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Editorial
. 2016 Dec;6(1):4.
doi: 10.1186/s13408-016-0036-y. Epub 2016 Apr 4.

Stochastic Network Models in Neuroscience: A Festschrift for Jack Cowan. Introduction to the Special Issue

Paul C Bressloff  1 , Bard Ermentrout  2 , Olivier Faugeras  3 , Peter J Thomas  4
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Editorial

Stochastic Network Models in Neuroscience: A Festschrift for Jack Cowan. Introduction to the Special Issue

Paul C Bressloff et al. J Math Neurosci. 2016 Dec.

Abstract

Jack Cowan's remarkable career has spanned, and molded, the development of neuroscience as a quantitative and mathematical discipline combining deep theoretical contributions, rigorous mathematical work and groundbreaking biological insights. The Banff International Research Station hosted a workshop in his honor, on Stochastic Network Models of Neocortex, July 17-24, 2014. This accompanying Festschrift celebrates Cowan's contributions by assembling current research in stochastic phenomena in neural networks. It combines historical perspectives with new results including applications to epilepsy, path-integral methods, stochastic synchronization, higher-order correlation analysis, and pattern formation in visual cortex.

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