Making a swim central pattern generator out of latent parabolic bursters

2015/03/25 by D. Alacam, Alacam, D., A. L. Shilnikov +1
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Biological sciences #FOS: Physical sciences #Neurons and Cognition (q-bio.NC) #Pattern Formation and Solitons (nlin.PS) #nlin.PS #q-bio.NC

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1503.07552

arxiv created 2015/03/25 · arxiv updated 2015/03/27

Abstract

We study the rhythmogenesis of oscillatory patterns emerging in network motifs composed of inhibitory coupled tonic spiking neurons represented by the Plant model of R15 nerve cells. Such motifs are argued to be used as building blocks for a larger central pattern generator network controlling swim locomotion of sea slug Melibe leonina.

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