Global sensitivity of neuronal activity via local analysis: a singularity theory approach

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titleGlobal sensitivity of neuronal activity via local analysis: a singularity theory approach
start_date2013/12/03
schedule16h
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location_infosalle Cavaillès
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summaryUnderstanding input-output response of neurons to electrical, chemicals, and environmental stimuli is a fundamental question of systems neuroscience, motivated by medical applications. The complexity of biophysical models makes however this problem intractable with standard mathematical tools. In particular, a global dynamical analysis is unrealistic in most cases. Here, we show that a local analysis near degenerate points in the parameter space (singularities) suffices to infer non-local dynamical properties in generic conditions. We illustrate this method on the modulation of neuronal activity from tonic spiking to bursting, which has a relevance in the generation of motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease, and on the modulation of bursting acorss bursting types, as observed, for instance, in developing neuronal cells.
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