title: Energy aspects of the synchronization of model neurons.
abstract: We have deduced an energy function for a Hindmarsh-Rose model neuron and we have used it to evaluate the energy consumption of the neuron during its signaling activity. We investigate the balance of energy in the synchronization of two bidirectional linearly coupled neurons at different values of the coupling strength. We show that when two neurons are coupled there is a specific cost associated to the cooperative behavior. We find that the energy consumption of the neurons is incoherent until very near the threshold of identical synchronization, which suggests that cooperative behaviors without complete synchrony could be energetically more advantageous than those with complete synchrony.
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science, University of the Basque Country, 20018 San Sebastian, Spain.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Torrealdea
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: d'Anjou
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Graña
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sarasola
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D001683:Biological Clocks / Q000502:physiology*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004735:Energy Transfer / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000502:physiology*