Synchronization stability in complex interconnected neural networks with nonsymmetric coupling

Some global stability criteria for arrays of linearly coupled delayed neural networks with nonsymmetric coupling are established on the basis of linear matrix inequality (LMI) method, in which the coupling configuration matrix may be arbitrary matrix with appropriate dimensions. Meanwhile, the relations of coupling matrix to stability and synchronization are discussed in detail, and some analysis methods to the synchronization stability of complex networks are also argued. The difficulty arising from the nonsymmetry of the coupling matrix has been overcome in this work. Numerical simulation is also given to verify the effectiveness of the theoretical results. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.