Neuroscientists Talk Shop is the University of Texas at San Antonio's (UTSA) Neurobiology Podcast, showcasing the current research of internationally renowned guest Neuroscientists. Each episode features a moderated discussion with a cross section of UTSA Neurobiology faculty, highlighting the featured guest's research, and the state of the art in the field at hand.
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episode 19: Episode 19 -- Bard Ermentrout, PhD
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Bard Ermentrout, (University Professor, Dept of Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh) talks about synchrony and oscillations in networks, biological applications of math, (from mescaline induced seizures to firefly mating behavior) and muses on the "how" vs "why" in mathematical biology.
Duration: 49 minutes
Discussants:(in alphabetical order)
Jim Bower (Professor, UTSA)
Carlos Paladini (Asst Prof, UTSA)
Salma Quraishi (Res. Asst Prof, UTSA)
Fidel Santamaria (Asst Prof, UTSA)
Todd Troyer (Asst Prof, UTSA)
Charles Wilson (Prof, UTSA)
acknowledgement: R Ratnam for generous loan of recording equipment; JM Tepper for original music.