Activity patterns in ring networks of quadratic integrate-and-fire neurons with synaptic and gap junction coupling.

Abstract

We consider a ring network of quadratic integrate-and-fire neurons with nonlocal synaptic and gap junction coupling. The corresponding neural field model supports solutions such as standing and traveling waves, and also lurching waves. We show that many of these solutions satisfy self-consistency equations which can be used to follow them as parameters are varied. We perform numerical bifurcation analysis of the neural field model, concentrating on the effects of varying gap junction coupling strength. Our methods are generally applicable to a wide variety of networks of quadratic integrate-and-fire neurons.