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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES |
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July 7, 2007
Organizers:
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Frances K. Skinner, Ph.D. Senior Scientist, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network Associate Professor, Depts. Medicine (Neurology), Physiology, IBBME, University of Toronto Sue Ann Campbell, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Waterloo |
Mary Pugh, Ph.D. |
Schedule | Hotels and Housing |
Registered Participants | Visitor Information |
Audio and Slides | 16
th Annual Computational Neuroscience, July 8-12, 2007 (CNS 2007) |
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Computational Neuroscience is now identified as an established field. In this field we seek to understand how the brain and nervous system compute. This challenging endeavour requires both theory and experiment, and thus it is a highly interdisciplinary field involving mathematics, physics, physiology, computer science, biology, engineering, psychology, and so on. As such, it can be a difficult field to navigate and to understand where and how one might be able to fit in.
The goal of this event is to obtain perspectives for future directions
in the field. This will be derived from the sharing of past experiences
by invited speakers in the field, and from interactions between
participants and invited speakers in the form of smaller group and
panel discussions. Invited speakers are asked to provide their opinions
and insights on any or all of the following:
(i) Definition of the field,
(ii) Research highlights in the field,
(iii) Critical considerations for someone wanting to enter the field today,
(iv) Ideal type(s) of training, and
(v) Suggested changes and directions for the field.
This event occurs as a pre-meeting Satellite to the Annual Computational Neuroscience meeting being held in Toronto from July 8th-12th 2007 (see www.cnsorg.org for further details).
Speakers will include senior people in the Computational Neuroscience field from mathematical, experimental and theoretical perspectives.
Sue Becker, McMaster University
Ron Calabrese, Emory University
Doug Crawford, Centre for Vision Research, York University
André Longtin, University of Ottawa
Jonathan Rubin, University of Pittsburg
Hugh Wilson, Centre for Vision Research, York University
Saturday, July 7, 2007 | |
8:30 9:00 | Registration and Coffee |
9:00 9:30 | Doug Crawford, Centre for Vision Research, York University Levels of theory in Sensorimotor Neuroscience |
9:30 - 10:00 | Andrι Longtin, University of Ottawa Active sensory dynamics |
10:00 10:30 | Hugh Wilson, Centre for Vision Research, York University Binocular rivalry: Waves, Feedback, Hysteresis & Perceptual Memory |
10:30 11:00 | Coffee Break |
11:00 11:30 | Ron Calabrese, Emory University A future for experimental models? |
11:30 12:00 | Sue Becker, McMaster University Understanding hippocampal-cortical interactions in memory, sleep and dreaming: linking computational theory to large-scale brain dynamics |
12:00 12:30 | Jonathan Rubin, University of Pittsburg From the Evans function to deep brain stimulation and back |
12:30 1:00 | Lunch acquisition and go to breakout rooms |
1:00 1:30 | Breakout Group |
1:30 2:00 | Breakout Group |
2:00 2:30 | Breakout Group |
2:30 3:00 | Coffee Break |
3:00 4:00 | Panel Discussion |
Doug Crawford, York University
Levels of theory in Sensorimotor Neuroscience
This talk will focus on 1) how theoretical models apply to different
levels of sensorimotor processing - from behavioral input-output
relations, to algorithms, to neuronal populations, to individual
units, and
2) how these models may be tested experimentally. Examples will
be provided of problems in the field that were tackled using a combination
of theoretical and empirical approaches, for example non-commutativity
in the vestibulo-ocular reflex, reference frame transformations
in saccades and eye-hand coordination, and computational mechanisms
for spatial updating. The emphasis for the future will be in formalizing
our understanding of how one level of theory is expressed at another
level (for example how control system algorithms are implemented
within artificial and real networks), building more systematically
integrated theoretical-empirical approaches in neuroscience, and
applying these approaches to practical problems in clinical research.
Registration is required. . Registration is free, however there are a limited number of spaces available due to space restrictions so advance registration is recommended.