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68 publications

  1. 2026

    C. Jarne, R. Yoon, T.L. Eissa, Z.P. Kilpatrick, & K. Josić, Task-parametrized dynamics: Representation of time and decisions in recurrent neural networks, J. Comput. Neurosci. (2026) in press. PDF

  2. 2026

    N. Parks & Z.P. Kilpatrick, Stroboscopic motion reversals in delay-coupled ring neural fields, SIAM J Appl. Dyn. Syst. (2026) in press. PDF

  3. 2026

    M. Yerlanov, Z.P. Kilpatrick, & N. Rodriguez, Modularity, asymmetry, and polarization shape consensus speed in the voter model, Phys. Rev. E 114 (2026) 044313. PDF

  4. 2026

    N. Palmer, H.L. Cihak, D. Avitabile, & Z.P. Kilpatrick, Astrocytic resource diffusion stabilizes persistent activity in neural fields, SIAM J Life Sci. 1(3) (2026) 485–508. PDF

  5. 2026

    E.D. Prévost, L.A. Ward, D. Alas, G.A. Aimale, S.K. Ikenberry, K. Fox, M. Deming, J. Pelletier, A. Ly, J. Ball, Z.P. Kilpatrick, K. Price, A.M. Polter, F. Simões de Souza, S. Fulgham, Y.S. Kim, L.E. Fenno, C. Ramakrishnan, K. Deisseroth, & D.H. Root, Distinct properties of glutamate-dopamine, nonglutamate-dopamine, and glutamate-only ventral tegmental area neurons, Sci. Signal. 19 (951) (2026), eaee2028.

  6. 2026

    H. Kim, Z.P. Kilpatrick, & K. Josić, Daring few, patient many: Division of labor in decentralized foraging collectives, PNAS 123 (2026) e2605309123. PDF

  7. 2026

    I. Kalburge, A. Dallstream, K. Josić, Z.P. Kilpatrick, L. Ding, & J.I. Gold, Human decision-makers terminate evidence accumulation using flexible decision rules, eLife 11 (2026) e111082. PDF

  8. 2026

    N.W. Barendregt, J.I. Gold, K. Josić, & Z.P. Kilpatrick, Information-seeking decision strategies mitigate risk in dynamic, uncertain environments, J Roy. Soc. Interface 23 (2026) 20251308. PDF

  9. 2026

    S.B. Shaw, Z.P. Kilpatrick, & D. Avitabile, Radial basis function techniques for neural field models on surfaces, SIAM J Sci. Comp. 48 (2026) pp. A668-A674. PDF

  10. 2024

    H.L. Cihak & Z.P. Kilpatrick, Robustly encoding certainty in a metastable neural circuit model, Phys. Rev. E 110 (2024) 034404. PDF

  11. 2024

    H.L. Cihak & Z.P. Kilpatrick, Multiscale motion and deformation of bumps in stochastic neural fields with dynamic connectivity, Multiscale Model. Simul. 22 (2024) pp. 178-203. PDF

  12. 2023

    T.L. Eissa & Z.P. Kilpatrick, Learning efficient representations of environmental priors in working memory, PLoS Comput. Biol. 19 (2023) e1011622. PDF

  13. 2023

    A. Ly, A. Barker, E.D. Prevost, D.J. McGovern, Z.P. Kilpatrick, & D.H. Root, Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis GABA neurons are necessary for changes in foraging behavior following an innate threat, Eur. J Neurosci. 58 (2023) pp. 3630-3649. PDF

  14. 2023

    M. Stickler, W. Ott, Z.P. Kilpatrick, K. Josić, & B. Karamched, Impact of correlated information on pioneering decisions, Phys. Rev. Research 5 (2023) 033020. PDF

  15. 2023

    N.W. Barendregt, E.G. Webb*, & Z.P. Kilpatrick, Adaptive Bayesian inference of Markov transition rates, Proc. R Soc. A 479 (2023) 20220453. PDF

