title: Effects of correlated Gaussian noise on the mean firing rate and correlations of an electrically coupled neuronal network.
abstract: In this paper, we examine the effects of correlated Gaussian noise on a two-dimensional neuronal network that is locally modeled by the Rulkov map. More precisely, we study the effects of the noise correlation on the variations of the mean firing rate and the correlations among neurons versus the noise intensity. Via numerical simulations, we show that the mean firing rate can always be optimized at an intermediate noise intensity, irrespective of the noise correlation. On the other hand, variations of the population coherence with respect to the noise intensity are strongly influenced by the ratio between local and global Gaussian noisy inputs. Biological implications of our findings are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Zhou Pei-Yuan Center for Applied Mathematics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China. sunxiaojuan.bj@gmail.com
authors.forename: Xiaojuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Matjaz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perc
authors.forename: Qishao
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kurths
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004560:Electricity; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D016011:Normal Distribution