In this letter we are concerned with the possibility to approach the existence of solutions to a class of discontinuous dynamical systems of fractional order. In this purpose, the underlying initial value problem is transformed into a fractional set-valued problem. Next, the Cellina's Theorem is applied leading to a single-valued continuous initial value problem of fractional order. The existence of solutions is assured by a P¶eano like theorem

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In this paper a periodic parameter switch- ing scheme is applied to the Hindmarsh-Rose neuronal system to synthesize certain attractors. Results show numerically, via computer graphic simulations, that the obtained synthesized attractor belongs to the class of all admissible attractors for the Hindmarsh-Rose neuronal system and matches the averaged attractor obtained with the control parameter replaced with the averaged switched parameter values.