How can oscillatory neural circuits generate spatio-temporal activity patterns that are robust in the presence of noise yet flexible enough to provide specific, reproducible, adaptive responses to inputs? This problem is central to sensory processing as well as motor coordination. Our approach to this question involves a well-established and productive, interdisciplinary team from Biology, Physics and Nonlinear Dynamics. It combines nonlinear dynamical analysis, computational and electronic modeling, and neurophysiological studies of a tractable, oscillatory motor circuit from the crustacean stomatogastric system. Specifically, we ask: How do particular membrane properties, synaptic strengths and kinetics, and circuit architectures contribute to the production of multiple, stable and controllable patterns? How do these characteristics, and their modulation, affect dynamical responses to noise and control signals?

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
1R01NS040110-01A2
Application #
6340487
Study Section
Integrative, Functional and Cognitive Neuroscience 8 (IFCN)
Program Officer
Nichols, Paul L
Project Start
2001-04-01
Project End
2005-03-31
Budget Start
2001-04-01
Budget End
2002-03-31
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
2001
Total Cost
$371,906
Indirect Cost
Name
University of California San Diego
Department
Miscellaneous
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
077758407
City
La Jolla
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
92093
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