Analog simulation of neural information propagation using an electrical FitzHugh-Nagumo lattice

Patrick Marquié (1) , Jean-Christophe Comte (1) , Saverio Morfu (1, 2)

1 Le2i - Laboratoire Electronique, Informatique et Image [UMR6306]
2 LUAN - Laboratoire Universitaire d'Astrophysique de Nice

A nonlinear electrical lattice modelling neural information propagation is presented. It is shown that our system is an analog simulator of the FitzHugh-Nagumo equations, and hence supports pulse propagation with the appropriate properties.

Domaines: Formation de Structures et Solitons [nlin.PS]

Patrick Marquié, Jean-Christophe Comte, Saverio Morfu. Analog simulation of neural information propagation using an electrical FitzHugh-Nagumo lattice. Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 2004, pp.27-30. ⟨10.1016/S0960-0779(03)00190-5⟩. ⟨hal-00649846⟩