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In many complex systems, states and interaction structure coevolve towards a dynamic equilibrium. For the adaptive contact process, we obtain approximate expressions for the degree distributions that characterize the interaction network in…

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This article is devoted to the theoretical and numerical analysis of a network of excitatory and inhibitory neurons of Hodgkin-Huxley (HH) type, for which the topology is inspired by that of a single local layer of visual cortex V1. Our…

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Human dynamical social networks encode information and are highly adaptive. To characterize the information encoded in the fast dynamics of social interactions, here we introduce the entropy of dynamical social networks. By analysing a…

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The mutual influence of dynamics and structure is a central issue in complex systems. In this paper we study by simulation slow evolution of network under the feedback of a local-majority-rule opinion process. If performance-enhancing local…

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Collective behaviors of coupled oscillators have attracted much attention. In this Letter, we propose an ensemble order parameter(EOP) equation that enables us to grasp the essential low-dimensional dynamical mechanism of the explosive…

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Bursting neurons are considered to be a potential cause of over-excitability and seizure susceptibility. The functional influence of these neurons in extended epileptic networks is still poorly understood. There is mounting evidence that…

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