Brain Dynamics serves to introduce graduate students and
nonspecialists from various backgrounds to the field of mathematical and
computational neurosciences. Some of the advanced chapters will also be
of interest to the specialists. The book approaches the subject through
pulse-coupled neural networks, with at their core the lighthouse and
integrate-and-fire models, which allow for the highly flexible modelling
of realistic synaptic activity, synchronization and spatio-temporal
pattern formation. Topics also include pulse-averaged equations and
their application to movement coordination. The book closes with a short
analysis of models versus the real neurophysiological system.
The second edition has been thoroughly updated and augmented by two
extensive chapters that discuss the interplay between pattern
recognition and synchronization. Further, to enhance the usefulness as
textbook and for self-study, the detailed solutions for all 34 exercises
throughout the text have been added.