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    Dear Anders,<br>
    <br>
    Interesting topic about the brain!  But Brain-Like Computing is
    misleading because neural networks have been around for at least 70
    years.<br>
    <br>
    I quote: "We are now approaching the point when our knowledge will
    enable successful demonstrations of some of the underlying
    principles in software and hardware, i.e. brain-like computing."<br>
    <br>
    What are the underlying principles?  I am concerned that projects
    like "Brain-Like Computing" avoid essential issues: <br>
    the wide gap between neuron-like computing and well-known highly
    integrated brain functions.<br>
    Continuing this avoidance would again create bad names for
    "brain-like computing", just such behaviors did for "neural
    networks".<br>
    <br>
    Henry Markram criticized IBM's brain project which does miss
    essential brain principles, but has he published such principles?<br>
    Modeling individual neurons more and more precisely will explain
    highly integrated brain functions?   From what I know, definitely
    not, by far. <br>
    <br>
    Has any of your 10 speakers published any brain-scale theory that
    bridges the wide gap?  Are you aware of any such published theories?
    <br>
    <br>
    I am sorry for giving a CC to the list, but many on the list said
    that they like to hear discussions instead of just event
    announcements. <br>
    <br>
    -John<br>
    <br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/13/14 12:14 PM, Anders Lansner
      wrote:<br>
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        <h1 style="background:white"><span lang="EN">Workshop on
            Brain-Like Computing, February 5-6 2014<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
        <p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"
            lang="EN">The exciting prospects of developing brain-like
            information processing is one of the Deans Forum focus
            areas.<br>
            As a means to encourage progress in this research area a
            Workshop is arranged February 5th-6th 2014 on KTH campus in
            Stockholm. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"
            lang="EN">The human brain excels over contemporary computers
            and robots in processing real-time unstructured information
            and uncertain data as well as in controlling a complex
            mechanical platform with multiple degrees of freedom like
            the human body. Intense experimental research complemented
            by computational and informatics efforts are gradually
            increasing our understanding of underlying processes and
            mechanisms in small animal and mammalian brains and are
            beginning to shed light on the human brain. We are now
            approaching the point when our knowledge will enable
            successful demonstrations of some of the underlying
            principles in software and hardware, i.e. brain-like
            computing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"
            lang="EN">This workshop assembles experts, from the partners
            and also other leading names in the field, to provide an
            overview of the state-of-the-art in theoretical, software,
            and hardware aspects of brain-like computing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <h2 style="background:white"><span lang="EN">List of speakers<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Speaker</span></strong><span
                    style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Affiliation</span></strong><span
                    style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Giacomo
                    Indiveri</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">ETH
                    Zürich</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Abigail
                    Morrison</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Forschungszentrum
                    Jülich</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Mark
                    Ritter</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">IBM
                    Watson Research Center</span><span
                    style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Guillermo
                    Cecchi</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </td>
              <td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:15.75pt">
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">IBM
                    Watson Research Center</span><span
                    style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </td>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Anders
                    Lansner</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:15.75pt">
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"
                    lang="EN-US">KTH Royal Institute of Technology</span><span
                    style="font-size:10.0pt" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Ahmed
                    Hemani</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"
                    lang="EN-US">KTH Royal Institute of Technology</span><span
                    style="font-size:10.0pt" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Steve
                    Furber</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </td>
              <td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:15.75pt">
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">University
                    of Manchester</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Kazuyuki
                    Aihara</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:15.75pt">
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">University
                    of Tokyo</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Karlheinz
                    Meier</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
              </td>
              <td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:15.75pt">
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Heidelberg
                    University</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Andreas
                    Schierwagen</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Leipzig
                    University</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""
              lang="EN">For signing up to the Workshop please use the
              registration form found at <u><a moz-do-not-send="true"
                  href="http://bit.ly/1dkuBgR"><span
                    style="font-weight:normal">http://bit.ly/1dkuBgR</span></a><o:p></o:p></u></span></strong></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal"
              lang="EN">You need to sign up before January 28<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal"
              lang="EN">Web page: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.kth.se/en/om/internationellt/university-networks/deans-forum/workshop-on-brain-like-computing-1.442038">http://www.kth.se/en/om/internationellt/university-networks/deans-forum/workshop-on-brain-like-computing-1.442038</a>
            </span></strong><b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:SV"
            lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:SV"
            lang="EN-US">******************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:SV"
            lang="EN-US">Anders Lansner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:SV"
            lang="EN-US">Professor in Computer Science, Computational
            biology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:SV"
            lang="EN-US">School of Computer Science and Communication<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:SV"
            lang="EN-US">Stockholm University and Royal Institute of
            Technology (KTH)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:SV"><a
              moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:ala@kth.se"><span
                style="color:blue">ala@kth.se</span></a>, +46-70-2166122<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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