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.