Carina Curto
Assistant Professor
Department of Mathematics
University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL)

Office: 243 Avery Hall
Phone: (402) 472 7261
email: ccurto2 -at- math -dot- unl -dot- edu

A.B. Harvard University 2000
Ph.D. Duke University 2005

CV
Mathematical Neuroscience Lab

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Research Interests
Mathematics applied to and arising from theoretical and computational neuroscience.

Selected Publications
C. Curto, A. Degeratu, V. Itskov. Flexible memory networks. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 2011, in press. pdf, arXiv.org preprint.

V. Itskov*, C. Curto*, E. Pastalkova, G. Buzsaki. Cell assembly sequences arising from spike threshold adaptation keep track of time in the hippocampus. Journal of Neuroscience, Vol. 31(8):2828-2834, 2011. pdf, supplementary materials, and supplementary movie. (*equal contribution)

C. Curto, S. Sakata, S. Marguet, V. Itskov, K.D. Harris. A simple model of cortical dynamics explains variability and state-dependence of sensory responses in urethane-anesthetized auditory cortex. Journal of Neuroscience, Vol. 29(34):10600-10612, 2009. pdf and supplementary figures.

C. Curto*, V. Itskov*. Cell groups reveal structure of stimulus space. PLoS Computational Biology, Vol. 4(10): e1000205, 2008. pdf, supplementary text, supplementary figures, and open-access link. (*equal contribution)

All Publications

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Miscellanea
Some opportunities at the interface of math and biology.
A recent picture of me and my boys.
The case for blind math.

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"Let's give to God what we don't need."