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I'm interested in learning more about techniques used to study complex systems in general, but specifically, I'm currently interested in the effects of structure on network dynamics and synchrony. I'm also looking foreward to interacting with people from a variety of disciplines so that we can all learn from eachother and integrate new ideas into our current work. | I'm interested in learning more about techniques used to study complex systems in general, but specifically, I'm currently interested in the effects of structure on network dynamics and synchrony. I'm also looking foreward to interacting with people from a variety of disciplines so that we can all learn from eachother and integrate new ideas into our current work. | ||
'''3. Do you have any projects or research interests that would benefit | '''3. Do you have any projects or research interests that would''' '''benefit from an interdisciplinary approach?''' | ||
from an interdisciplinary approach?''' | |||
As a physicist who studies neuroscience, I'd say that every research interest can benefit from an interdisciplinary approach. I would be excited if anyone knew something about nonlinear time series analysis in any application. | As a physicist who studies neuroscience, I'd say that every research interest can benefit from an interdisciplinary approach. I would be excited if anyone knew something about nonlinear time series analysis in any application. | ||
'''4. Do you have any ideas for what sort of project you would like to | '''4. Do you have any ideas for what sort of project you would like''' '''to do this summer?''' | ||
do this summer?''' | |||
I would love to study the effects of structure on a neural network's ability to synchronize. However, I've noticed that there are a few others who work in neuroscience and I'm open to other ideas as well. | I would love to study the effects of structure on a neural network's ability to synchronize. However, I've noticed that there are a few others who work in neuroscience and I'm open to other ideas as well. | ||
'''5. Suppose you could travel one-hundred years in the future and ask | '''5. Suppose you could travel one-hundred years in the future and''' '''ask researchers any three questions. What would those questions''' '''be?''' | ||
researchers any three questions. What would those questions be?''' | |||
1. What has been the biggest advance in science in general in the past 100 years? | 1. What has been the biggest advance in science in general in the past 100 years? |
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1. What topics do you have some expertise in and would you be willing to help others learn them?
Well, I suppose that I have some knowldege about physics in general, although these days much of my time is devoted to neuroscience- specifically to epilepsy and seizure prediction. I look at measures of phase synchrony in neural networks so I have a fair amount of knowledge about networks and synchronization. I also know a little about stochastic processes but would love to learn more. On a more practical level, I program in IDL (a language similar to Matlab) and can program a bit in Matlab and Mathematica as well.
2. What do you want to learn at the CSSS?
I'm interested in learning more about techniques used to study complex systems in general, but specifically, I'm currently interested in the effects of structure on network dynamics and synchrony. I'm also looking foreward to interacting with people from a variety of disciplines so that we can all learn from eachother and integrate new ideas into our current work.
3. Do you have any projects or research interests that would benefit from an interdisciplinary approach?
As a physicist who studies neuroscience, I'd say that every research interest can benefit from an interdisciplinary approach. I would be excited if anyone knew something about nonlinear time series analysis in any application.
4. Do you have any ideas for what sort of project you would like to do this summer?
I would love to study the effects of structure on a neural network's ability to synchronize. However, I've noticed that there are a few others who work in neuroscience and I'm open to other ideas as well.
5. Suppose you could travel one-hundred years in the future and ask researchers any three questions. What would those questions be?
1. What has been the biggest advance in science in general in the past 100 years?
2. How does the brain work?
3. Did anyone ever figure out how to fix the fact that quantum mechanics and general relativity don't actually agree?
Hi everyone! I'm Sarah Feldt and I've just finished up my second year of the Ph.D. program in physics at the University of Michigan. Although my degree will be in physics, my research is best described as being in neuroscience.
My current research project investigates network dynamics and communication between two interacting networks of neurons. Through the use of computer simulations, I examine measures of phase synchrony within each network as well as between the networks to gain an understanding of the underlying dynamics. The collective signal of each network can be interpreted as an EEG recording, allowing for a comparison of this model with phase synchrony measurements currently used in seizure prediction.
My interests outside of the academic world include KU basketball (my undergrad was at the University of Kansas), baking, and hiking. I also play flute and piccolo in the U of M Life Sciences Orchestra and have the world's cutest kitten named Einsteinia. I'm very excited about getting to travel to Beijing this summer and meet all of you!