Information Processing in Cells and Tissues

Signalling and Communication:

- An Introduction to Section 1; R. Paton.

- Some Aspects of Gap Junction Dynamics in Embryonic Systems; S.Baigent, et al.

- Real Time Processing of Nerve Signals for Controlling a Limb Prostheses; M. Bodgan, W. Rosentiel.

- Stimulus-Secretion Coupling in Pancreatic beta-Cells Explained by Chay's Store-Operated Model; T.R. Chay.

- Towards Computational Models of Chemotaxis in Escherichia Coli; L. Clarke, R.C. Paton.

- Three Modes of Calcium-Induced Calcium Release (CICR) in Neurons; D.D. Friel.

- Theta-Neuron, a One Dimensional Spiking Model that Reproduces inVitro and in Vivo

- Spiking Characteristics of Cortical Neurons; B.S.Gutkin, G.B. Ermentrout.

Computation and Information:

- An Introduction to Section 2; R. Paton.

- Morphomechanical Feedback in Embryonic Development; L.V. Beloussov.

- Information Processing in Computational Tissues;M.H. Butler, et al.

- Semiotics of Complex Systems: A Hierarchical Notation for the Mathematical Structure of a Single Cell; J.L.R. Chandler.

- Localization and Nonlocality in Computation; R.Cottam, et al.

- Mining the Gene Expression Matrix: Inferring Gene Relationships from Large Scale Gene Expression Data; P. D'haeseleer,et al.

- Epilogue-Concluding Discussions; M. Holcombe.

- 18 Additional Chapters

- Index