Neuronal phase response curves (PRCs) summarize the relationship between the timing of inputs within a neuron’s spike . . . → Read More]]> Neurolab faculty member Robert Butera has published a new book, co-edited with colleagues Astrid Prinz (Emory University) and Nathan Schultheiss (Boston University), titled Phase Response Curves in Neuroscience: Theory, Experiment, and Analysis, published by Springer in January 2012.

Neuronal phase response curves (PRCs) summarize the relationship between the timing of inputs within a neuron’s spike cycle and the consequent shifts in output spike timing. This volume surveys the diversity of applications of phase response analysis by many of the prominent theoreticians and experimentalists in the Computational Neurosciences.  Readers will find a thorough introduction to the foundational concepts underlying phase response analysis, advanced techniques for accurate estimation of neuronal PRCs, and impactful illustrations of both the cellular underpinnings of the phase response properties of neurons and the power of phase response analysis to explain network behavior.  Throughout the book, the authors use phase response analysis to elucidate a number of neural systems that are current foci of exciting research in the Computational Neurosciences and are at the forefront of our advancing grasp of the complex mechanisms of brain function and dysfunction.