  16. 2023

    J.I. Gilmer, M.A. Farries, Z.P. Kilpatrick, I. Delis, & A.L. Person, An emergent temporal basis set robustly supports cerebellar time-series learning, J Neurophysiol. 129 (2023) pp. 159-176. PDF

  17. 2022

    N.W. Barendregt, J.I. Gold, K. Josić, & Z.P. Kilpatrick, Normative decision rules in changing environments, eLife 11 (2022) e79824. PDF

  18. 2022

    H.L. Cihak, T.L. Eissa, & Z.P. Kilpatrick, Distinct excitatory and inhibitory bump wandering in a stochastic neural field, SIAM J Appl. Dyn. Syst. 21 (2022) pp. 2579-2609. PDF

  19. 2022

    T.L. Eissa, J.I. Gold, K. Josić, & Z.P. Kilpatrick, Suboptimal human inference inverts the bias-variance trade-off for decisions with asymmetric evidence, PLoS Comput. Biol. 18 (2022) e1010323. PDF

  20. 2022

    S. Bidari, A. El Hady, J.D. Davidson, & Z.P. Kilpatrick, Stochastic dynamics of social patch foraging decisions, Phys. Rev. Research 4 (2022) 033128. PDF

  21. 2022

    K Schapiro, K. Josić, Z.P. Kilpatrick, & J.I. Gold, Strategy-dependent effects of working-memory limitations on human perceptual decision-making, eLife 11 (2022) e73610. PDF

  22. 2021

    S. Bidari & Z.P. Kilpatrick, Hive geometry shapes the recruitment rate of honeybee colonies, J Math. Biol. 83 (2021) 20. PDF

  23. 2021

    Z.P. Kilpatrick, J.D. Davidson, & A. El Hady, Uncertainty drives strategy deviations of patch leaving decisions in foraging, J R Soc. Interface 18 (2021) 20210337. PDF

  24. 2020

    B. Karamched, M. Stickler, W. Ott, B. Lindner, Z.P. Kilpatrick, & K. Josić, Heterogeneity improves speed and accuracy in social networks, Phys. Rev. Lett. 125 (2020) 218302. [Highlight] and [Editors’ Suggestion] PDF

  25. 2020

    B. Karamched, S. Stolarczyk, Z.P. Kilpatrick, & K. Josić, Bayesian evidence accumulation on social networks, SIAM J Appl. Dyn. Syst. 19 (2020) pp. 1884-1919. PDF

  26. 2020

    Y. Wang, Z.P. Kilpatrick, & K. Josić, A hierarchical model of perceptual multistability involving interocular grouping, J Comput. Neurosci. 48 (2020) pp. 177-192. PDF

  27. 2019

    S. Bidari, O. Peleg, & Z.P. Kilpatrick, Social inhibition maintains adaptivity and consensus of foraging honey bees in dynamic environments, R. Soc. Open Sci. 6 (2019) 191681. PDF

  28. 2019

    N.W. Barendregt, K. Josić, & Z.P. Kilpatrick, Analyzing dynamic decision-making models using Chapman-Kolmogorov equations, J Comput. Neurosci. 47 (2019) pp. 205-222. PDF

  29. 2019

    A.E. Radillo, A. Veliz-Cuba, K. Josić, & Z.P. Kilpatrick, Performance of normative and approximate evidence accumulation on the dynamic clicks task, Neurons, Behavior, Data Analysis, & Theory (2019) 10226. PDF

  30. 2019

    Z.P. Kilpatrick, W.R. Holmes, T.L. Eissa, & K. Josić, Optimal models of decision-making in dynamic environments, Curr. Opin. Neurobiol. 58 (2019) pp. 54-60. PDF

  31. 2019

    K.P. Nguyen, K. Josić, & Z.P. Kilpatrick, Optimizing sequential decisions in the drift-diffusion model, J Math. Psychol. 88 (2019) pp. 32-47. PDF

