Cortical Dynamics in Jerusalem: Final program

[Tali Tishby]

                   CORTICAL DYNAMICS IN JERUSALEM
                          JUNE 11-15, 1995

TENTATIVE PROGRAM
24 April 1995

Sunday, 11/6/1995

9-10.00     Registration
10-10.30    Opening Ceremony

  From Single Neurons to Cortical Networks

10.30-11.30  H.B.Barlow:   The Division of Labour between
                           Single Neurons and Networks.

11.30-12.00  Coffee

12.00-13.00  A.Schuz:      Anatomical Aspects Relevant to
                           Cortical Dynamics

13.00-14.30    Lunch


  Dynamics of Single Neurons and Synapses

14.30-15.30  Y. Amitai:    Functional Implications of Cellular
                           Classification in theNeocortex.

15.30-16.30  I.Segev:      Backward Propagating Action
                           Potential and Forward Synaptic
                           Amplification in Excitable Dendrites
                           of Neocortical Pyramidal Cells.

16.30-17.00    Coffee

17.00-18.00  A.M.Thomson:  Synaptic Interactions between
                           Neocortical Neurons; Temporal
                           Patterning Selectively Activates
                           Excitatory or Inhibitory Circuits

18.00-19.00  H Markram:    Neocortical Pyramidal Neurons
                           Scale the Efficacy of Synaptic
                           Input according to Arrival Time: A
                           proposed Selection Principle of the
                           most Appropriate Synaptic Information.
19.30          Reception.

Monday: 12.6.1995

  Recurrent dynamics in cortical circuits I

9.00 10.00   K.A.C.Martin:    Recurrent Excitation in
                               Neocortical Circuits

10.00-11.00  H.Sompolinsky:   Visual Processing by Recurrent
                              Cortical Networks

11.00-11.30    Coffee

11.30-12.30  R.Eckhorn:       Loosely Synchronized Rhythmic and
                              non-Rhythmic Activities in the
                              Visual Cortex and their Potential
                              Roles for Spatial and Tempo

12.30-13.30  A K.Kreiter:     Functional Aspects of Neuronal
                              Synchronization in Monkeys.

13.30-16.30    poster session

  Recurrent Dynamics in Cortical Circuits II

16.30-17.30    J.Bullier:Temporal aspects of cortical
                         Processing in monkey visual cortex.

17.30-18.30    D.Hansel: Chaos and Synchrony



Tuesday, 13.6.1995

  Brain states and neural codes I

9.00 - 10.00    M. Abeles:     Spatio-Temporal Firing Patterns
                               in the Frontal Cortex

10.00-11.00     E. Bienenstock: On the Dynamics of Synfire
                                Chains

11.00-11.30     Coffee

11.30-12.30     D.J. Amit:     Global Spontaneous Activity and
                               Local Structured (learned) Delay
                               Activity in the Cortex

12.30-13.30     G.L. Gerstein: Neuronal Assembly Dynamics:
                               Experiments, Analyses and Models

13.30-16.30     poster session

  Brain states and neural codes II

16.30-17.30     B.J.Richmond:   Dimensionality of Neuronal
                                Codes

17.30-18.30     N.Tishby:       Analyzing Cortical Activity
                                Using Hidden Markov Models.



Wednesday,  14.6.1995

  Vision

9.00 - 10.00  C.D.Gilbert:    Spatial Integration and Cortical
                              Dynamics

10.00-11.00   A.Grinvald:     Cortical dynamics Revealed by
                              Optical Imaging.

11.00-11.30     Coffee

11.30-12.30     D.Mumford:    Biological and Computational
                              Models for Low Level Vision.

12.30-13.30     S.Ullman:     The Sequence-Seeking Model for
                              Bidirectional Information Flow in
                              the Visual Cortex.

13.30-15.00     Lunch

15.00-18.00     Tour



Thursday, 15.6.1995

  Mechanisms of Behavior and Cognition

9.00 - 10.00   M.N.Shadlen:    Seeing and Deciding about Motion:
                               Neural Correlates of a
                               Psychophysical Decision in Area
                               LIP of the Monkey

10.00-11.00    A.B.Schwartz:   Population Response in Motor
                               Cortex during Figure Drawing.

11.00-11.30      Coffee

11.30-12.30    A.M.Graybiel:  The Basal Ganglia and Adaptive
                              Control of Behavioral Routines

12.30-13.30    E. Vaadia:     Does Coherent Activity in Groups
                              of Neurons Serve a Neural Code?

13.30-15.30      Lunch

15.30-16.30    L.G.Valiant:   A Computational Model for
                              Cognition

16.30-17.00      Coffee

17.00-19.00    Discussion:    Is Dynamics Relevant to Cortical
                              Function?

                              Moderator: S. Hochstein

20.00            Farewell Banquet


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