An oscillator network exhibiting a long-lasting response to an external signal

This study proposes an oscillator network to model the long-lasting responses observed in neural circuits. The responses of the proposed network model are represented by the temporal synchronization of the oscillators. The response duration does not depend on the natural frequency of the oscillators, which allows the responses to last much longer than the oscillation period of the oscillators. We can control the response duration by tuning the connection strengths between the oscillators and the external signal that triggers the responses. It is possible to break and restart the responses regardless of the way in which the oscillators are connected.