Slow fluctuations in recurrent networks of spiking neurons.
Wieland SBernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin, Philippstrasse 13, Haus 2, 10115 Berlin, Germany.
Bernardi DBernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin, Philippstrasse 13, Haus 2, 10115 Berlin, Germany.
Schwalger TSchool of Computer and Communication Sciences and School of Life Sciences, Brain Mind Institute, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Station 15, 1015 Lausanne EPFL, Switzerland.
Lindner BBernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin, Philippstrasse 13, Haus 2, 10115 Berlin, Germany.
2015-11-14
Published in:
Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics. - 2015
English
Networks of fast nonlinear elements may display slow fluctuations if interactions are strong. We find a transition in the long-term variability of a sparse recurrent network of perfect integrate-and-fire neurons at which the Fano factor switches from zero to infinity and the correlation time is minimized. This corresponds to a bifurcation in a linear map arising from the self-consistency of temporal input and output statistics. More realistic neural dynamics with a leak current and refractory period lead to smoothed transitions and modified critical couplings that can be theoretically predicted.