Phase Plane (V vs W)
V-nullcline
W-nullcline
Trajectory
Time Series
V (membrane)
W (recovery)
Input Current
90
Calcium Channel
4.4
-1.2
18
Potassium Channel
8
2
30
0.04
Presets (Bifurcation Types)
Actions
State
-60.0
V (mV)
0.01
W
0
Freq (Hz)
-
Regime
About
The Morris-Lecar model captures essential features of neural excitability through Ca²⁺ and K⁺ currents. Different parameter regimes exhibit Hopf bifurcations (smooth onset), saddle-node bifurcations (bistability), and homoclinic orbits.