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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In subthreshold regime, the amplitude of external current input is set to μA/cm2 to the deterministic regulation of sleep-wake cycles model stimulus which only can excite Hcrt/ox neuron, but the Glu neuron just displays the subthreshold activities (a), but, after an additive Gaussian white noise is added to current, leading to the seemingly random regulation process, it sometimes shows similar regulation function (b) (where the noise intensity ); occasionally, the model shows a sudden and terrible change (c) (where too).
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