Neural Networks: 2001 Special Issue

[Cynthia Bradford]

CALL FOR PAPERS

A 2001 Special Issue of Neural Networks

SPIKING NEURONS IN NEUROSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Most neurons of the brain communicate using trains of brief voltage
spikes that are capable of carrying complex temporal and rate codes
without degradation over large spatial distances. The rates, patterns
or oscillations of single spike trains as well as correlations and
synchrony across different spike trains, have been studied by many
investigators in both normal and clinically abnormal brain tissues. 
The Special Issue will incorporate invited and contributed articles 
that examine the importance of spiking in information processing, 
learning and memory. The Special Issue will cover biophysical and 
biochemical models of spike generation, neurophysiological and 
anatomical models that explore how spiking neurons influence behavior 
through their collective action in neural circuits and networks, as 
well as learning algorithms that are based on spikes. The computational
power of spiking neurons for reliable communication can also be 
incorporated into various technologies. The Special Issue will 
therefore also include articles that describe software and hardware 
applications that are based on this mode of neuronal communication to 
explore its potential for solving outstanding open problems in technology.

CO-EDITORS:
Professor Stephen Grossberg, Boston University
Professor Wolfgang Maass, Technische Universitat Graz
Professor Henry Markram, Weizmann Institute for Science

SUBMISSION:
Deadline for submission: September 30, 2000
Notification of acceptance: December 31, 2000
Format: no longer than 10,000 words; APA format

ADDRESS FOR SUBMISSION:
Stephen Grossberg, Editor
Neural Networks, Room 203
Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems
Boston University
677 Beacon Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02215 USA