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Oscillatory Dynamics in Biological Neurons

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The voltage of the neurons membrane exhibits oscillatory variations after receiving suitable external excitation either when the neuron is independent from neighboring neural cells or when the neuron is coupled to neighboring neural cells through synapses or gap junctions. In the latter case it is significant to analyze conditions under which synchronization between coupled neural oscillators takes place, which means that the neurons generate the same voltage variation pattern possibly subject to a phase difference. The loss of synchronism between neurons can cause several neurodegenerative disorders. Moreover, it can affect several basic functions of the body such as gait, respiration, and heart’s rhythm. For this reason synchronization of coupled neural oscillators has become a topic of significant research during the last years. The associated results have been also used in several engineering applications, such as biomedical engineering and robotics. For example, synchronization between neural cells can result in a rhythm generator that controls joints motion in quadruped, multi-legged, and biped robots.

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Rigatos, G.G. (2015). Oscillatory Dynamics in Biological Neurons. In: Advanced Models of Neural Networks. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43764-3_4

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