Noisy FitzHugh-Nagumo model: from single elements to globally coupled networks.
We study the noisy FitzHugh-Nagumo model, representative of the dynamics of excitable neural elements, and derive a Fokker-Planck equation for both a single element and for a network of globally coupled elements. We introduce an efficient way to numerically solve this Fokker-Planck equation, especially for large noise levels. We show that, contrary to the single element, the network can undergo a Hopf bifurcation as the coupling strength is increased. Furthermore, we show that an external sinusoidal driving force leads to a classical resonance when its frequency matches the underlying system frequency. This resonance is also investigated analytically by exploiting the different time scales in the problem.
Department of Physics, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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