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. 2009 Sep 4;5(9):e1000493. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000493

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The oscillators (described in Methods) are coupled via a passive cable of electrotonic length , ms. A: Voltage trajectory (blue) and phase response function (black) of the Morris-Lecar type II oscillator, period ms. B: Shape of for (solid curve), (dashed curve) and (dash-dotted curve). The functions have been rescaled and aligned in order to show the different degrees of skewness. C: Bifurcation diagram showing the stable (solid black line) and unstable (dashed red line) phase-locked solutions as a function of . Cross marks give the stable phase difference determined with numerical simulations using S cm with ms, and mV. D: The middle two panels show simulations of the phase difference dynamics (red curves) for (top) and (bottom) with S cm. Space-time plots of the membrane potential along the dendritic cable cable are plotted for the first 200 ms (left) and for the final 200 ms (right) of the two simulations.

Inline graphic — The oscillators (described in Methods) are coupled via a passive cable of electrotonic length , ms. A: Voltage trajectory (blue) and phase response function (black) of the Morris-Lecar type II oscillator, period ms. B: Shape of for (solid curve), (dashed curve) and (dash-dotted curve). The functions have been rescaled and aligned in order to show the different degrees of skewness. C: Bifurcation diagram showing the stable (solid black line) and unstable (dashed red line) phase-locked solutions as a function of . Cross marks give the stable phase difference determined with numerical simulations using S cm with ms, and mV. D: The middle two panels show simulations of the phase difference dynamics (red curves) for (top) and (bottom) with S cm. Space-time plots of the membrane potential along the dendritic cable cable are plotted for the first 200 ms (left) and for the final 200 ms (right) of the two simulations.