A functional theory of bistable perception based on dynamical circular inference
Fig 4
Phase diagrams of the model dynamics.
(A.) Stable fixed point (plain), unstable fixed point (dashed) and bifurcation point (red dot) as a function of aP for an unbiased system (ron = roff = r). (B.) Stable fixed point, unstable fixed point and bifurcation points as a function of r. (C.) The same as (A.) for a biased system (ron> roff). (D.) The same as (B.) but as a function of ron, roff being fixed at 0.5. Note that bistability can exist in a narrow range around symmetry. (A.,B.) Pitchfork bifurcation for symmetrical systems. (C.,D.) Saddle-node bifurcation for asymmetrical systems.