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Please forward this advertisement to whoever you think might be
interested.<br>
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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 of participants.<br>
We still have <b>open </b>slots in our workshop, so please
consider joining us.<br>
The deadline for workshop applications has been extended to August
8, 2022!<br>
Participation in any part of the school is free of charge.<br>
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<p>Thanks, Raul Grieben and Jan Tekülve</p>
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Virtual DFT School 2022<br>
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This year our summer school "Neural Dynamics for Embodied Cognition"
will take place in virtual form from the 15th to the 20th of August,
2022.<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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The lecture series will be held from the 15th to the 20th of August
and the workshop takes place from the 18th to the 20th of August.<br>
Lectures will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. (CET) on each day and
personal tutoring will be available on each workshop day.<br>
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Participation in any part of the school is free of charge.<br>
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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_2022/">https://dynamicfieldtheory.org/events/summer_school_2022/</a><br>
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