Lecture 13

The Morris-Lecar Phase Plane - Type 1 vs 2 excitability and oscillations

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Core Readings

  • Type 1 Excitability And Oscillations (SNIC and SHO bifurcations). Chapter 18 of Cellular Biophysics and Modeling: A primer on the systems biology of excitable cells. [DOI]

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Recordings & Tutorials

Tutorial: Morris-Lecar type 1 excitability tutorial

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Further Reading & Resources

  • Ermentrout & Terman 2010. Chapter 3 Dynamics, especially pp. 49-63, Sections 3.1 to 3.4. This book chapter discusses the Morris-Lecar model, phase plane and linear stability analysis, excitability, oscillations, and bifurcation analysis. [Readings]

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