title: Multistability in networks of Hindmarsh-Rose neurons.
abstract: We investigate the dynamical states of a two-dimensional network of Hindmarsh-Rose spiking neurons, in the vicinity of the current threshold where the single neuron becomes active. Each neuron is electrically coupled with neurons in its close neighborhood. The existence of multistable synchronization states is established and discussed. We also show that, provided adequate initial conditions, the collective behavior is able to keep the network in activity, even for current values far below the activity threshold of the single neuron. A phase diagram of the different network states is presented for a large interval of the coupling-current parameter space.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Caixa Postal 15051, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. rubem@if.ufrgs.br
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Erichsen
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Brunnet
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D003344:Cortical Synchronization; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000502:physiology*