Transient periodicity in a Morris-Lecar neural system (Q355916)

Summary: The dynamical complexity of a system of ordinary differential equations (ODEs) modeling the dynamics of a neuron that interacts with other neurons through on-off excitatory and inhibitory synapses in a neural system was investigated in detail. The model used \textit{C. Morris} and \textit{H. Lecar} (ML) equations {Biophys. J. 35, No. 1, 193--213 (1981)] with an additional autonomous variable representing the input from interaction of excitatory neuronal cells with local interneurons. Numerical simulations yielded a rich repertoire of dynamical behavior associated with this three-dimensional system, which included periodic, chaotic oscillation and rare bursts of episodic periodicity called the transient periodicity.}