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A Model Of Shell Structure And Pattern In Mollusks, Rahnuma Islam, Bard Ermentrout, Sabrina Streipert May 2024

A Model Of Shell Structure And Pattern In Mollusks, Rahnuma Islam, Bard Ermentrout, Sabrina Streipert

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.


Modeling Mechanisms Of Microtubule Dynamics And Polarity In Neurons, Anna Nelson, Veronica Ciocanel, Scott Mckinley, Hannah Scanlon May 2024

Modeling Mechanisms Of Microtubule Dynamics And Polarity In Neurons, Anna Nelson, Veronica Ciocanel, Scott Mckinley, Hannah Scanlon

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.


The Neural Dynamics Of Autism Spectrum Disorder And Typically Developing Individuals: Insights From Eeg Modeling And Mathematical Analysis, Sungwoo Ahn, Evie A. Malaia, Leonid L. Rubchinsky May 2024

The Neural Dynamics Of Autism Spectrum Disorder And Typically Developing Individuals: Insights From Eeg Modeling And Mathematical Analysis, Sungwoo Ahn, Evie A. Malaia, Leonid L. Rubchinsky

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.


Assessing The Pre- And Post-Synaptic Effects Of Opioids On Inspiratory Rhythmogenesis, Diego F. Morandi Zerpa, Jingzhi Zhao May 2024

Assessing The Pre- And Post-Synaptic Effects Of Opioids On Inspiratory Rhythmogenesis, Diego F. Morandi Zerpa, Jingzhi Zhao

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.


The Mandelbrot Set For Networks, Templates And Mutated Systems, Anca R. Radulescu May 2023

The Mandelbrot Set For Networks, Templates And Mutated Systems, Anca R. Radulescu

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.


Intermittent Synchronization In Gamma-Band Neural Oscillations, Anh Nguyen, Leonid L. Rubchinsky May 2023

Intermittent Synchronization In Gamma-Band Neural Oscillations, Anh Nguyen, Leonid L. Rubchinsky

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.


Opioid Use Disorder Prediction Using Machine Learning Of Fmri Data, A. Temtam, Liangsuo Ma, F. Gerard Moeller, M. S. Sadique, K. M. Iftekharuddin, Khan M. Iftekharuddin (Ed.), Weijie Chen (Ed.) Jan 2023

Opioid Use Disorder Prediction Using Machine Learning Of Fmri Data, A. Temtam, Liangsuo Ma, F. Gerard Moeller, M. S. Sadique, K. M. Iftekharuddin, Khan M. Iftekharuddin (Ed.), Weijie Chen (Ed.)

Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) more than 932,000 people in the US have died since 1999 from a drug overdose. Just about 75% of drug overdose deaths in 2020 involved Opioid, which suggests that the US is in an Opioid overdose epidemic. Identifying individuals likely to develop Opioid use disorder (OUD) can help public health in planning effective prevention, intervention, drug overdose and recovery policies. Further, a better understanding of prediction of overdose leading to the neurobiology of OUD may lead to new therapeutics. In recent years, very limited work has been done using statistical …


Mathematical Model Of Subthalamic Nucleus Neuron - Characteristic Activity Patterns And Bifurcation Analysis, Choongseok Park, Sungwoo Ahn, Leonid Rubchinsky May 2022

Mathematical Model Of Subthalamic Nucleus Neuron - Characteristic Activity Patterns And Bifurcation Analysis, Choongseok Park, Sungwoo Ahn, Leonid Rubchinsky

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.


Scale-Free Properties Influence Breathing Rhythmogenesis., Cameron Grover May 2022

Scale-Free Properties Influence Breathing Rhythmogenesis., Cameron Grover

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.


Computational Model Of Mutant Arpp Protein Aggregation And Diffusion And Its Impact On Calcium Dynamics And Stress Responses Using Neuron., Gaby Clarke May 2022

Computational Model Of Mutant Arpp Protein Aggregation And Diffusion And Its Impact On Calcium Dynamics And Stress Responses Using Neuron., Gaby Clarke

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.


Olfactory Bulb Processing Of Ortho Versus Retronasal Odors, Michelle F. Craft, Andrea Barreiro, Shree Gautam, Woodrow Shew, Cheng Ly May 2022

Olfactory Bulb Processing Of Ortho Versus Retronasal Odors, Michelle F. Craft, Andrea Barreiro, Shree Gautam, Woodrow Shew, Cheng Ly

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.


Empirical And Computational Approaches To Explore The Underlying Neuromodulatory Mechanisms Of Social Status Regulation On Zebrafish Motor Circuits, Sungwoo Ahn, Choongseok Park, Fadi Issa May 2022

Empirical And Computational Approaches To Explore The Underlying Neuromodulatory Mechanisms Of Social Status Regulation On Zebrafish Motor Circuits, Sungwoo Ahn, Choongseok Park, Fadi Issa

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.


