Dynamics of a coupled epileptic network with time delay

Epilepsy is considered as a brain network disease. Epileptic computational models are developed to simulate the electrophysiological process of seizure. Some studies have shown that the epileptic network based on those models can be used to predict the surgical outcome of patients with drug-resistan...

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Main Authors: Yulin Guan, Xue Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2022-03-01
Series:Mathematical Modelling and Control
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Online Access:https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mmc.2022003?viewType=HTML
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description Epilepsy is considered as a brain network disease. Epileptic computational models are developed to simulate the electrophysiological process of seizure. Some studies have shown that the epileptic network based on those models can be used to predict the surgical outcome of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. Most studies focused on the causal relationship between electrophysiological signals of different brain regions and its impact on seizure onset, and there is no knowledge about how time delay of electrophysiological signal transmitted between those regions related to seizure onset. In this study, we proposed an epileptic model with time delay between network nodes, and analyzed whether the time delay between nodes of epileptic network can cause seizure like event. Our results showed that the time delay between nodes may drive the network from normal state to seizure-like event through Hopf bifurcation. The time delay between nodes of epileptic computational network alone may induce seizure-like event. Our analysis suggested that the time delay of electrophysiological signals transmitted between different regions may be an important factor for seizure happening, which provide a deeper understanding of the epilepsy, and a potential new path for epilepsy treatment.
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spelling doaj.art-01ab0f6a5b0f43e0b8390614e9aa5de22022-12-22T03:30:01ZengAIMS PressMathematical Modelling and Control2767-89462022-03-0121132310.3934/mmc.2022003Dynamics of a coupled epileptic network with time delayYulin Guan0Xue Zhang1College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110000, ChinaCollege of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110000, ChinaEpilepsy is considered as a brain network disease. Epileptic computational models are developed to simulate the electrophysiological process of seizure. Some studies have shown that the epileptic network based on those models can be used to predict the surgical outcome of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. Most studies focused on the causal relationship between electrophysiological signals of different brain regions and its impact on seizure onset, and there is no knowledge about how time delay of electrophysiological signal transmitted between those regions related to seizure onset. In this study, we proposed an epileptic model with time delay between network nodes, and analyzed whether the time delay between nodes of epileptic network can cause seizure like event. Our results showed that the time delay between nodes may drive the network from normal state to seizure-like event through Hopf bifurcation. The time delay between nodes of epileptic computational network alone may induce seizure-like event. Our analysis suggested that the time delay of electrophysiological signals transmitted between different regions may be an important factor for seizure happening, which provide a deeper understanding of the epilepsy, and a potential new path for epilepsy treatment.https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mmc.2022003?viewType=HTMLepilepsystabilityseizure-like eventhopf bifurcationtime delay
spellingShingle Yulin Guan
Xue Zhang
Dynamics of a coupled epileptic network with time delay
Mathematical Modelling and Control
epilepsy
stability
seizure-like event
hopf bifurcation
time delay
title Dynamics of a coupled epileptic network with time delay
title_full Dynamics of a coupled epileptic network with time delay
title_fullStr Dynamics of a coupled epileptic network with time delay
title_full_unstemmed Dynamics of a coupled epileptic network with time delay
title_short Dynamics of a coupled epileptic network with time delay
title_sort dynamics of a coupled epileptic network with time delay
topic epilepsy
stability
seizure-like event
hopf bifurcation
time delay
url https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mmc.2022003?viewType=HTML
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