 A stochastic perturbation of this system leads to a succession of bursts and interbursts and we characterize their durations using a three dimensional phase-space analysis and numerical simulations. The phase-space contains three critical points (one attractor and two saddles) separated by a two-dimensional stable manifold \Sigma.
<clarity>  A stochastic perturbation of this system leads to a succession of bursts and interbursts and we characterize their durations using a three dimensional phase-space analysis and numerical simulations. The phase-space contains three critical points (one attractor and two saddles) separated by a two-dimensional stable manifold \Sigma.
 A stochastic perturbation of this system leads to a succession of bursts and interbursts and we characterize their durations using a three dimensional phase-space , which contains three critical points (one attractor and two saddles) separated by a two-dimensional stable manifold \Sigma.