Connectionists: Call for Papers: Special Issue of Biological Cybernetics on Stochastic Oscillators

[Benjamin Lindner]

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Dear Colleagues: Let me call your 
attention to the following

Call for Papers: Special Issue on 
Stochastic Oscillators

https://www.springer.com/journal/422/updates/18744704 
<https://www.springer.com/journal/422/updates/18744704>

Target submission date: July 1, 2021

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.

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.

Biological Cybernetics invites authors to 
submit papers to this special issue 
advancing the theory and applications of 
stochastic oscillators to biological 
systems, broadly construed.

Submissions received by July 1, 2021 will 
be considered for inclusion in the special 
issue.

Sincerely,

Benjamin Lindner

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Benjamin Lindner
Professor for Theory of Complex Systems and Neurophysics

BCCN Berlin
Philippstr. 13, Haus 2, 10115 Berlin
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Physics Dep. Humboldt University Berlin
Newtonstr. 15 12489 Berlin
Room: 3.412, phone: 0049(0)302093 7934

http://people.physik.hu-berlin.de/~lindner/index.html  
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