I have taken up a new post as Lecturer in Mathematical Biology at the University of Exeter, UK. Visit my current webpage here. As of April 2017 this NYU page will no longer be maintained.

Previously, I was a Swartz Foundation funded postdoc in John Rinzel's lab at the Center for Neural Science, New York University. I use tools from dynamical sytems theory to study models of the cortex with a focus on bistable and multistable perception.

See my profiles on Google Scholar and Research Gate.

• J. Rankin, P. J. Osborn Popp and J. Rinzel, Stimulus pauses and perturbations differentially delay or promote the segregation of auditory objects: psychoacoustics and modeling, Frontiers in Neuroscience, Vol. 11, No. 198, 2017
  (fulltext, pdf)
• A. I. Meso, J. Rankin, O. Faugeras, P. Kornprobst and G. S. Masson, The relative contribution of noise and adaptation to competition during tri-stable motion perception, Journal of Vision, Vol. 16, No. 15, 6-6, 2016
  (fulltext, pdf)
• J. Rankin, E. Sussman and J. Rinzel, Neuromechanistic model of auditory bistability, PLOS Computational Biology, Vol. 11, No. e1004555, 2015
  (fulltext, pdf, bibtex)
• J. Rankin, D. Avitabile, J. Baladron, G. Faye and D. J. Lloyd, Continuation of localised coherent structures in nonlocal neural field equations, SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (SISC), Vol. 36, No. 1, pp. B70--B93, 2014
  (fulltext, pdf, bibtex)
• J. Rankin, A. I. Meso, G. S. Masson, O. Faugeras and P. Kornprobst, Bifurcation Study of a Neural Fields Competition Model with an Application to Perceptual Switching in Motion Integration,
  Journal of Computational Neuroscience, Vol. 36, No. 2, pp. 193--213, 2014 (fulltext, pdf, bibtex)
• G. Faye, J. Rankin and D.J. Lloyd, Localized radial bumps of a neural field equation on the Euclidean plane and the Poincaré disk, Nonlinearity, Vol. 26, pp. 437--478, 2013
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• J. Rankin, È. Tlapale, R. Veltz, O. Faugeras and P. Kornprobst, Bifurcation analysis applied to a model of motion integration with a multistable stimulus, Journal of Computational Neuroscience, Vol. 34, No. 1, pp. 103--124, 2013
  (fulltext, pdf, bibtex)
• G. Faye, J. Rankin and P. Chossat, Localized states in an unbounded neural field equation with smooth firing rate function: a multi-parameter analysis, Journal of Mathematical Biology, Vol. 66, No. 6, pp. 1303-1338, 2013
  (fulltext, pdf, bibtex)
• J. Rankin, J. J. Walker, R. Windle, S. L. Lightman and J. R. Terry, Characterizing dynamic interactions between ultradian glucocorticoid rhythmicity and acute stress using the phase response curve, PLOS One, Vol. 7, No. 2, 2012
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• H. M. Osinga and J. Rankin, Two-parameter locus of boundary crisis: mind the gaps!, Proceedings of The 8th AIMS international conference, 2011
  (fulltext, preprint, bibtex)

• J. Rankin, M. Desroches, B. Krauskopf and M. Lowenberg, Canard cycles in aircraft ground dynamics, Nonlinear Dynamics, Vol. 66, No. 4, 2011
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• J. Rankin, M. Lowenberg, B. Krauskopf and E. Coetzee, Nonlinear Analysis of Lateral Loading During Taxiway Turns, AIAA Journal of Guidance, Dynamics and Control, Vol. 33, No. 6, 2010
  (fulltext, preprint, bibtex)
• J. Rankin, M. Lowenberg, B. Krauskopf and E. Coetzee, Operational Parameter Study of Aircraft Dynamics on the Ground, ASME Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, Vol. 5, No. 2, 2010
  (fulltext, prerint, bibtex)
• J. Rankin, E. Coetzee, B. Krauskopf and M. Lowenberg, Bifurcation and Stability Analysis of Aircraft Turning on the Ground, AIAA Journal of Guidance, Dynamics and Control, Vol. 32, No. 2, 2009
  (fulltext, preprint, bibtex)
• J. Rankin, Bifurcation Analysis of Nonlinear Ground Handling of Aircraft, University of Bristol, 2010
  Supervisors: Prof Bernd Krauskopf, Dr Mark Lowenberg and Dr Sanjiv Sharma
  (fulltext, bibtex)

