Selective communication and information processing by excitable systems - art. no. 056210

The phenomena of selective response of an excitable system to external puls e stimulation relating to interneuron communication and information process ing problems are discussed. Subthreshold dynamics of the FitzHugh-Nagumo-li ke excitable system modeling of a neuron with the synaptic input is investi gated. It is shown that the system response on various incoming information messages can be described by one- and two-dimensional linear and nonlinear point maps. Nonlinear integrating and resonant properties of the system ar e analyzed.