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This virtual edition of our summer school will consist of two
parts: An open-for-everyone
live-lecture series and a hands-on workshop with a limited number
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font-size: 14px;" lang="x-unicode">We still have <b>open slots </b>in
our workshop, so please consider joining us.<br>
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<div class="moz-text-flowed" style="font-family: -moz-fixed;
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applications has been extended to August 25, 2021!
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the school is free of charge.
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Thanks, Raul Grieben and Jan Tekülve
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Virtual DFT School 2021
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This year our summer school "Neural Dynamics for Embodied
Cognition" will take place in virtual form from the 6th to the
11th of September, 2021.
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Neuronal dynamics provide a powerful theoretical language for the
design and modeling of embodied and situated cognitive systems.
This school provides a hands-on and practical introduction to
neuronal dynamics ideas and enables participants to become
productive within this framework. The school is aimed at advanced
undergraduate or graduate students, postdocs and faculty members
in embodied cognition, cognitive science, and robotics.
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Topics addressed include neural dynamics, attractor dynamics and
instabilities, dynamic field theory, neuronal representations,
artificial perception, simple forms of cognition including
detection and selection decisions, memory formation, learning, and
grounding relational concepts.
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This virtual edition of our summer school will consist of two
parts: A live-lecture series and a hands-on workshop. The lecture
series will be held as a video conference and provides a
step-by-step introduction to Dynamic Field Theory. The
two-and-a-half-day project workshop gives students the opportunity
to put to use the newly acquired skills in a concrete hands-on
modeling project. Students solve the task in our open-source
simulation environment under the guidance of a personal tutor.
This year's lectures will be open for everyone, while the
one-on-one tutoring limits the number of participants who can take
part in the workshop. We also encourage workshop applications by
small groups of participants, maybe two or three colleagues who
will work together locally on the same project and may share a
tutor. Although this format will not retain the appeal of meeting
other students in person, we will make this year's experience as
interactive as possible.
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The lecture series will be held from the 6th to the 11th of
September and the workshop takes place from the 9th to the 11th of
September.
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Lectures will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. (CET) on each day and
personal tutoring will be available on each workshop day.
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Participation in any part of the school is free of charge.
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To apply for the lecture series and/or the workshop, please visit
our webpage: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://dynamicfieldtheory.org/events/summer_school_2021/">https://dynamicfieldtheory.org/events/summer_school_2021/</a>
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