Thursday, March 1, 2007
SIAM News 'Mathematics and the Brain' Issue Features Department Faculty
The Department of Mathematics features prominently in the March 2007 "Mathematics and the Brain" issue of SIAM News. Professor G. Bard Ermentrout serves as a guest editor and is the author of an article titled "Neurophysiology and Waves" with department PhD alumnus David Pinto.
Professor Jonathan Rubin also is coauthor of an article titled "Neuronal Dynamics and the Basal Ganglia," and PhD alumnus Boris Gutkin is the coauthor of an article titled "Phase-Resetting Curves and Neuromodulation of Action Potential Dynamics in the Cortex."
The articles highlight the fact that Department of Mathematics faculty are making important and productive contributions to the growing field of mathematical neuroscience.