Connectionists: CFP | Neural and unconventional computation workshop

[Christof Teuscher]

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CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS AND PARTICIPATION
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Neural Computation workshop as part of "Unconventional Computation:
Quo Vadis?" workshop
http://cnls.lanl.gov/uc07
March 21-23, 2007, Santa Fe, NM, USA

Unconventional computation is an interdisciplinary research area with
the main goal to enrich or go beyond the standard models. As part of
the general theme of this workshop, the Santa Fe Institute is
organizing a half-day workshop on Neural Computation. This workshop
will bring together experimental neuroscientists, computational
neuroscientists, and computer scientists to ask "Does the brain
'compute'?". If so, "In what sense?". If not, "What forms of
non-computational information processing does the brain perform?". Are
there "computational primitives" for the brain that represent
first-level abstractions for the brain in the same sense that binary
arithmetic and Boolean algebra are "computational primitives" for Von
Neumann architectures?

SUBMISSION and REGISTRATION:
The deadline for submission of one-page abstracts for contributed
presentations and posters is Friday, February 9, 2007. More
information about the conference, including instructions for
registering, submitting papers, reserving accommodations, and applying
for travel awards, is available at the conference web site:
http://cnls.lanl.gov/uc07

PUBLICATION:
The journal Physica D will publish a special issue after the workshop
with selected contributions from both invited speakers and the
contributors. Contributions are by invitation only and will be peer
reviewed just like any regular submission to the journal.

We look forward to seeing you in beautiful Santa Fe!