Dynamics of Bursting Activity of Neurons


  • Bursting behavior is an oscillatory activity consisting of intervals of repetitive spiking separated by intervals of quiescence. Recently, the functional role of bursting has been actively discussed. There is agreement that it is an important mode for the control of rhythmic movements and is frequently observed in central pattern generators, neuronal networks controlling motor behavior (Marder & Calabrese, 1996). Also, bursting has been widely observed in sleep and pathological brain states. We would like to gather scientists from different fields of neuroscience, physics and mathematics who are interested in the geneses of bursting patterns and mechanisms of control of their characteristics.
  • The main goal of the workshop is to discuss the potential roles of bursting in the operation of the central nervous system under normal and pathological conditions.
  • We would like to spotlight the coexistence of bursting with other regimes of neuronal activities, and its role in brain functions and pathologies.

    • Location of the Bennett A. Brown Commerce club is marked 7 on the GSU interactive map.
     It is a 5 min walk from the Five Points Marta station.

    Sponsors of the event are:

    Organizers: Gennady Cymbalyuk, Sonya Bahar, Igor Belykh, Vladimir Bondarenko, Ronald Calabrese, Robert Clewley, Mukesh Dhamala, Andrey Shilnikov.

    For questions contact Gennady Cymbalyuk (gcymbalyuk@gsu.edu).

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    Click here to download the list of posters.

    Click here to download the program and abstracts.

    Keynote Speakers:
    Nino Ramirez
    U. Washington, Seattle     		Neuromodulation and bursting gone mad:
    Insights gained from studying neurological disorders!
    Jeff Smith
    NINDS, Lab. Neural Control     		Multiple modes and mechanisms of rhythmic burst pattern generation
    in brainstem respiratory networks
    Roger Traub
    Dept. Physical Sciences IBM T.J. Watson Research Center    		 Some normal and abnormal collective phenomena in
    cortical circuits amongst bursting neurons
    Invited Speakers:
  • Bahar, Sonya, University of Missouri at St Louis, Dept of Physics and Astronomy
  • Barreto, Ernest, George Mason University , Department of Physics & Astronomy
  • Bazhenov, Maxim, University of California Riverside, Dept. of Cell Biology and Neuroscience
  • Berkowitz, Ari, University of Oklahoma, Department of Zoology
  • Bunimovich, Leonid, GaTech, School of Mathematics
  • Belykh, Igor Georgia State University, - Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
  • Butera, Robert, GaTech, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Calabrese, Ronald, Emory University, Biology Department
  • Clewley, Robert, Georgia State University, - Neuroscience Institute
  • Cymbalyuk, Gennady, Georgia State University, - Neuroscience Institute
  • Dhamala, Mukesh, Georgia State University, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
  • Dzakpasu, Rhonda, Georgetown University, Physics Dept.
  • Edwards, Donald, Georgia State University, Neuroscience Institute
  • Gross, Robert, Emory University
  • Jaeger, Dieter, Emory University, Biology Department
  • Katz, Paul , Georgia State University, Neuroscience Institute
  • Mogul, David,IIT, Dept of Biomedical Engineering
  • Rybak, Illya, Drexel University, College of Medicine, Dept. of Neurobiology and Anatomy
  • Shilnikov, Andrey Georgia State University, - Neuroscience Institute
  • Sorensen, Michael, President, Simatra Modeling Technologies
  • Tabak, Joel, Florida State University, Biomedical Research Facility, Tallahassee
  • Tryba, Andrew, Medical College of Wisconsin, Dept. of Physiology
  • Volgushev, Maxim, Dept of Psychology, University of Connecticut.
  • Wagenaar, Daniel, Caltech, Division of Biology
  • Yamaguchi , Ayako, Boston University, Department of Biology
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    Program