I've always been fascinated by dynamical systems, attractors, the "edge of chaos". I was surprised and delighted to find these topics towards the end of a neural nets textbook. That led to a google rabbit hole and a late night...

Recently there's been some headlines about ODE-based networks. Makes me imagine a distant future where analog computers are back and hold an important spot in the world of computing :D

I really am in love with this area of neuroscience (Computational Neuroscience). While my research does not work at that level, I do delve into the literature at times, specifically regarding hippocampal function relating to memory. This looks interesting: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10827-018-0704-x