Inhibition of spikes in an array of coupled FitzHugh–Nagumo oscillators by external periodic forcing

摘要

Damping of spikes in an array of coupled oscillators by injection of sinusoidal current isstudied both electronically and numerically. The effect is investigated using an array consistingof thirty mean-field coupled FitzHugh–Nagumo-type oscillators. The results are considered asa possible mechanism of the deep brain stimulation used to avoid the symptoms of the Parkinson’sdisease.