Oscillating networks from a biological point of view
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Argues that some oscillation results are universal while others require physiological detail, using phase-reduced chain models and a discretization to a singularly perturbed boundary-value problem. Predicts and then verifies with lamprey spinal-cord forcing that entrainment differs by end (forced-end entrainment asymmetry), implying dominant tail-to-head coupling despite head-to-tail waves. Combines Hodgkin–Huxley–style circuits and PING networks to build a layered beta/gamma model that reproduces theta-modulated hit-rate oscillations in monkeys; the modeling and experiments agree.
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