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Modulated noisy biological dynamics: Three examples

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Three examples of noisy biological dynamics modulated by a periodic signal are discussed. A minimal neuron model driven by stochastic noise and small periodic force show a firing statistic comparable with stochastic resonance as demonstrated in bistable systems. Similar results are obtained from responses to periodic vibrotactile stimulation on higher-order neuronal units of the somatosensory pathway. Finally, results from a bistable visual perception task exhibiting stochastic resonance are reported.

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Chialvo, D.R., Apkarian, A.V. Modulated noisy biological dynamics: Three examples. J Stat Phys 70, 375–391 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01053974

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