AMS Sectional Meeting Program by Special Session

Current as of Tuesday, April 12, 2005 15:10:45

Associate secretaries:
John L Bryant, AMS bryant@math.fsu.edu

Saturday November 9, 2002, 8:30 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
Special Session on Mathematical Neuroscience, I
Room 116, Business Administration
Organizers:
Steve J. Cox, Rice University cox@caam.rice.edu
Richard Bertram, Florida State University bertram@sb.fsu.edu
- 8:30 a.m.
  Mechanism of intrinsic bursting in CA1 pyramidal neurons.
  David Golomb*, Dept. of Physiology, Ben-Gurion Univ.
  Yoel Yaari, Dept. of Physiology, Hebrew University
  (982-92-191)
- 9:10 a.m.
  The Emergence of Phantom Bursting Through Diffusive Coupling in Pancreatic $\beta$-Cells.
  Richard Bertram*, Florida State University
  Arthur Sherman, National Institutes of Health
  (982-92-175)
- 9:50 a.m.
  Noise Sensitivity in a Neuronal Burster: Can Small Amplitude Noise Influence Dendritic Morphology ?
  Steven M. Baer*, Arizona State University
  Rachel Kuske, The University of British Columbia
  (982-92-130)

Saturday November 9, 2002, 2:30 p.m.-5:40 p.m.
Special Session on Mathematical Neuroscience, II
Room 116, Business Administration
Organizers:
Steve J. Cox, Rice University cox@caam.rice.edu
Richard Bertram, Florida State University bertram@sb.fsu.edu
- 2:30 p.m.
  Noise-stabilized synchronization in populations of model neurons.
  David R. McMillen*, Center for BioDynamics, Boston University
  Nancy Kopell, Center for BioDynamics, Boston University
  (982-92-104)
- 3:10 p.m.
  Stochastic simulations of reaction-diffusion events leading to CaMKII activation in a dendritic spine during LTP induction.
  William R Holmes*, Ohio University
  Yin Li, Ohio University
  (982-92-255)
- 3:50 p.m.
  Synchronized activity and loss of synchrony among heterogeneous conditional oscillators.
  David Terman*, Ohio State University
  Jon Rubin, University of Pittsburgh
  (982-92-136)
- 4:30 p.m.
  Chaotic phase synchronization in systems with small phase diffusion.
  Kresimir Josic*, University of Houston
  Margaret Beck, Boston University
  (982-37-103)
- 5:10 p.m.
  Discussion

Sunday November 10, 2002, 8:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
Special Session on Mathematical Neuroscience, III
Room 116, Business Administration
Organizers:
Steve J. Cox, Rice University cox@caam.rice.edu
Richard Bertram, Florida State University bertram@sb.fsu.edu
- 8:00 a.m.
  Delayed inhibition allows for oscillatory response to communication but not prey stimuli.
  Brent Doiron*, University of Ottawa
  Maurice J. Chacron, University of Ottawa
  Leonard Maler, University of Ottawa
  Andre Longtin, University of Ottawa
  Joseph Bastian, Univeristy of Oklahoma
  (982-92-256)
- 8:40 a.m.
  Discussion
- 9:20 a.m.
  Bifurcation on the Visual Cortex with Weakly Anisotropic Lateral Coupling.
  Martin Golubitsky*, University of Houston
  LieJune Shiau, University of Houston - Clear Lake
  Andrew Torok, University of Houston
  (982-34-115)
- 10:00 a.m.
  Discussion

Sunday November 10, 2002, 2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Special Session on Mathematical Neuroscience, IV
Room 116, Business Administration
Organizers:
Steve J. Cox, Rice University cox@caam.rice.edu
Richard Bertram, Florida State University bertram@sb.fsu.edu
- 2:30 p.m.
  Demo/Discussion - Steve Cox

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