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 SPECIAL SESSIONS 

Theory of nonlinear oscillatory dynamics

    Capturing time-variable oscillatory dynamics
    Characterising amplitude and phase interaction of brain waves
    Networks of biological oscillations
    Coupling and synchronization
    Intrinsically multiscale phenomena in complex biological systems

Biology, physiology and neuroscience of oscillations

    Network physiology
    Temperature regulation of microvascular flow
    Modelling cardio-respiratory interactions
    Cellular oscillations and microvascular regulation
    Multi-ion dynamics of permeation and blockade in biological ion channels
    Dynamics of brain oxygenation and autonomic modulation
    Cerebral autoregulation
    Ageing of cardiac and vascular regulation
    Metabolic regulation of microvascular flow and the cardiovascular function
    Interactions between cardiovascular oscillations and brain waves

Methods for analysis

    Methods for extracting dynamics from cardiovascular signals
    Extracting time-variable dynamics and interactions
    Entropy measures to evaluate dynamics
    Surrogate testing of dynamical hypothesis
    Symbolic dynamics to capture oscillations
    Analysis of short and non-stationary cardiovascular time series
    Fractal methods in complexity analysis
    Analysing brain dynamics
    Multimodal approaches for the integration of different analysis scales

Applications

    Modelling HRV with application to sleep stages and other cardiovascular states
    Heart rate variability and baroreflex analysis
    Physiological interactions
    Cardiorespiratory interactions in health and disease
    Ventricular repolarization and QT analysis
    Cardiac arrhythmias
    Fetal maturation and well-being
    Cardiovascular regulation in sleep apnoea
    Cardiovascular physiology in microgravity
    Cardiovascular oscillations and brain waves in anæsthesia
    Cardiovascular oscillations and diabetes

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