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Title page
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Somatotroph
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Periodic bursting
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The model
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Slow manifold
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Bifurcation diagram
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Overlay trajectory
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The question
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Phase-resetting
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Manifold computations
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Before animated
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Before homoclinic
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At homoclinic I
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At homoclinic II
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After animated
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After homoclinic I
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After homoclinic II
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Summary
Question
How can we influence the phase of the bursting pattern?
Mathematical answer:
Perturb as defined by bifurcation diagram
Experimental answer?
Can only vary voltage
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