Complementary action of chemical and electrical synapses to perception

F. S. Borges, E. L. Lameu, A. M. Batista* (Corresponding Author), K. C. Iarosz, M. S. Baptista, R. L. Viana

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Abstract

We study the dynamic range of a cellular automaton model for a neuronal network with electrical and chemical synapses. The neural network is separated into two layers, where one layer corresponds to inhibitory, and the other corresponds to excitatory neurons. We randomly distribute electrical synapses in the network, in order to analyse the effects on the dynamic range. We verify that electrical synapses have a complementary effect on the enhancement of the dynamic range. The enhancement depends on the proportion of electrical synapses as compare to the chemical ones, and also on the layer that they appear.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)236-241
Number of pages6
JournalPhysica. A, Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
Volume430
Early online date4 Mar 2015
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jul 2015

Bibliographical note

Acknowledgements
This study was possible by partial financial support from the following agencies: Fundação Araucária, EPSRC-EP/I032606/1, CNPq No. 441553/2014-1, CAPES No. 17656-12-5 and Science Without Borders Program— Process Nos. 17656125, 99999.010583/2013-00 and 245377/2012-3.

Keywords

  • Cellular automaton
  • Dynamic range
  • Neuron

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