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Rewiring-induced chaos in pulse-coupled neural networks
Takashi Kanamaru1, Kazuyuki Aihara
1Department of Innovative Mechanical Engineering, Kogakuin University, Hachioji-city, Tokyo 193-0802, Japan. kanamaru@cc.kogakuin.ac.jp
Abstract:
The dependence of the dynamics of pulse-coupled neural networks on random rewiring of excitatory and inhibitory connections is examined. When both excitatory and inhibitory connections are rewired, periodic synchronization emerges with a Hopf-like bifurcation and a subsequent period-doubling bifurcation; chaotic synchronization is also observed. When only excitatory connections are rewired, periodic synchronization emerges with a saddle node-like bifurcation, and chaotic synchronization is also observed. This result suggests that randomness in the system does not necessarily contaminate the system, and sometimes it even introduces rich dynamics to the system such as chaos.
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