This book describes a large number of open problems in the theory of
stochastic neural systems, with the aim of enticing probabilists to work
on them. This includes problems arising from stochastic models of
individual neurons as well as those arising from stochastic models of
the activities of small and large networks of interconnected neurons.
The necessary neuroscience background to these problems is outlined
within the text, so readers can grasp the context in which they arise.
This book will be useful for graduate students and instructors providing
material and references for applying probability to stochastic neuron
modeling. Methods and results are presented, but the emphasis is on
questions where additional stochastic analysis may contribute
neuroscience insight. An extensive bibliography is included.
Dr. Priscilla E. Greenwood is a Professor Emerita in the Department of
Mathematics at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Lawrence M. Ward
is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and the Brain Research
Centre at the University of British Columbia.