• J. Rankin and J Rinzel, Differential effects of stimulus strength and volitional control in bistable perception
  Poster at OCNS Annual Meeting, July 26th-31st 2014, Québec City Conference Center, Québec City, Canada.
  Published abstract in BMC Neuroscience, Vol. 15 (suppl 1), p. 60
  (conference, abstract, pdf, bibtex)
• A. I. Meso, J. Rankin, P. Kornprobst, O. Faugeras and G. S. Masson, Motion direction integration following the onset of multistable stimuli (I): dynamic shifts in both perception and eye movements depend on signal strength
  Poster presented at European Conference on Visual Perception, 2012
  Abstract published in Perception, Vol. 41, Supplement p. 168 , 2012
  (abstract, bibtex)
• J. Rankin, A. I. Meso, G. S. Masson, O. Faugeras and P. Kornprobst, Motion direction integration following the onset of multistable stimuli (II): stability properties explain dynamic shifts in the dominant perceived direction
  Talk given at European Conference on Visual Perception, 2012
  Abstract published in Perception, Vol. 41, Supplement p. 24, 2012
  (abstract, bibtex)
• A. I. Meso, J. Rankin, P. Kornprobst, O. Faugeras and G. S. Masson, Perceptual transition dynamics of a multi-stable visual motion stimulus I: experiments, Poster presented at Vision Sciences Society 12th Annual Meeting, 2012
  Abstract published in Journal of Vision, Vol. 12, No. 9, p. 748, 2012
  (abstract, poster, bibtex)
• J. Rankin, A. I. Meso, G. S. Masson, O. Faugeras and P. Kornprobst, Perceptual transition dynamics of a multi-stable visual motion stimulus II: modelling, Poster presented at Vision Sciences Society 12th Annual Meeting, 2012
  Abstract published in Journal of Vision, Vol. 12, No. 9, p. 749, 2012
  (abstract, poster, bibtex)

• Promotion of stream segregation by deviants and distractors
  Poster at ARO Midwinter Meeting 2016, February 20th 2016, San Diego, USA
  (webite, abstract, poster)
• J. Rankin and J Rinzel, Differential Effects of Stimulus Strength and Volitional Control on Dominance Durations in Bistable Perception
  Poster at Bardfest 2014: Nonlinear dynamics and stochastic methods: from neuroscience to other biological applications, Pittsburgh, USA
  (abstract [#25], poster)
• N. V. K. Medathati, J. Rankin, G. S. Masson and P. Kornprobst, Exploring the Richness of Center-surround Dynamics: A Bifurcation Study
  Poster presented by NVKM at Bardfest 2014: Nonlinear dynamics and stochastic methods: from neuroscience to other biological applications, Pittsburgh, USA
  (abstract [#18], poster)
• J. Rankin, D. Avitabile, F. Chavane, G. Faye and D. Lloyd, Localised States and Pattern Formation in a Neural Field Model of the Primary Visual Cortex
  Poster at SIAM conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems 2013, Snowbird, USA (abstract, poster)

• Perceptual and Cognitive Dynamics
  Mini-symposium co-organised with John Rinzel at Society for Mathematical Biology Annual Meeting, July 11th-15th 2016, Nottingham, UK
  Speakers: Rafal Bogacz, Rodica Curtu, Maurizio Mattia and KongFatt Wong-Lin
  (website, abstract)
• Differential effects of attention and stimulus manipulations in auditory bistability
  Metastable Dynamics of Neural Ensembles Underlying Cognition Workshop at CNS 2015, July 23rd 2015, Prague, Czech Republic.
  (workshop, conference)
• Dynamics of Multistable Perception and Decision Making
  SIAM Life Sciences conference, August 6th 2014, Sheraton Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
  Talk title: "Bistable Auditory Perception: Neural Competition with Periodic Input"
  (conference, session, abstract)
• Mini-symposium: Cortical Spatiotemoral Patterns: Modeling and Applications
  SIAM conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems, May 23, Snowbird, USA
  Session organiser with Gregory Faye
  See the program and invited speakers list.
• Mini-symposium: Analysis and Computation of Coherent Structures
  IMA Hot Topics Workshop, May 28, University of Minnesota, USA
  Talk title: "Continuation Methods in Computational Neuroscience With a Focus on Applications"
  See the workshop website and abstracts.