Taking control of initiated propagating wave in a neuronal network using magnetic radiation

The effect of magnetic radiation is essential to be studied due to its favorable or unfavorable influences especially when it comes to biological systems. In this study, some effects of an external time-varying magnetic induction on the formation of spatiotemporal patterns in a model of excitable tissue are investigated. We have designed a two-dimensional neuronal network, in which the local dynamics of the neurons are governed by the four-variable magnetic Hindmarsh-Rose (HR) neuronal model. Besides, each neuron is set to be in chaotic regime. We have examined some values of the bifurcation parameters, namely the frequency and the amplitude of the external magnetic radiation. The resulting evolutionary spatiotemporal patterns have showed that an extremely low frequency provides the tissue more opportunity to support propagation process, while low frequency confines the evolution of the wave fronts. Moreover, higher amplitude of the sinusoidal radiation caused the wave propagation be impeded by an inherent obstacle that could limit the ultimate radius of the propagated wave. The resulting collective response of the designed neuronal network is represented in snapshots and the time series of a sampled neuron are plotted, as well. (C) 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.