Describing Functions and Phase Response Curves of Excitable Systems

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Main Authors: Wroblowski, Robin, Sepulchre, Rodolphe
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author Wroblowski, Robin
Sepulchre, Rodolphe
author_facet Wroblowski, Robin
Sepulchre, Rodolphe
contents The describing function (DF) and phase response curve (PRC) are classical tools for the analysis of feedback oscillations and rhythmic behaviors, widely used across control engineering, biology, and neuroscience. These tools are known to have limitations in networks of relaxation oscillators and excitable systems. For this reason, the paper proposes a novel approach tailored to excitable systems. Our analysis focuses on the discrete-event operator mapping input trains of events to output trains of events. The methodology is illustrated on the excitability model of Hodgkin-Huxley. The proposed framework provides a basis for designing and analyzing central pattern generators in networks of excitable neurons, with direct relevance to neuromorphic control and neurophysiology.
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spellingShingle Describing Functions and Phase Response Curves of Excitable Systems
Wroblowski, Robin
Sepulchre, Rodolphe
Systems and Control
The describing function (DF) and phase response curve (PRC) are classical tools for the analysis of feedback oscillations and rhythmic behaviors, widely used across control engineering, biology, and neuroscience. These tools are known to have limitations in networks of relaxation oscillators and excitable systems. For this reason, the paper proposes a novel approach tailored to excitable systems. Our analysis focuses on the discrete-event operator mapping input trains of events to output trains of events. The methodology is illustrated on the excitability model of Hodgkin-Huxley. The proposed framework provides a basis for designing and analyzing central pattern generators in networks of excitable neurons, with direct relevance to neuromorphic control and neurophysiology.
title Describing Functions and Phase Response Curves of Excitable Systems
topic Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.16235