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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 236-241 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Physica. A, Statistical Mechanics and its Applications |
Volume | 430 |
Early online date | 4 Mar 2015 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Jul 2015 |
Bibliographical note
AcknowledgementsThis 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