Dick was a pioneer in computational neurobiology-- using the digital computer to model neural networks. He was, I believe, the first to explore and quantitatively analyze models of the half-center oscillator. (R.F. Reiss, A theory and simulation of rhythmic behavior due to reciprocal inhibition in small nerve nets. Proc AFIPS Spring Joint Computer Conference, 171-194, 1962).


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