Stochastic Dynamics of Large-Scale Motif-Embedded Spiking Neuronal Networks
Abstract
We examine how local motif structure and global network topology jointly shape spiking dynamics in stochastic neuronal networks. Using networks of Izhikevich neurons with Erdős-Rényi (ER) and scale-free (SF) background connectivity, we compare motif-embedded networks with synapse-count-matched, non-motif controls under noise- and stimulus-driven protocols. Motif embedding increases noise-induced coherence in both topologies and provides a smaller improvement in signal transmission, while SF-based networks attain greater absolute coherence and transmit signals faster and more reliably than ER-based networks. Motif-rewiring experiments show that this benefit depends on the specific arrangement of intra-motif connections rather than on strong local connectivity alone: randomizing the motif skeleton reduces coherence overall, although rewiring the non-recurrent feed-forward loop and bi-parallel motif can increase it. Targeted ablation shows that the SF advantage depends in part on hub integrity; removing high-degree excitatory neurons impairs coherence and signal transmission more than matched random node or edge removal. Together, these results indicate that local motifs and global hubs make distinct, complementary contributions to coherent spiking dynamics.
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BibTeX
@misc{jagdev2026stochastic,
title = {{Stochastic Dynamics of Large-Scale Motif-Embedded Spiking Neuronal Networks}},
author = {Gurpreet Jagdev and Richard Bertram and Na Yu},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2610.00616},
eprint = {2610.00616},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.00616},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Stochastic Dynamics of Large-Scale Motif-Embedded Spiking Neuronal Networks
AU - Gurpreet Jagdev
AU - Richard Bertram
AU - Na Yu
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/01
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2610.00616
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.00616
AB - We examine how local motif structure and global network topology jointly shape spiking dynamics in stochastic neuronal networks. Using networks of Izhikevich neurons with Erdős-Rényi (ER) and scale-free (SF) background connectivity, we compare motif-embedded networks with synapse-count-matched, non-motif controls under noise- and stimulus-driven protocols. Motif embedding increases noise-induced coherence in both topologies and provides a smaller improvement in signal transmission, while SF-based networks attain greater absolute coherence and transmit signals faster and more reliably than ER-based networks. Motif-rewiring experiments show that this benefit depends on the specific arrangement of intra-motif connections rather than on strong local connectivity alone: randomizing the motif skeleton reduces coherence overall, although rewiring the non-recurrent feed-forward loop and bi-parallel motif can increase it. Targeted ablation shows that the SF advantage depends in part on hub integrity; removing high-degree excitatory neurons impairs coherence and signal transmission more than matched random node or edge removal. Together, these results indicate that local motifs and global hubs make distinct, complementary contributions to coherent spiking dynamics.
ER -