FATCAT: (an efficient) Functional and Tractographic Connectivity Analysis Toolbox.

We present a suite of software tools for facilitating the combination of functional magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI) and diffusion-based tractography from a network-focused point of view. The programs have been designed for investigating functionally derived gray matter networks and related structural white matter networks. The software comprises the Functional and Tractographic Connectivity Analysis Toolbox (FATCAT), now freely distributed with AFNI.

Modeling bacterial attachment to surfaces as an early stage of biofilm development.

Biofilms are present in all natural, medical and industrial surroundings where bacteria live. Biofilm formation is a key factor in the growth and transport of both beneficial and harmful bacteria. While much is known about the later stages of biofilm formation, less is known about its initiation which is an important first step in the biofilm formation.

Effects of noise on models of spiny dendrites.

We study the effects of noise in two models of spiny dendrites. Through the introduction of different types of noise to both the Spike-diffuse-spike (SDS) and Baer-Rinzel (BR) models we investigate the change in behaviour of the travelling wave solution present in both deterministic systems, as noise intensity increases. We show that the speed of wave propagation in both the SDS and BR models respectively differs as the noise intensity in the spine heads increases.