Gabriel Mindlin

I was born in La Plata, Argentina, in 1963. After finishing my master in Physics (University of La Plata), I went to Philadelphia (Drexel University) from where I got my Ph. D., working under the supervision of Bob Gilmore. I spent two years at the University of Navarra (Spain), before accepting my current position at the University of Buenos Aires. I was always interested in modelling and dynamical systems, and I am specially attracted to problems that Nature presents "out of laboratories". At the present, I direct a group working in nonlinear dynamics applied to problems of biological inspiration. In particular, I have been interested in the last three years in the problem of the physics and neural control of birdsong in songbirds, which I consider a beautiful test bench for understanding key issues of learning.

I live one hour away from Buenos Aires (the closest spot where you can find some green) with my wife Silvia and my two kids, and escape as often as I can from Buenos Aires to do birdwatching and hiking.

Published Research

Laje, Rodrigo and Gabriel B. Mindlin. "Highly Structured Duets in the Song of the South American Hornero." Physical Review Letters 25 (2003) [PDF] 185 KB. Commentary in Ball, P. "Songbird duets resonate to beat." January 2, 2004. Nature Science Update. <http://www.nature.com/nsu/031229/031229-7.html>.