Coding of Information in Limit Cycle Oscillators

Schleimer, Jan-Hendrik und Stemmler, Martin B. (2009): Coding of Information in Limit Cycle Oscillators. In: Physical Review Letters, Bd. 103, Nr. 24, 248105

Abstract

Starting from a general description of noisy limit cycle oscillators, we derive from the Fokker-Planck equations the linear response of the instantaneous oscillator frequency to a time-varying external force. We consider the time series of zero crossings of the oscillator’s phase and compute the mutual information between it and the driving force. A direct link is established between the phase response curve summarizing the oscillator dynamics and the ability of a limit cycle oscillator, such as a heart cell or neuron, to encode information in the timing of peaks in the oscillation.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Biologie > Department Biologie II > Neurobiologie
• Themengebiete: 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie
• ISSN: 0031-9007; 1079-7114
• Sprache: Englisch