  32. 2018

    N. Krishnan* & Z.P. Kilpatrick, Optimizing a jump-diffusion model of a starving forager, Phys. Rev. E 98 (2018) 052406. PDF

  33. 2018

    G. Faye & Z.P. Kilpatrick, Threshold of front propagation in neural fields: An interface dynamics approach, SIAM J Appl. Math. 78 (2018), pp. 2575-2596. PDF

  34. 2018

    Z.P. Kilpatrick, Synaptic mechanisms of interference in working memory, Sci. Rep. 8 (2018) 7879. PDF

  35. 2018

    N. Krishnan*, D.B. Poll, & Z.P. Kilpatrick, Synaptic efficacy shapes resource limitations in working memory, J. Comput. Neurosci. 44 (2018), pp. 273-295. PDF

  36. 2017

    Z.P. Kilpatrick & D.B. Poll, Neural field model of memory-guided search, Phys. Rev. E 96 (2017), 062411. PDF

  37. 2017

    D.B. Poll & Z.P. Kilpatrick, Velocity integration in a multilayer neural field model of spatial working memory, SIAM J Appl. Dyn. Syst. 16 (2017), pp. 1197-1234. PDF

  38. 2017

    A.E. Radillo, A. Veliz-Cuba, K. Josić, & Z.P. Kilpatrick, Evidence accumulation and change rate inference in dynamic environments, Neural Comput. 29 (2017), pp. 1561-1610. PDF

  39. 2017

    A. Jacot-Guillarmod, Y. Wang, C. Pedroza, H. ̈O ̆ gmen, Z.P. Kilpatrick, & K. Josić, Extending Levelt’s Propositions to perceptual multistability involving interocular grouping, Vision Res. 133 (2017), pp. 37-46. PDF

  40. 2016

    Z.P. Kilpatrick, Ghosts of bump attractors in stochastic neural fields: Bottlenecks and extinction, Discrete Contin. Dynam. Syst. Ser. B 21 (2016), pp. 2211-2231. PDF

  41. 2016

    Z.T. McCleney* & Z.P. Kilpatrick, Entrainment in up and down states of neural populations: non-smooth and stochastic models, J. Math. Biol. 73 (2016), pp. 1131-1160. PDF

  42. 2016

    D.B. Poll & Z.P. Kilpatrick, Persistent search in confined domains: a velocity-jump process model, J. Stat. Mech. (2016), 053201.

  43. 2016

    D.B. Poll, K. Nguyen*, & Z.P. Kilpatrick, Sensory feedback in a bump attractor model of path integration, J. Comput. Neurosci. 40 (2016), pp. 137-155. PDF

  44. 2016

    A. Veliz-Cuba, Z.P. Kilpatrick, & K. Josić, Stochastic models of evidence accumulation in changing environments, SIAM Rev. 58 (2016), pp. 264-289. PDF

  45. 2015

    A. Veliz-Cuba, H.Z. Shouval, K. Josić, & Z.P. Kilpatrick, Networks that learn the precise timing of event sequences, J Comput. Neurosci. 39 (2015), pp. 235-254. PDF

  46. 2015

    D.B. Poll & Z.P. Kilpatrick, Stochastic motion of bumps in planar neural fields, SIAM J Appl. Math. 75 (2015) pp. 1553-1577. PDF

  47. 2015

    Z.P. Kilpatrick, Stochastic synchronization of neural activity waves, Phys. Rev. E 91 (2015), 040701(R). PDF

  48. 2015

    P.C. Bressloff & Z.P. Kilpatrick, Nonlinear Langevin equations for wandering patterns in stochastic neural fields, SIAM J Appl. Dyn. Syst. 14 (2015), pp. 305-334. PDF

  49. 2015

    Z.P. Kilpatrick, Delay stabilizes stochastic motion of bumps in layered neural fields, Physica D 295 (2015), pp. 30-45. PDF

  50. 2014

    Z.P. Kilpatrick & G. Faye, Pulse bifurcations in stochastic neural fields, SIAM J Appl. Dyn. Syst. 13 (2014), pp. 830-860. PDF

  51. 2014

    J.K. Kim, Z.P. Kilpatrick, M.R. Bennett, & K. Josić, Molecular mechanisms that regulate the coupled period of the mammalian circadian clock, Biophys. J 106 (2014), pp. 2071-2081. PDF

  52. 2014

    Z.P. Kilpatrick, Coupling layers regularizes wave propagation in stochastic neural fields, Phys. Rev. E 89 (2014), 022706. PDF

  53. 2014

    S. Carroll*, K. Josić, & Z.P. Kilpatrick, Encoding certainty in bump attractors, J Comput. Neurosci. 37 (2014), pp. 29-48.

  54. 2013

    Z.P. Kilpatrick, B. Ermentrout, & B. Doiron, Optimizing working memory with heterogeneity of recurrent cortical excitation, J Neurosci. 33 (2013), pp. 18999-19011. PDF

  55. 2013

    Z.P. Kilpatrick, Interareal coupling reduces encoding variability in multi-area models of spatial working memory, Front. Comput. Neurosci. 7 (2013), 82. PDF

  56. 2013

    Z.P. Kilpatrick & B. Ermentrout, Wandering bumps in stochastic neural fields, SIAM J Appl. Dyn. Syst. 12 (2013), pp. 61-94. PDF

  57. 2013

    Z.P. Kilpatrick, Short term synaptic depression improves information transfer in perceptual multistability, Front. Comput. Neurosci. 7 (2013), 85. PDF

  58. 2012

    S.M. Jayasuriya* & Z.P. Kilpatrick, Effects of time-dependent stimuli on a competitive neural network model of perceptual rivalry, Bull. Math. Biol. 6 (2012), pp. 1396-1426. PDF

  59. 2012

    Z.P. Kilpatrick & B. Ermentrout, Response of traveling waves to transient inputs in neural fields, Phys. Rev. E 85 (2012), 021910. PDF

  60. 2012

    Z.P. Kilpatrick & G.B. Ermentrout, Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder in neuronal networks with adaptation, J Comput. Neurosci. 32 (2012), pp. 25-53. PDF

  61. 2011

    Z.P. Kilpatrick & G.B. Ermentrout, Sparse gamma rhythms arising through clustering in adapting neuronal networks, PLoS Comput. Biol. 7 (2011), e1002281. PDF

  62. 2011

    P.C. Bressloff & Z.P. Kilpatrick, Two–dimensional bumps in piecewise smooth neural fields with synaptic depression, SIAM J Appl. Math. 71 (2011), pp. 379-408. PDF

  63. 2010

    Z.P. Kilpatrick & P.C. Bressloff, Binocular rivalry in a competitive neural network model with synaptic depression, SIAM J Appl. Dyn. Syst. 9 (2010), pp. 1303-1347. PDF

  64. 2010

    Z.P. Kilpatrick & P.C. Bressloff, Stability of bumps in piecewise smooth neural networks with nonlinear adaptation, Physica D 239 (2010), pp. 1048-1060.

  65. 2010

    Z.P. Kilpatrick & P.C. Bressloff, Spatially structured oscillations in a two-dimensional excitatory neuronal network with synaptic depression, J Comput. Neurosci. 28 (2010), pp. 193-209. PDF

  66. 2010

    Z.P. Kilpatrick & P.C. Bressloff, Effects of synaptic depression and adaptation on spatiotemporal dynamics of an excitatory neuronal network, Physica D 239 (2010), pp. 547-560. PDF

  67. 2008

    P.C. Bressloff & Z.P. Kilpatrick, Nonlocal Ginzburg-Landau equation for cortical pattern formation, Phys. Rev. E 78 (2008), 041916. PDF

  68. 2008

    Z.P. Kilpatrick, S.E. Folias, & P.C. Bressloff, Traveling pulses and wave propagation failure in inhomogeneous neural media, SIAM J Appl. Dyn. Syst. 7 (2008), pp. 161-185. PDF

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