Coupling functions: universal insights into dynamical interaction mechanisms

T Stankovski, T Pereira, PVE McClintock… - Reviews of Modern …, 2017‏ - APS
The dynamical systems found in nature are rarely isolated. Instead they interact and
influence each other. The coupling functions that connect them contain detailed information …

Mathematical modeling of circadian rhythms

A Asgari‐Targhi, EB Klerman - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Circadian rhythms are endogenous~ 24‐hr oscillations usually entrained to daily
environmental cycles of light/dark. Many biological processes and physiological functions …

GABA-mediated repulsive coupling between circadian clock neurons in the SCN encodes seasonal time

J Myung, S Hong, D DeWoskin, E De Schutter… - Proceedings of the …, 2015‏ - pnas.org
The mammalian suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) forms not only the master circadian clock
but also a seasonal clock. This neural network of∼ 10,000 circadian oscillators encodes …

Distinct roles for GABA across multiple timescales in mammalian circadian timekee**

D DeWoskin, J Myung, MDC Belle, HD Piggins… - Proceedings of the …, 2015‏ - pnas.org
The suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN), the central circadian pacemakers in mammals, comprise
a multiscale neuronal system that times daily events. We use recent advances in graphics …

Functional network inference of the suprachiasmatic nucleus

JH Abel, K Meeker, D Granados-Fuentes… - Proceedings of the …, 2016‏ - pnas.org
In the mammalian suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), noisy cellular oscillators communicate
within a neuronal network to generate precise system-wide circadian rhythms. Although the …

Protein sequestration versus Hill‐type repression in circadian clock models

JK Kim - IET systems biology, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Circadian (∼ 24 h) clocks are self‐sustained endogenous oscillators with which organisms
keep track of daily and seasonal time. Circadian clocks frequently rely on interlocked …

Computational modeling of the cell-autonomous mammalian circadian oscillator

OA Podkolodnaya, NN Tverdokhleb… - BMC systems …, 2017‏ - Springer
This review summarizes various mathematical models of cell-autonomous mammalian
circadian clock. We present the basics necessary for understanding of the cell-autonomous …

Synchronization of bioelectric oscillations in networks of nonexcitable cells: from single-cell to multicellular states

J Cervera, JA Manzanares, S Mafe… - The Journal of Physical …, 2019‏ - ACS Publications
Biological networks use collective oscillations for information processing tasks. In particular,
oscillatory membrane potentials have been observed in nonexcitable cells and bacterial …

Responses to spatial contrast in the mouse suprachiasmatic nuclei

JW Mouland, AR Stinchcombe, DB Forger, TM Brown… - Current biology, 2017‏ - cell.com
A direct retinal projection targets the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)(an important
hypothalamic control center). The accepted function of this projection is to convey …

A new phase model of the spatiotemporal relationships between three circadian oscillators in the brainstem

J Ahern, Ł Chrobok, AR Champneys, HD Piggins - Scientific Reports, 2023‏ - nature.com
Abstract Analysis of ex vivo Per2 bioluminescent rhythm previously recorded in the mouse
dorsal vagal complex reveals a characteristic phase relationship between three distinct …