5 research outputs found
Firing statistics of inhibitory neuron with delayed feedback. I. Output ISI probability density
Activity of inhibitory neuron with delayed feedback is considered in the
framework of point stochastic processes. The neuron receives excitatory input
impulses from a Poisson stream, and inhibitory impulses from the feedback line
with a delay. We investigate here, how does the presence of inhibitory feedback
affect the output firing statistics. Using binding neuron (BN) as a model, we
derive analytically the exact expressions for the output interspike intervals
(ISI) probability density, mean output ISI and coefficient of variation as
functions of model's parameters for the case of threshold 2. Using the leaky
integrate-and-fire (LIF) model, as well as the BN model with higher thresholds,
these statistical quantities are found numerically. In contrast to the
previously studied situation of no feedback, the ISI probability densities
found here both for BN and LIF neuron become bimodal and have discontinuity of
jump type. Nevertheless, the presence of inhibitory delayed feedback was not
found to affect substantially the output ISI coefficient of variation. The ISI
coefficient of variation found ranges between 0.5 and 1. It is concluded that
introduction of delayed inhibitory feedback can radically change neuronal
output firing statistics. This statistics is as well distinct from what was
found previously (Vidybida & Kravchuk, 2009) by a similar method for excitatory
neuron with delayed feedback.Comment: 23 pages, 8 figure
Endogeneous price leadership in a duopoly: equal products, unequal technology
In the present paper we study endogenous price leadership in the context of a homogeneous product Bertrand duopoly model in which the firms have different, strictly convex cost functions. In such a framework it is well known that a simultaneous move price choice game does not have an equilibrium in pure strategies, but it has an equilibrium in mixed strategies. In the Stackelberg games with an exogenous price leader, we show that a pure strategy subgame perfect Nash equilibrium (SPNE) always exists. Although the SPNE might not be unique, the payoffs are the same across all SPNE. Finally, we analyze the issue of endogenous price leadership using the continuous version of the Robson (1990) timing game. The result is unexpected. One would expect the more efficient firm to emerge as the endogenous price leader. This is not always true. In most cases the endogenous leader is the firm with the highest "threshold" price. However, we also provide conditions under which the more efficient firm emerges as the leader. Our paper essentially complements Yano (2001), which is based on the Hamilton and Slutsky (1990) framework
Bertrand Games and Sharing Rules
Bertrand games, Sharing rule, Tie-decreasing sharing rule, Coalition monotonicity, C72, D43, L13,