slow-rhythms-delay-coupled-oscillators

name	slow-rhythms-delay-coupled-oscillators
description	Systematic bifurcation analysis framework for discovering delay-induced slow rhythms in neural oscillator networks. Phase reduction + numerical continuation reveals Hopf/heteroclinic/saddle-node bifurcations organizing slow-fast dynamics. Applicable to FHN, ML, QIF models. Activation: delay-induced rhythms, slow-fast dynamics, phase reduction, bifurcation analysis, neural oscillators, numerical continuation.
tags	["neural-dynamics","bifurcation-analysis","phase-reduction","delay-coupling","oscillators","slow-rhythms","computational-neuroscience"]
source	arXiv:2606.20733
date	2026-06-17T00:00:00.000Z

Dissecting Emerging Slow Rhythms in Delay-Coupled Neural Oscillators

arXiv:2606.20733 | Published: 2026-06-17 Authors: Xinxin Qie, Matteo Martin, Shenquan Liu, Morten Gram Pedersen Subjects: nlin.CD, math.DS, q-bio.NC, q-bio.QM

Core Discovery

Synaptic transmission delays in inhibitory neural networks create an effective slow-fast structure in phase-difference dynamics, generating low-frequency components that are NOT intrinsic cellular properties but emerge from network coupling. This is a generic phenomenon not specific to any particular model.