Stochastic Resonance in Bistable and Excitable Systems: Effect of Non-Gaussian Noises

MIGUEL A. FUENTES; C. TESSONE; HORACIO S. WIO; RAUL TORAL

FLUCTUATION AND NOISE LETTERS

WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBL CO PTE LTD

Año: 2003 p. 365 - 371

0219-4775

We analyze stochastic resonance in systems driven by non-Gaussian noises. For the bistable double well we compare the signal-to-noise ratio resulting from numerical simulations with some quasi-analytical results predicted by a consistent Markovian approximation in the case of a colored non-Gaussian noise. We also study the FitzHugh Nagumo excitable system in the presence of the same noise. In both systems, we find that, as the noise departs from Gaussian behavior, there is a regime (different for the excitable and the bistable systems) in which there is a notable robustness against noise tuning since the signal-to-noise ratio curve broadens and becomes less sensitive to the actual value of the noise intensity. We also compare our results with some experiments in sensory systems.