title: Feedback suppression of neural synchrony by vanishing stimulation.
abstract: We suggest a method for suppression of collective synchrony in an ensemble of all-to-all interacting units. The suppression is achieved by organizing an interaction between the ensemble and a passive oscillator. Technically, this can be easily implemented by a simple feedback scheme. The important feature of our approach is that the feedback signal vanishes as soon as the control is successful. The technique is illustrated by the simulation of a model of an isolated population of neurons. We discuss the possible application of the technique in neuroscience.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Potsdam, Am Neuen Palais 10, 14469, Potsdam, Germany.
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tukhlina
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rosenblum
authors.forename: Arkady
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pikovsky
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kurths
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials; D000818:Animals; D001703:Biophysics / Q000379:methods*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D025461:Feedback, Physiological; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009415:Nerve Net; D009417:Nerve Tissue; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D009991:Oscillometry; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted