Ingo Bojak

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+44 (0) 118 378 7465
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Professor
- Deputy Head of School
Areas of interest
Professor Ingo Bojak is a computational neuroscientist specialised in neural activity at mesoscopic level, i.e., in the collective activity of thousands or millions of neurons.
Typically he employs neural population models (NPMs, also known as neural field or neural mass models). Mesoscopic models form a bridge between the microscopic level of single neurons and the macroscopic level of non-invasive neuroimaging and behaviour.
Professor Bojak has explored this property in research on anaesthesia and the multimodal integration of EEG and fMRI, respectively.
His anaesthesia research has contributed to a worldwide-patented depth of anaesthesia monitor, and he has used NPMs to simulate an entire human cortex. The latter work has progressed to anatomically realistic neural mass meshes, which allow the inclusion of experimentally determined brain connectivity.
He has also investigated the effect of axonal diameter distributions on brain dynamics, the influence of alpha rhythm phase on fMRI BOLD, long-range synchrony in cortical networks, and orientation sensitivity in visual cortex.
He is currently interested in applying his models to a wider variety of psychoactive substances and to analyse brain disease states like epilepsy and schizophrenia. His work is generally noted for the use of parallel computing and the striking visualisations of results.
Professor Bojak is an associate editor of the journals Neurocomputing and EPJ Nonlinear Biomedical Physics, and of the NPM section of the Springer Encyclopaedia of Computational Neuroscience.
He has served on the Board of the Organization for Computational Neurosciences (OCNS), as Node Representative of the International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (INCF) for the UK and Netherlands, respectively, and is a member of the EPSRC Peer Review College.
Research centres and groups
- Cybernetics Intelligence Research
- Systems Neuroscience Research.
Publications
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Oderberg, D.
ORCID: 0000-0001-9585-0515 , Hill, J. , Austin, C. , Bojak, I.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1765-3502 , Cinotti, F. , Gibbins, J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0372-5352 (2022) Biological mistakes: what they are and what they mean for the experimental biologist. British Journal for the Philosophy of Science ISSN: 1464-3537
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Hill, J.
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Oderberg, D.
ORCID: 0000-0001-9585-0515 , Gibbins, J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0372-5352 , Bojak, I.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1765-3502 (2022) Mistake-making: a theoretical framework for generating research questions in biology, with illustrative application to blood clotting. Quarterly Review of Biology , 97 (1). ISSN: 0033-5770 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1086/718736
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Bojak, I.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1765-3502 and Linster, C. , eds. (2021) 30th Annual Computational Neuroscience Meeting: CNS*2021 – meeting abstracts. , 49. Springer (S1). pp. 3-208. ISSN: 1573-6873 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10827-021-00801-9 (Journal of Computational Neuroscience - Supplement Issue)
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Bojak, I.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1765-3502 and Nowotny, T. , eds. (2020) 29th Annual Computational Neuroscience Meeting: CNS*2020. , 21. Springer Nature (1). ISSN: 1471-2202 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12868-020-00593-1 (BMC Neuroscience)
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Maybank, P.
ORCID: 0000-0001-8427-2449 , Peltzer, P. , Naumann, U. , Bojak, I.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1765-3502 (2020) MCMC for Bayesian uncertainty quantification from time-series data. pp. 707-718. | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50436-6_52
- Ross, J. , Margetts, M. , Bojak, I. , Nicks, R. , Avitabile, D. , Coombes, S. (2020) A brain-wave equation incorporating axo-dendritic connectivity. Physical Review E , 101 (2). ISSN: 2470-0045 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.101.022411
- Bojak, I. and Nowotny, T. , eds. (2019) 28th Annual Computational Neuroscience Meeting: CNS*2019. , 20 (S1). BMC Neuroscience (56). pp 190. | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12868-019-0538-0
- Bojak, I. and Nowotny, T. , eds. (2018) 27th Annual Computational Neuroscience Meeting (CNS*2018): Part Two. , 19 (S2). BMC Neuroscience (65). pp 140. | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12868-018-0451-y
- Bojak, I. and Nowotny, T. , eds. (2018) 27th Annual Computational Neuroscience Meeting (CNS*2018): Part One. , 19 (S2). BMC Neuroscience (64). pp 98. | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12868-018-0452-x
- Alswaihli, J. , Potthast, R. , Bojak, I. , Saddy, D. , Hutt, A. (2018) Kernel reconstruction for delayed neural field equations. The Journal of Mathematical Neuroscience , 8 ISSN: 2190-8567 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13408-018-0058-8
- Bojak, I. and Burkitt, A. , eds. (2017) 26th annual computational neuroscience meeting (CNS*2017): part 3. , 18 (S1). BMC Neuroscience , 18 (S1) (60). pp 176. ISSN: 1471-2202 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12868-017-0372-1
- Bojak, I. and Burkitt, A. , eds. (2017) 26th annual computational neuroscience meeting (CNS*2017): part 2. , 18 (S1). BMC Neuroscience , 18 (S1) (59). pp 93. ISSN: 1471-2202 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12868-017-0371-2
- Bojak, I. and Burkitt, A. , eds. (2017) 26th annual computational neuroscience meeting (CNS*2017): part 1. , 18 (S1). BMC Neuroscience , 18 (S1) (58). pp 14. ISSN: 1471-2202 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12868-017-0370-3
- Bojak, I. and Burkitt, A. , eds. (2016) 25th annual computational neuroscience meeting: CNS*2016. , 17 (S1). BMC Neuroscience , 17 (S1) (54). pp 112. ISSN: 1471-2202 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12868-016-0283-6
- Bojak, I. , Stoyanov, Z. , Liley, D. (2015) Emergence of spatially heterogeneous burst suppression in a neural field model of electrocortical activity. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience , 9 ISSN: 1662-5137 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnsys.2015.00018
- Dahlem, M. , Schmidt, B. , Bojak, I. , Boie, S. , Kneer, F. , Hadjikhani, N. , Kurths, J. (2015) Cortical hot spots and labyrinths: why cortical neuromodulation for episodic migraine with aura should be personalized. Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience , 9 ISSN: 1662-5188 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fncom.2015.00029
- Staiger, J. , Bojak, I. , Miceli, S. , Schubert, D. (2015) A gradual depth-dependent change of connectivity features of supragranular pyramidal cells in rat barrel cortex. Brain Structure and Function , 220 (3). pp. 1317-1337. ISSN: 1863-2661 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00429-014-0726-8
- Bojak, I. and Breakspear, M. (2014) Neuroimaging, neural population models for. Encyclopedia of Computational Neuroscience. Springer pp. 1-29. ISBN: 9781461473206 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7320-6_70-1
- Bojak, I. (2014) Neural population models and cortical field theory: overview. Encyclopedia of Computational Neuroscience. Springer pp. 1-3. ISBN: 9781461473206 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7320-6_759-1
- Bojak, I. (2014) Gamma rhythm, neural population models of the. In: Jaeger, D. and Jung, R. , (eds.) Encyclopedia of Computational Neuroscience. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg pp. 1-10. ISBN: 9781461473206 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7320-6_61-1
- Bojak, I. , Day, H. , Liley, D. (2013) Ketamine, propofol, and the EEG: A neural field analysis of HCN1-mediated interactions. Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience , 7 ISSN: 1662-5188 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fncom.2013.00022
- Trong, M. , Bojak, I. , Knösche, T. (2013) Associating spontaneous with evoked activity in a neural mass model of cat visual cortex. NeuroImage , 66 pp. 80-87. ISSN: 1053-8119 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.10.024
- Viriyopase, A. , Bojak, I. , Zeitler, M. , Gielen, S. (2012) When long-range zero-lag synchronization is feasible in cortical networks. Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience , 6 ISSN: 1662-5188 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fncom.2012.00049
- Coombes, S. , Schmidt, H. , Bojak, I. (2012) Interface dynamics in planar neural field models. The Journal of Mathematical Neuroscience , 2 (1). ISSN: 2190-8567 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2190-8567-2-9
- Liley, D. , Foster, B. , Bojak, I. (2012) Co-operative populations of neurons: mean field models of mesoscopic brain activity. In: Le Nov`ere, N. , (eds.) Computational Systems Neurobiology. Computational Systems Neurobiology pp. 317-364. ISBN: 9789400738577 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-3858-4_11
- Foster, B. , Bojak, I. , Liley, D. (2011) Understanding the effects of anesthetic agents on the EEG through neural field theory. pp. 4709-4712.
- Bojak, I. , Oostendorp, T. , Reid, A. , Kotter, R. (2011) Towards a model-based integration of co-registered electroencephalography/functional magnetic resonance imaging data with realistic neural population meshes. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences , 369 (1952). pp. 3785-3801. ISSN: 1364-503X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2011.0080
- Frascoli, F. , van Veen, L. , Bojak, I. , Liley, D. (2011) Metabifurcation analysis of a mean field model of the cortex. Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena , 240 (11). pp. 949-962. ISSN: 0167-2789 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physd.2011.02.002
- Liley, D. , Foster, B. , Bojak, I. (2011) A mesoscopic modelling approach to anaesthetic action on brain electrical activity. In: Hutt, A. , (eds.) Sleep and Anesthesia: Neural Correlates in Theory and Experiment. Springer Series in Computational Neuroscience Springer (15). , New York. pp. 139-166. ISBN: 9781461401728 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0173-5_7
- Scheeringa, R. , Mazaheri, A. , Bojak, I. , Norris, D. , Kleinschmidt, A. (2011) Modulation of visually evoked cortical fMRI responses by phase of ongoing occipital alpha oscillations. Journal of Neuroscience , 31 (10). pp. 3813-3820. ISSN: 1529-2401 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4697-10.2011
- Bojak, I. , Oostendorp, T. , Reid, A. , Kotter, R. (2010) Connecting mean field models of neural activity to EEG and fMRI data. Brain Topography , 23 (2). pp. 139-149. ISSN: 1573-6792 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10548-010-0140-3
- Bojak, I. and Liley, D. (2010) Axonal velocity distributions in neural feld equations. PLoS Computational Biology , 6 (1). pp. 1-25. ISSN: 1553-734X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000653
- Bojak, I. , Oostendorp, T. , Reid, A. , Kötter, R. (2009) Realistic mean field forward predictions for the integration of co-registered EEG/fMRI. BMC Neuroscience , 10 (Suppl 1). pp. L2. ISSN: 1471-2202 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2202-10-S1-L2
- Bakker, R. , Schubert, D. , Levels, K. , Bezgin, G. , Bojak, I. , Kötter, R. (2009) Classification of cortical microcircuits based on micro-electrode-array data from slices of rat barrel cortex. Neural Networks , 22 (8). pp. 1159-1168. ISSN: 0893-6080 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neunet.2009.07.014
- Liley, D. , Bojak, I. , Dafilis, M. , van Veen, L. , Frascoli, F. , Foster, B. (2009) Bifurcations and state changes in the human alpha rhythm: Theory and experiment. In: Steyn-Ross, A. and Steyn-Ross, M. , (eds.) Modeling Phase Transitions in the Brain. Springer Series in Computational Neuroscience Springer (4). , New York. pp. 117-145. ISBN: 9781441907950 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0796-7_6
- Foster, B. , Bojak, I. , Liley, D. (2008) Population based models of cortical drug response: insights from anaesthesia. Cognitive Neurodynamics , 2 (4). pp. 283-296. ISSN: 1871-4099 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11571-008-9063-z
- Frascoli, F. , Dafilis, M. , van Veen, L. , Bojak, I. , Liley, D. (2008) Dynamical complexity in a mean-field model of human EEG. ISSN: 0277786X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.813966 (72700V)
- Bojak, I. and Liley, D. (2007) Self-organized 40Hz synchronization in a physiological theory of EEG. Neurocomputing , 70 (10-12). pp. 2085-2090. ISSN: 0925-2312 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2006.10.087