Probability Distributions Of Active Sensing, Kathleen Hoffman May 2022

Probability Distributions Of Active Sensing, Kathleen Hoffman

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.


Medical Schools Ignore The Nature Of Consciousness At Great Cost, Anoop Kumar Jul 2021

Medical Schools Ignore The Nature Of Consciousness At Great Cost, Anoop Kumar

Journal of Wellness

The essential question of the relationship between consciousness and matter is ignored in medical school curricula, leading to a machine-like view of the human being that contributes to physician burnout and intellectual dissatisfaction. The evidence suggesting that the brain may not be the seat of consciousness is generally ignored to preserve the worldview of the primacy of matter. By investigating new frameworks detailing the nature of consciousness at different levels of hierarchy, we can bring intellectual rigor to a once opaque subject that supports a fundamental reality about our experience: We are human beings, not only human bodies.


Neurodevelopment Correlates With Gut Microbiota In A Cross-Sectional Analysis Of Children At 3 Years Of Age In Rural China, Sarah E. Rothenberg, Qiurong Chen, Yanfen Nong, Hua Nong, Eva P. Trinh, Fred J. Biasini, Jihong Liu, Xiaoyun Zeng, Yunfeng Zou, Fengxiu Ouyang, Susan A. Korrick Apr 2021

Neurodevelopment Correlates With Gut Microbiota In A Cross-Sectional Analysis Of Children At 3 Years Of Age In Rural China, Sarah E. Rothenberg, Qiurong Chen, Yanfen Nong, Hua Nong, Eva P. Trinh, Fred J. Biasini, Jihong Liu, Xiaoyun Zeng, Yunfeng Zou, Fengxiu Ouyang, Susan A. Korrick

Faculty Publications

We investigated cross-sectional associations between children’s neurodevelopment and their gut microbiota composition. Study children (36 months of age) lived in rural China (n = 46). Neurodevelopment was assessed using the Bayley Scales of Infant Development, 2nd Edition, yielding the Mental Developmental Index (MDI) and Psychomotor Developmental Index (PDI). Children's gut microbiota was assessed using 16S rRNA gene profiling. Microbial diversity was characterized using alpha diversity patterns. Additionally, 3 coabundance factors were determined for the 25 most abundant taxa. Multivariable linear regression models were constructed to examine the relationships between Bayley scores (MDI and PDI) and children's gut microbiota. In adjusted …


Modeling Of Pmv Neuronal Circuitry In Adaptive Changes Of Energy Balance, Pilhwa Lee, Cristina Saenz De Miera, Nicole Bellefontaine, Kevin W. Williams, Renata Frazao, Carol Elias May 2020

Modeling Of Pmv Neuronal Circuitry In Adaptive Changes Of Energy Balance, Pilhwa Lee, Cristina Saenz De Miera, Nicole Bellefontaine, Kevin W. Williams, Renata Frazao, Carol Elias

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.


Geometry-Based Estimates Of Glutamate Transporter Density In Astrocytes, Anca R. Radulescu, Cassandra Williams, Annalisa Scimemi May 2020

Geometry-Based Estimates Of Glutamate Transporter Density In Astrocytes, Anca R. Radulescu, Cassandra Williams, Annalisa Scimemi

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.


Mechanisms Of Value-Biased Prioritization In Fast Sensorimotor Decision Making, Kivilcim Afacan-Seref Jan 2020

Mechanisms Of Value-Biased Prioritization In Fast Sensorimotor Decision Making, Kivilcim Afacan-Seref

Dissertations and Theses

In dynamic environments, split-second sensorimotor decisions must be prioritized according to potential payoffs to maximize overall rewards. The impact of relative value on deliberative perceptual judgments has been examined extensively, but relatively little is known about value-biasing mechanisms in the common situation where physical evidence is strong but the time to act is severely limited. This research examines the behavioral and electrophysiological indices of how value biases split-second perceptual decisions and the possible mechanisms underlying the process. In prominent decision models, a noisy but statistically stationary representation of sensory evidence is integrated over time to an action-triggering bound, and value-biases …


Bifurcation Analysis Of A Photoreceptor Interaction Model For Retinitis Pigmentosa, Anca R. Radulescu May 2019

Bifurcation Analysis Of A Photoreceptor Interaction Model For Retinitis Pigmentosa, Anca R. Radulescu

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.


A Model Of Online Latent State Learning, Amy Cochran May 2019

A Model Of Online Latent State Learning, Amy Cochran

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.


