Electric activities of time-delay memristive neuron disturbed by Gaussian white noise

Cogn Neurodyn. 2020 Feb;14(1):115-124. doi: 10.1007/s11571-019-09549-6. Epub 2019 Aug 1.

Abstract

To study the effect of electromagnetic induction on the electric activities of neuron, memristive neuron models have been proposed by coupling membrane potential with magnetic flux. In this paper, on the basis of memristive Hindmarsh-Rose neuron model, time-delay memristive Hindmarsh-Rose neuron model is described and the responses of neuron in electrical activities are detected. The effect of time-delay on the dynamical behaviors of the neuron is discussed and the transition of electrical activities of the neuron is investigated with the change of noise intensity. It is found that, both the time-delay and the noise have effect on the electrical activities of the neuron. Especially, by selecting appropriate parameters, the noise not only can excite neuron from quiescent state to bursting state, but also can suppress the electrical activities in neuron during certain discharge period. Results mean that multiple modes and coherence resonance can be observed by changing the size of time-delay or the noise intensity, which could be associated with memory effect and self-adaption in neurons.

Keywords: Electric activity; Gaussian white noise; Memristive Hindmarsh-Rose neuron model; Time-delay.