- Coombes, S. , Venkov, N. , Shiau, L. , Bojak, I. , Liley, D. , Laing, C. (2007) Modeling electrocortical activity through improved local approximations of integral neural field equations. Physical Review E , 76 (5). ISSN: 1539-3755 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.76.051901
- Liley, D. and Bojak, I. (2005) Understanding the transition to seizure by modeling the epileptiform activity of general anesthetic agents. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology , 22 (5). pp. 300-313. ISSN: 1537-1603
- Bojak, I. and Liley, D. (2005) Modeling the effects of anesthesia on the electroencephalogram. Physical Review E , 71 (4). ISSN: 1539-3755 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.71.041902
- Bojak, I. , Liley, D. , Cadusch, P. , Cheng, K. (2004) Electrorhythmogenesis and anaesthesia in a physiological mean field theory. Neurocomputing , 58-60 pp. 1197-1202. ISSN: 0925-2312 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2004.01.185
- Bojak, I. , Makdisi, Y. , Luccio, A. (2003) Polarized hadroproduction of open heavy quarks in NLO QCD at JHF and RHIC. In: Makdisi, Y. , Luccio, A. , MacKay, W. , (eds.) SPIN 2002: 15th international spin physics symposium and workshop on polarized electron sources and polarimeters. , 675. American Institute of Physics , New York. pp. 338-342. ISBN: 735401365 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1607155
- Bojak, I. (2003) Polarized hadro- and photoproduction of heavy quarks in NLO QCD. International Journal of Modern Physics A , 18 (8). pp. 1477-1480. ISSN: 0217-751X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0217751X03014940
- Bojak, I. and Stratmann, M. (2003) Next-to-leading order QCD corrections to the polarized hadroproduction of heavy flavors. Physical Review D , 67 (3). ISSN: 1550-2368 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.67.034010
- Bojak, I. (2000) NLO QCD Corrections to the Polarized Photo- and Hadroproduction of Heavy Quarks.
- Bojak, I. and Stratmann, M. (2000) Erratum to: “Photoproduction of heavy quarks in next-to-leading order QCD with longitudinally polarized initial states” [Nucl. Phys. B 540 (1999) 345]. Nuclear Physics B , 569 (1-3). pp. 694. ISSN: 0550-3213 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0550-3213(99)00769-5
- Bojak, I. (1999) Towards polarized hadroproduction of heavy quarks. Nuclear Physics B: Proceedings Supplements , 79 (1-3). pp. 599-601. ISSN: 0920-5632 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0920-5632(99)00794-X
- Bojak, I. and Stratmann, M. (1999) Photoproduction of heavy quarks in next-to-leading order QCD with longitudinally polarized initial states. Nuclear Physics B , 540 (1-2). pp. 345-381. ISSN: 0550-3213 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0550-3213(98)00751-2
- Bojak, I. and Stratmann, M. (1998) Next-to-leading order QCD corrections to the polarized photoproduction of heavy flavors. Physics Letters B , 433 (3-4). pp. 411-418. ISSN: 0370-2693 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(98)00723-0
- Bojak, I. and Ernst, M. (1997) Small x resummations confronted with F2(x, Q2) data. Physics Letters B , 397 (3-4). pp. 296-304. ISSN: 0370-2693 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(97)00177-9
- Bojak, I. and Ernst, M. (1997) Limitations of small x resummation methods from F2data. Nuclear Physics B , 508 (3). pp. 731-752. ISSN: 0550-3213 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0550-3213(97)00656-1
- Bojak, I. and Ernst, M. (1996) Balitskiǐ-Fadin-Kuraev-Lipatov equation versus data from DESY HERA. Physical Review D , 53 (1). pp. 80-88. ISSN: 1550-2368 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.53.80