Workshop Announcement

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		  Advanced Workshop on
	BIOLOGICAL AND ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS:
		 A SEARCH FOR SYNERGY
	
		     sponsored by

	 The USC Biomedical Simulations Resource
	
			and 

   The National Center for Research Resources of NIH

	        September 20-21, 1996
	Summer House Inn, La Jolla, California


This workshop will bring together investigators who share an
interest in methodological issues relating to the combined
study of biological and artificial neural networks, including
innovative uses for artificial neural network techniques in the
study of biological neural systems, and novel applications of
neurobiologically inspired artificial neural network architectures.

Workshop topics will emphasize:

    * methods for quantitative study of nonstationarities in neural systems
    * methods for analyzing high-dimensional spatio-temporal neural dynamics
    * methods for study of dynamic nonlinearities in neural systems

Presentations will emphasize practical methodologies.  The
format will consists of brief invited and contributed
presentations (15-20 minutes), followed by extended
question/discussion periods emphasizing audience participation.

The Workshop has been scheduled in space-time proximity to the
World Congress on Neural Networks (San Diego, Sept. 15-19).
Registration is free, but advance registration is required as
space is limited.  Limited funds are available for speakers
upon request.

To suggest yourself as a contributor, or for additional
information, please contact Ms. Stephanie Braun at
braun at bmsrs.usc.edu or (213)740-0342.

ORGANIZERS:  V.Z. Marmarelis, T.W. Berger