 Simulating leaky integrate-and-fire neuron with integersA.K. Vidybida Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (MATCOM), 2019, vol. 159, issue C, 154-160 Abstract: The leaky integrate-and-fire (LIF) neuron represents standard neuronal model used for numerical simulations. The leakage is implemented in the model as exponential decay of trans-membrane voltage towards its resting value. This makes inevitable the usage of machine floating point numbers in the course of simulation. It is known that machine floating point arithmetic is subjected to small inaccuracies, which prevent from exact comparison of floating point quantities. In particular, it is incorrect to decide whether two separate in time states of a simulated system composed of LIF neurons are exactly identical. However, decision of this type is necessary, e.g. to figure periodic dynamical regimes in a reverberating network. Here we offer a simulation paradigm of a LIF neuron, in which neuronal states are described by whole numbers. Within this paradigm, the LIF neuron behaves exactly the same way as does the standard floating point simulated LIF, although exact comparison of states becomes correctly defined. Keywords: Leaky integrate and fire neuron; Floating point calculations; Simulations (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:matcom:v:159:y:2019:i:c:p:154-160 DOI: 10.1016/j.matcom.2018.11.021 Access Statistics for this article Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (MATCOM) is currently edited by Robert Beauwens More articles in Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (MATCOM) from Elsevier |
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