CIS Department Talk - April 11, 2008

The Department of Computer and Information Science Present

Speaker:	Dr. Farzan Nadim, New jersey Institute of Technology, Department of Mathematical Sciences & Department of Biological Sciences, Rutgers University-Newark
Topic:	The Role of Anatomical Structure in Determing Activity in Electrically-Coupled Neuronal Networks
Date:	April, 11th 2008, 10:30AM
Place:	John Mulcahy Hall, Room 403

Gap junctions are involved in transfer of ions and small molecules between cells in many tissues. Electrical signaling via gap junctions (electrical coupling) has been implicated in the generation of synchronous electrical activity. We show that signal transfer between electrically coupled neurons is maximized at an optimal diameter of the coupled processes. We then explore the ramifications of this optimal diameter for signaling in a network of electrically coupled model neurons.

This talk is also sponsored by the Graduate Student Association.

For More Information Contact: Frank Hsu (Dept of Computer and Information Sciences) Email: hsu@trill.cis.fordham.edu