I am a post doc in Len Maler’s lab along with Andre Longtin’s group on weakly electric fish at the University of Ottawa Centre for Neural Dynamics. My research interests center on Theoretical Neuroscience. Basically two things interest me, (1) how the intrinsic behavior of individual neurons produce novel emergent behaviors when coupled together, and (2) how the biophysical properties of neural systems work to create informational constructs that are ultimately the stuff of thought.
More about my research interests can be found here.
An abstract of a recent talk I gave is here (Sept. 2, 2009).
Recent Publications
Stochastic Oscillator Sensory Networks: Theory and Experiment on the Hermissenda Eye. William H. Nesse, Gregory A. Clark (submitted).
The Time Scale of Fast Short-term Depression is Matched to Spike Train Statistics to Reduce Output Noise. Reza Khanbabaie, William Nesse, Andre Longtin, and Leonard Maler (submitted).
Oscillation Regularity in Noise-Driven Excitable Systems with Multi-Time-Scale Adaptation (2008). William H. Nesse, Christopher A. Del Negro, and Paul C. Bressloff. Physical Review Letters 101: 088101 (pdf)
Fluctuation-driven Rhythmogenesis in an Excitatory Neuronal Network with Slow Adaptation (2008). William H. Nesse, Alla Borisyuk, and Paul C. Bressloff. Journal of Computational Neuroscience 25: 317-333 (pdf)
