Research Article

Computer Simulation of Noise Effects of the Neighborhood of Stimulus Threshold for a Mathematical Model of Homeostatic Regulation of Sleep-Wake Cycles

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Effects of conductance noise. With the amplitude of external current input still being set to μA/cm2 as subthreshold stimulus, the proper noise added to the slow repolarizing variable of two coupled Hcrt/ox and Glu neuron can produce the similar regulation function (a). For the individual noise, the Hcrt/ox neuron’s conductance noise generates more significant effect on the regulation function (b) than the Glu neuron (c). Furthermore, the neurons of sleep-wake cycle model are excited all the time without sleep when noise intensity .
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