The geometry of rest–spike bistability

Abstract Morris–Lecar model is arguably the simplest dynamical model that retains both the slow–fast geometry of excitable phase portraits and the physiological interpretation of a conductance-based model. We augment this model with one slow inward current to capture the additional property of bista...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Ilario Cirillo, Rodolphe Sepulchre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of Mathematical Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13408-020-00090-z
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Summary:Abstract Morris–Lecar model is arguably the simplest dynamical model that retains both the slow–fast geometry of excitable phase portraits and the physiological interpretation of a conductance-based model. We augment this model with one slow inward current to capture the additional property of bistability between a resting state and a spiking limit cycle for a range of input current. The resulting dynamical system is a core structure for many dynamical phenomena such as slow spiking and bursting. We show how the proposed model combines physiological interpretation and mathematical tractability and we discuss the benefits of the proposed approach with respect to alternative models in the literature.
ISSN:2190-8567