Inhibitory autapse with time delay induces mixed-mode oscillations related to unstable dynamical behaviors near subcritical Hopf bifurcation

Li Li; Zhiguo Zhao; Li Li; Zhiguo Zhao

doi:10.3934/era.2022096

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2022, Volume 30, Issue 5: 1898-1917. doi: 10.3934/era.2022096

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Inhibitory autapse with time delay induces mixed-mode oscillations related to unstable dynamical behaviors near subcritical Hopf bifurcation

Li Li ¹,
Zhiguo Zhao ^{2
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Guangdong Key Laboratory of Modern Control Technology, Institute of Intelligent Manufacturing, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510070, China
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School of Science, Henan Institute of Technology, Xinxiang, 453003, China

Received: 28 September 2021 Revised: 13 January 2022 Accepted: 23 January 2022 Published: 07 April 2022

Mixed-mode oscillations (MMOs) consisting of spikes alternating with a series of subthreshold oscillations have been observed in various neurons related to some physiological functions. In the present paper, inhibitory-autapse-induced MMOs are simulated by using the Hodgkin-Huxley neuron model, and the underlying dynamical mechanism is identified to be related to dynamics of unstable behaviors near subcritical Hopf bifurcation. For the monostable spiking, a delayed inhibitory current pulse activated by a spike can suppress the phase trajectory corresponding to depolarization phase of the next spike to the unstable focus nearby or the neighborhood outside of unstable limit cycle, respectively. Then the trajectory rotates multiple cycles away and converges to the stable limit cycle, resulting in an evolution process of membrane potential from small-amplitude subthreshold oscillations to a large-amplitude spike, i.e., MMOs. For the spiking coexisting with the resting state, inhibitory autapse induces MMOs and resting state from the spiking. The difference in the MMOs from those induced by the excitatory autapse is identified. The result presents the underlying nonlinear mechanisms of inhibitory autapse to suppress the neuronal firing and reveals the potential role to control the neuronal firing patterns near subcritical Hopf bifurcation.
- inhibitory autapse,
- time delay,
- mixed-mode oscillations,
- subcritical Hopf bifurcation,
- neural firing
Citation: Li Li, Zhiguo Zhao. Inhibitory autapse with time delay induces mixed-mode oscillations related to unstable dynamical behaviors near subcritical Hopf bifurcation[J]. Electronic Research Archive, 2022, 30(5): 1898-1917. doi: 10.3934/era.2022096

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Abstract

Mixed-mode oscillations (MMOs) consisting of spikes alternating with a series of subthreshold oscillations have been observed in various neurons related to some physiological functions. In the present paper, inhibitory-autapse-induced MMOs are simulated by using the Hodgkin-Huxley neuron model, and the underlying dynamical mechanism is identified to be related to dynamics of unstable behaviors near subcritical Hopf bifurcation. For the monostable spiking, a delayed inhibitory current pulse activated by a spike can suppress the phase trajectory corresponding to depolarization phase of the next spike to the unstable focus nearby or the neighborhood outside of unstable limit cycle, respectively. Then the trajectory rotates multiple cycles away and converges to the stable limit cycle, resulting in an evolution process of membrane potential from small-amplitude subthreshold oscillations to a large-amplitude spike, i.e., MMOs. For the spiking coexisting with the resting state, inhibitory autapse induces MMOs and resting state from the spiking. The difference in the MMOs from those induced by the excitatory autapse is identified. The result presents the underlying nonlinear mechanisms of inhibitory autapse to suppress the neuronal firing and reveals the potential role to control the neuronal firing patterns near subcritical Hopf bifurcation.

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