Coupling and internal noise sustain synchronized oscillation in calcium system

Abstract

In this work, the effects of coupling on two calcium subsystems were investigated, the cooperation between coupling and internal noise was also considered. When two non-identical subsystems are in steady state, coupling can induce oscillations, and distinctly enlarge the oscillatory region in bifurcation diagram. Besides, coupling can make the two non-identical oscillators synchronized. With the increment of the coupling strength, the cross-correlation time of the two oscillators firstly increases and then decreases to be constant, showing the synchronization without tuning coupling strength. When internal noise is considered, similar phenomena can also be obtained under the cooperation between coupling and internal noise.