Reliability and synchronization in a delay-coupled neuronal network with synaptic plasticity

Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. 2011 Jun;83(6 Pt 1):061915. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.83.061915. Epub 2011 Jun 17.

Abstract

We investigate the characteristics of reliability and synchronization of a neuronal network of delay-coupled integrate and fire neurons. Reliability and synchronization appear in separated regions of the phase space of the parameters considered. The effect of including synaptic plasticity and different delay values between the connections are also considered. We found that plasticity strongly changes the characteristics of reliability and synchronization in the parameter space of the coupling strength and the drive amplitude for the neuronal network. We also found that delay does not affect the reliability of the network but has a determinant influence on the synchronization of the neurons.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Models, Biological*
  • Nerve Net / cytology*
  • Neuronal Plasticity*
  • Neurons / cytology*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Synapses / physiology*