiv.1703.04117,
  title  = {Intertangled stochastic motifs in networks of excitatory-inhibitory units},
  author = {Clement Zankoc and Duccio Fanelli and Francesco Ginelli and Roberto Livi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.04117},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

Movies of the stochastic dynamics are made available upon request