Phase-disorder-induced double resonance of neuronal activity

  • Xiaoming Liang*
  • , Mukeshwar Dhamala
  • , Liang Zhao
  • , Zonghua Liu
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

It is well known that resonance can be induced by external noise or diversity. Here we show that resonance can be induced even by a phase disorder in coupled excitable neurons with subthreshold activity. In contrast to the case of identical phase, we find that phase disorder plays an active role in enhancing neuronal activity. We also uncover that the presence of phase disorder can induce a double resonance phenomenon: phase disorder and coupling strength both can enhance neuronal firing activity. A physical theory is formulated to help understand the mechanism behind this double resonance phenomenon.

Original languageEnglish
Article number010902
JournalPhysical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Volume82
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2010

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