Minireview on signal exchange between nonlinear circuits and neurons via field coupling

Played as an important nonlinear electric device, memristor is often used to build a variety of nonlinear circuits, which can produce a variety of modes in oscillation. Due to the memory effect, the dynamics of nonlinear circuits involved with memristor can show distinct transition in oscillation between periodic and chaotic states when the initial values are changed. As a result, a generic initial-dependent dynamical system is built and its memory on initial setting is explained. The physical properties and potential mechanism for resistor-based voltage coupling, memristor coupling, capacitor-based and inductor-based field coupling are explained, respectively. In this review, scale transformation, application of memristor on neurodynamics, time delay, synchronization pattern, particularly, electromagnetic induction and radiation, neuron model setting under field effect, field coupling on signal propagation between nonlinear circuits and neurons are summarized for readers’ extensive investigation.