Electrical Activity in a Time-Delay Four-Variable Neuron Model under Electromagnetic Induction

• Main Authors: Keming Tang, Zuolei Wang, Xuerong Shi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
• Series: Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience
• Subjects: Hindmarsh–Rose neuron model; electromagnetic induction; magnetic flow; time-delay; multiple modes
• Online Access: http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fncom.2017.00105/full

To investigate the effect of electromagnetic induction on the electrical activity of neuron, the variable for magnetic flow is used to improve Hindmarsh–Rose neuron model. Simultaneously, due to the existence of time-delay when signals are propagated between neurons or even in one neuron, it is important to study the role of time-delay in regulating the electrical activity of the neuron. For this end, a four-variable neuron model is proposed to investigate the effects of electromagnetic induction and time-delay. Simulation results suggest that the proposed neuron model can show multiple modes of electrical activity, which is dependent on the time-delay and external forcing current. It means that suitable discharge mode can be obtained by selecting the time-delay or external forcing current, which could be helpful for further investigation of electromagnetic radiation on biological neuronal system.