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<div>Dear Colleagues: Let me call your attention to the
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<div>Call for Papers: Special Issue on Stochastic Oscillators</div>
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<div>Target submission date: July 1, 2021</div>
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<div>Rhythmicity and stochasticity are salient features of
naturally occurring dynamical systems throughout biology and
are particularly important in neuroscience. Examples in
neuroscience range from the repeated firing of nerve cells
driven by steady currents to the collective oscillations
observed in the EEG; in physiology more broadly we see a
mixture of regular and irregular rhythms in the beating of the
heart, the action of the lungs, the vibrations of sensory hair
bundles in the cochlea, and the movement of the limbs. On yet
broader scales, ranging from the glycolytic oscillation in
yeast to the circadian rhythm, the interplay of fluctuation
and regularity structures many aspects of life. </div>
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<div>In recent years numerous mathematical frameworks have
developed for understanding the interaction of stochastic and
deterministic dynamics in rhythmic dynamical systems.
Persistent challenges include susceptibility and sensitivity
of oscillators to external inputs; encoding of information
about external stimuli; analytical and approximate approaches
to the statistical characterization of noisy oscillators in
terms of power spectra and quality factors; reduction of
stochastic dynamics via phase and amplitude variables;
efficient and accurate approximation schemes for oscillatory
stochastic dynamics; emergence of collective behavior in
networks of stochastic oscillators; and the role of noisy
fluctuations in central pattern generator and rhythmic motor
control systems.</div>
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<div>Biological Cybernetics invites authors to submit papers to
this special issue advancing the theory and applications of
stochastic oscillators to biological systems, broadly
construed.</div>
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<div>Submissions received by July 1, 2021 will be considered for
inclusion in the special issue.</div>
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<div>Sincerely,</div>
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Benjamin Lindner<br>
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Benjamin Lindner
Professor for Theory of Complex Systems and Neurophysics
BCCN Berlin
Philippstr. 13, Haus 2, 10115 Berlin
Room: 1.17, phone: 0049(0)302093 82492 (new number!!)
Physics Dep. Humboldt University Berlin
Newtonstr. 15 12489 Berlin
Room: 3.412, phone: 0049(0)302093 7934
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