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We characterise the dynamics of neuronal activity, in terms of field theory, using neural units placed on a 2D-lattice modelling the cortical surface. The electrical activity of neuronal units was analysed with the aim of deriving a neural…

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Neural dynamical systems are dynamical systems that are described at least in part by neural networks. The class of continuous-time neural dynamical systems must, however, be numerically integrated for simulation and learning. Here, we…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-11-26 Margaret Trautner , Sai Ravela

The function and dynamics of the cortex are fundamentally shaped by the specific wiring configurations of its constituent axonal fibers, also known as the connectome. However, many dynamical properties of macroscale cortical activity are…

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Although individual neurons and neural populations exhibit the phenomenon of representational drift, perceptual and behavioral outputs of many neural circuits can remain stable across time scales over which representational drift is…

We present a hybrid scheme based on classical density functional theory and machine learning for determining the equilibrium structure and thermodynamics of inhomogeneous fluids. The exact functional map from the density profile to the…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2023-12-12 Florian Sammüller , Sophie Hermann , Daniel de las Heras , Matthias Schmidt

We propose a framework for jointly modeling the geometry and functionality in high dimensional functional surfaces. The proposed mixed effects model characterizes effects of subject-specific covariates and exogenous stimuli on functional…

Applications · Statistics 2023-02-10 Jingjing Zou , Chi-Hua Chen , John A. D. Aston

Neuronal circuits of the cerebral cortex are the structural basis of mammalian cognition. The same qualitative components and connectivity motifs are repeated across functionally specialized cortical areas and mammalian species, suggesting…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2025-07-04 Arno Granier , Katharina A Wilmes , Mihai A Petrovici , Walter Senn

Most neural models of causality assume static causal graphs, failing to capture the dynamic and sparse nature of physical interactions where causal relationships emerge and dissolve over time. We introduce the Causal Process Framework and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-04-07 Turan Orujlu , Christian Gumbsch , Martin V. Butz , Charley M Wu

A wide range of evidence points toward the existence of a common algorithm underlying the processing of information throughout the cerebral cortex. Several hypothesized features of this cortical algorithm are reviewed, including sparse…

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Coordinating multi-articulated bodies to generate purposeful movement is a formidable computational challenge. Yet the human motor system performs this task robustly in dynamic, uncertain environments, despite noisy and delayed feedback,…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2026-02-24 Alessandro Salatiello

Contemporary computational neuroscience features two prominent modeling traditions. Bottom-up whole-brain modeling (WBM) builds biophysically detailed simulations of brain structure and dynamics, whereas top-down neuroconnectionism…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2026-05-19 Mario Senden , Leonardo Dalla Porta , Jan Fousek , Jorge F. Mejias , Gorka Zamora-López

In this paper we propose an $\infty-$dimensional cerebellar model of neural controller for realistic human biodynamics. The model is developed using Feynman's action-amplitude (partition function) formalism. The cerebellum controller is…

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We describe a framework that can integrate prior physical information, e.g., the presence of kinematic constraints, to support data-driven simulation in multi-body dynamics. Unlike other approaches, e.g., Fully-connected Neural Network…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2024-07-12 Jingquan Wang , Shu Wang , Huzaifa Mustafa Unjhawala , Jinlong Wu , Dan Negrut

Here we demonstrate that the activity of neural ensembles can be quantitatively modeled. We first show that an ensemble dynamical model (EDM) accurately approximates the distribution of voltages and average firing rate per neuron of a…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2015-09-07 Joaquin Rapela , Mark Kostuk , Peter F. Rowat , Tim Mullen , Edward F. Chang , Kristofer Bouchard

Cortical activity recorded through EEG and MEG reflects complex dynamics that span multiple temporal and spatial scales. Spectral analyses of these signals consistently reveal power-law behaviour, a hallmark of turbulent systems. In this…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2025-08-01 Gerald Kaushallye Cooray

Modular structure is ubiquitous among real-world networks from related proteins to social groups. Here we analyze the modular organization of brain networks at a large-scale (voxel level) extracted from functional magnetic resonance imaging…

Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability · Physics 2009-04-16 M. Valencia , M. A. Pastor , MA. Fernandez-Seara , J. Artieda , J. Martinerie , M. Chavez

This paper introduces a biomathematical model designed to describe the internal dynamics of dream formation and spontaneous cognitive processes. The model incorporates neurocognitive factors such as dissatisfaction, acceptance, forgetting,…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2025-05-12 Shirmohammad Tavangari , Sajjad Janfaza , Zahra Shakarami , Aref Yelghi

Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) can reflect spontaneous neural activities in brain and is widely used for brain disorder analysis.Previous studies propose to extract fMRI representations through diverse…

Quantitative Methods · Quantitative Biology 2023-06-27 Qianqian Wang , Wei Wang , Yuqi Fang , P. -T. Yap , Hongtu Zhu , Hong-Jun Li , Lishan Qiao , Mingxia Liu

This paper formulates a generalized classification algorithm with an application to classifying (or `decoding') neural activity in the brain. Medical doctors and researchers have long been interested in how brain activity correlates to body…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-03-17 Cary Humber , Kazufumi Ito , Chad Bouton

The applicability of computational and dynamical systems models to organisms is scrutinized, using examples from developmental biology and cognition. Developmental morphogenesis is dependent on the inherent material properties of developing…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2023-10-24 Stuart A. Newman