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Published on: August 1, 2011
Avalanche size distribution of an integrate-and-fire neural model on complex networks
Nam Jung1, Quang Anh Le1, Kyoung-Eun Lee2
1Department of Physics, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea.
Abstract:
We considered the neural avalanche dynamics of a modified integrate-and-fire model on complex networks, as well as the neural dynamics in a fully connected network, random network, small-world network, and scale-free network. We observed the self-organized criticality of the neural model on complex networks. The probability distribution of the avalanche size and lifetime follow the power law at the critical synaptic strength. Neuronal dynamics on a complex network are not universal. The critical exponents of the avalanche dynamics depend on the structure of the complex network. We observed that the critical exponents deviate from the mean-field value.
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