Emergent Network Topology within the Respiratory Rhythm-Generating Kernel Evolved In Silico
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For a mathematical model neuronal network with fixed intrinsic parameters of constituting neurons, its group behavior is a function of network topology alone. Different connection topology of synapses among neurons of network produce different group behavior. Group behavior may be visualized in terms of a raster plot from which essential feature may be subsequently extracted in the form of a ‘characteristic curve’. By employing an evolutionary algorithm, network topology is iteratively evolved so that its characteristic curve matches a ‘desired characteristic’.