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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">NIH Workshop:<b> Reasoning Algorithms Across Species, Diagnoses, and Development: Theoretical Frameworks Informing Causal Manipulations Workshop</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Event Details<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">When: April 23, 2025, 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Where: Virtual<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Join us, register for the NIH Workshop
<b><a href="https://obssr.od.nih.gov/news-and-events/events/reasoning-algorithms-across-species-diagnoses-and-development-theoretical">Reasoning Algorithms Across Species, Diagnoses, and Development: Theoretical Frameworks Informing Causal Manipulations Workshop</a></b>!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The goal of this workshop is to advance our understanding of the brain's reasoning algorithms, explore effects of brain disorders on these algorithms, and discuss whether
computational models of reasoning can suggest novel interventions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">For this workshop, we define brain reasoning algorithms as the neural processes underlying reasoning and logical processing. This includes specific neural pathways
and activity patterns that combine or transform information to derive new knowledge without further interaction with the environment (internal processing). Neural reasoning algorithms could be applied to various types of information such as quantity, number,
relative spatial locations, social hierarchies, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Discussion topics during the workshop will include theoretical frameworks for brain reasoning; comparing across species, development, and brain disorders; and the possible
development of treatments using causal manipulations based on the neural activity patterns underlying reasoning.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Finally, the workshop will also discuss reasoning deficits as computational failures of brain algorithms, and whether computational models can help pinpoint the exact
failure points in brain disorders and suggest remediation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Session 1:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> Cross-Species and Developmental Insights
into Reasoning; Co-chair: Jessica Cantlon Panelists: Silvia Bunge, Amanda Seed, Caren Walker<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Session 2:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> Neurobiological Foundations of Reasoning;
Co-chair: Vincent Ferrera Panelists: Benjamin Hayden, Helen Barron, Theresa Desrochers<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Session 3:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> Computational Models of Reasoning;
Co-chair: Josh Tenenbaum Panelists: Yael Niv, Tal Linzen, Sangeet Khemlani<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Reasonable Accommodation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Individuals who need reasonable accommodations to participate in this event should contact Danielle Johnikin at 301-670-4990 or <a href="mailto:djohnikin@scgcorp.com">djohnikin@scgcorp.com</a> at
least 5 days in advance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">This event is free (<a href="https://obssr.od.nih.gov/news-and-events/events/reasoning-algorithms-across-species-diagnoses-and-development-theoretical">OBSSR-Sponsored</a>)
and open to the public. We encourage you to share this invitation with your professional networks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Michele<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Michele Ferrante<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Health Scientist Administrator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">National Institute of Mental Health<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">National Institutes of Health<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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