Seeing Eye To Eye: A Machine Learning Approach To Automated Saccade Analysis, Maigh Attre May 2019

Seeing Eye To Eye: A Machine Learning Approach To Automated Saccade Analysis, Maigh Attre

Honors Scholar Theses

Abnormal ocular motility is a common manifestation of many underlying pathologies particularly those that are neurological. Dynamics of saccades, when the eye rapidly changes its point of fixation, have been characterized for many neurological disorders including concussions, traumatic brain injuries (TBI), and Parkinson’s disease. However, widespread saccade analysis for diagnostic and research purposes requires the recognition of certain eye movement parameters. Key information such as velocity and duration must be determined from data based on a wide set of patients’ characteristics that may range in eye shapes and iris, hair and skin pigmentation [36]. Previous work on saccade analysis has …


Effects Of Configuration On Ensemble Dynamics In A Network Of Wilson-Cowan Nodes, Anca R. Radulescu Jun 2018

Effects Of Configuration On Ensemble Dynamics In A Network Of Wilson-Cowan Nodes, Anca R. Radulescu

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.


Neural Phase Oscillators Incorporating Noise And Correlated Sources Of Heterogeneity, Kyle Wendling Jun 2018

Neural Phase Oscillators Incorporating Noise And Correlated Sources Of Heterogeneity, Kyle Wendling

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.


The Dynamic Nature Of Functional Brain Networks Of Emotional Regulation, Sherli Koshy Chenthittayil, Reinhard C. Laubenbacher, Paola Vera-Licona, Michael Stevens, Andrew Poppe Jun 2018

The Dynamic Nature Of Functional Brain Networks Of Emotional Regulation, Sherli Koshy Chenthittayil, Reinhard C. Laubenbacher, Paola Vera-Licona, Michael Stevens, Andrew Poppe

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.


Quantitative Electroencephalography For Detecting Concussions, Sara Krehbiel, Kathy Hoke, Joanna Wares Jun 2018

Quantitative Electroencephalography For Detecting Concussions, Sara Krehbiel, Kathy Hoke, Joanna Wares

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.


Global And Local Excitation And Inhibition Shape The Network Dynamics For The Control Of Movement And Reward, Anca R. Radulescu May 2018

Global And Local Excitation And Inhibition Shape The Network Dynamics For The Control Of Movement And Reward, Anca R. Radulescu

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.


Neuroscience Subject Guide For The University Of Miami, Maya Lubarsky Apr 2018

Neuroscience Subject Guide For The University Of Miami, Maya Lubarsky

Library Research Scholars Program 2017-2018

The Neuroscience Subject Guide was developed in 2018 by Maya Lubarsky as part of her Library Research Scholars Program. The Subject Guide aims to aid Neuroscience students in guiding their research and improving their research skills. It also includes a comprehensive background on the development of the Neuroscience program at the University of Miami.


Geometroneurodynamics And Neuroscience, Keun-Hang Susan Yang, Menas Kafatos Jan 2018

Geometroneurodynamics And Neuroscience, Keun-Hang Susan Yang, Menas Kafatos

Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research

The Orthodox Interpretation of quantum mechanics, as developed by many physicists, particularly John von Neumann, addresses the role of measurement, available choices and response of the quantum system to questions posed by an observer in specific quantum laboratory experiments. As such, it is, more consistent and clearer than other interpretations of quantum mechanics and it provides an account of the interactions of observers with the external world. However, in order to explore whether quantum mechanics plays a role in the brain, which is the primary issue, one has to examine the applicability of Hilbert space structure as a valid geometric …


The Effects Of Sports Related Head Impact On Balance And Neurocognitive Functions, Shaquanda D. Ross-Simmons, Michelle L. Vieyra, Abhishek Jain, Keri Weed Nov 2017

The Effects Of Sports Related Head Impact On Balance And Neurocognitive Functions, Shaquanda D. Ross-Simmons, Michelle L. Vieyra, Abhishek Jain, Keri Weed

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

The goal of this study was to investigate the effects of sports-related head injury on balance, attention, and memory. Reliable differences have been found using measures that directly tap into brain functioning, such as the auditory oddball task combined with EEG recording. We hypothesized that athletes reporting a diagnosed concussion or participation in high-risk sports would have compromised balance and neurocognitive functioning compared to athletes in low risk sports. Forty-five undergraduate participants were identified as either concussed, non-concussed in high-risk sports, or non-concussed in low-risk sports using a survey of athletic history, head trauma and demographics. The Biopac MP36 system, …


Firing Rate Heterogeneity And Consequences For Coding In Feedforward Circuits, Cheng Ly, Gary Marsat May 2017

Firing Rate Heterogeneity And Consequences For Coding In Feedforward Circuits, Cheng Ly, Gary Marsat

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.