The Fitzhugh Nagumo Model, Linear Stability Analysis, and the Trace-Determinant Plane
Required Reading
- Linear Stability Analysis. Chapter 16 of Cellular Biophysics and Modeling: A primer on the systems biology of excitable cells.
- Type II Excitability And Oscillations. Chapter 17 of Cellular Biophysics and Modeling: A primer on the systems biology of excitable cells.
- Explore this MIT Mathlet on phase portraits of linear 2D systems of ODEs with Trace-Determinant Plane
What would Griffin do?
Depolorizing pulse:

Hyperpolarizing pulse:

Oscillations:

Required Watching
- The trace-determinant diagram