Fourier analysis of a delayed Rulkov neuron network (Q2206508)

One refers to the map-based neuron model, the chaotic Rulkov model, defined by \(x_n=\frac {\alpha}{1+x^2_{n-1}}+y_{n-1}\), \(y_n= y_{n-1}-\beta(x_{n-1} -\sigma)\) where \(\alpha\), \(\beta\) and \(\sigma\) are constant parameters, \(x_n\) represents the transmembrane voltage of a single neuron and \(y_n\) designs the slow gating process. The main goal is to study the global behavior of coupled neurons in a neural network. In this paper two neural networks of chaotic Rulkov neurons are considered, the small-world and the Erdös-Rényi network models. An algorithm that improves the synchronization of the neuron network is developed. The algorithm computes a delay that included into the electrical coupling improves the synchronization of the neural network. The steps of the delay algorithm are: i) Compute the fundamental frequency (non-zero frequency with the largest amplitude) of each neuron, ii) Calculate the period that corresponds to the fundamental frequency of the previous step, iii) Use this period as the delay and compute again. Frequency analysis of a single Rulkov neuron has been performed and the behavior of neurons in small-world networks and in Erdös-Rényi networks have been analyzed.