self-sustaining behavior
Emergence of Self-Sustaining Activation in Dynamically Growing Networks
Ebner, Joshua D. (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) | Hadzikadic, Mirsad (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
Here we present a network model in which self-sustaining recurrent activation emerges from simple cascades of activation. It is demonstrated that the ability to support such self-sustaining activation in our model depends on network connectivity as well as the ability to grow new links over time. Additionally, we explore how the probability of emergence of self-sustaining activity can be modulated by changing various network parameters and suggest potential applications of our findings.