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ArticleComputational intelligence and neuroscience2016

A Linear Analysis of Coupled Wilson-Cowan Neuronal Populations.

L L Neves, L H A Monteiro

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Article in Computational intelligence and neuroscience, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. On Synchronizing Coupled Retinogeniculocortical Pathways: A Toy Model.Computational intelligence and neuroscience · 2018
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L L NevesUniversidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Escola de Engenharia, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
L H A MonteiroUniversidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Escola de Engenharia, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Universidade de São Paulo, Escola Politécnica, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2717-5241

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Let a neuronal population be composed of an excitatory group interconnected to an inhibitory group. In the Wilson-Cowan model, the activity of each group of neurons is described by a first-order nonlinear differential equation. The source of the nonlinearity is the interaction between these two groups, which is represented by a sigmoidal function. Such a nonlinearity makes difficult theoretical works. Here, we analytically investigate the dynamics of a pair of coupled populations described by the Wilson-Cowan model by using a linear approximation. The analytical results are compared to numerical simulations, which show that the trajectories of this fourth-order dynamical system can converge to an equilibrium point, a limit cycle, a two-dimensional torus, or a chaotic attractor. The relevance of this study is discussed from a biological perspective.

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Linear ModelsModels, NeurologicalAnimalsComputer SimulationHumansNerve NetNeurons

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PMID27725829
PMCPMC5048090

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