Fractional diffusion theory of balanced heterogeneous neural networks

A Wardak, P Gong - Physical Review Research, 2021 - APS
Interactions of large numbers of spiking neurons give rise to complex neural dynamics with
fluctuations occurring at multiple scales. Understanding the dynamical mechanisms …

Self-similar network model for fractional-order neuronal spiking: Implications of dendritic spine functions

J Guo, Y Yin, X Hu, G Ren - Nonlinear Dynamics, 2020 - Springer
Fractional-order derivatives have been widely used to describe the spiking patterns of
neurons, without considering their self-similar dendritic structures. In this study, a self-similar …

The role of fluctuations in coarse-grained descriptions of neuronal networks

D Cai, G Kovačič, DW McLaughlin… - Communications in …, 2012 - intlpress.com
This paper reviews our recent work addressing the role of both synaptic-input and
connectivity-architecture fluctuations in coarse-grained descriptions of integrate-and-fire …

An effective kinetic representation of fluctuation-driven neuronal networks with application to simple and complex cells in visual cortex

D Cai, L Tao, M Shelley… - Proceedings of the …, 2004 - National Acad Sciences
A coarse-grained representation of neuronal network dynamics is developed in terms of
kinetic equations, which are derived by a moment closure, directly from the original large …

Kinetic theory for neuronal network dynamics

D Cai, L Tao, AV Rangan, DW McLaughlin - 2006 - projecteuclid.org
We present a detailed theoretical framework for statistical descriptions of neuronal networks
and derive (1+ 1)-dimensional kinetic equations, without introducing any new parameters …

Republished: Dynamics of Stochastic Integrate-and-Fire Networks

GK Ocker - Physical Review X, 2023 - APS
The neural dynamics generating sensory, motor, and cognitive functions are commonly
understood through field theories for neural population activity. Classic neural field theories …

[HTML][HTML] Serotonergic axons as fractional Brownian motion paths: Insights into the self-organization of regional densities

S Janušonis, N Detering, R Metzler… - Frontiers in Computational …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
All vertebrate brains contain a dense matrix of thin fibers that release serotonin (5-
hydroxytryptamine), a neurotransmitter that modulates a wide range of neural, glial, and …

An advanced approach for the electrical responses of discrete fractional-order biophysical neural network models and their dynamical responses

YM Chu, T Alzahrani, S Rashid, W Rashidah… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The multiple activities of neurons frequently generate several spiking-bursting variations
observed within the neurological mechanism. We show that a discrete fractional-order …

Fractional neural sampling as a theory of spatiotemporal probabilistic computations in neural circuits

Y Qi, P Gong - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
A range of perceptual and cognitive processes have been characterized from the
perspective of probabilistic representations and inference. To understand the neural circuit …

Coherent oscillations in balanced neural networks driven by endogenous fluctuations

M Di Volo, M Segneri, DS Goldobin, A Politi… - … Journal of Nonlinear …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
We present a detailed analysis of the dynamical regimes observed in a balanced network of
identical quadratic integrate-and-fire neurons with sparse connectivity for homogeneous and …