Evans functions for integral neural field equations with heaviside firing rate function

SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 574-600

  Coombes, S ^a   Owen, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evans functions; Integral equations; Neural networks; Traveling waves

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NEURAL NETWORKS; STABILITY;

EVANS FUNCTIONS; NEUROTRANSMITTERS; SYSTEM PARAMETERS; TRAVELING WAVES;

NEUROLOGY;

EID: 17744400704     PISSN: 15360040     EISSN: 15360040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/040605953     Document Type: Article

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