Symposium anouncement

[Harel Z. Shouval]

              SYMPOSIUM  ANNOUNCEMENT:
  
  The Dynamic Brain: Molecules, Mathematics, the Mind
    
  Brown University, May 31 - June 3, 2000                         


The "Dynamic Brain" Meeting celebrates interdisciplinary research and
education as well as the Brain Science Program at Brown University, 
which was launched in October 1999.  
Twenty-four of the world's leading researchers will present the latest
findings in brain development and function.  The meeting will bring
together
experimentalists and  theoreticians to discuss how we can accelerate
our understanding of the brain through  interdisciplinary studies that
blend mathematics, biology, computation, andcognitive and behavioral
sciences; this collaboration across disciplines is the model
for the Brain  Science Program at Brown.  In particular, there will be
an emphasis on the intraction of theory and experiment that has
greatly enriched both endeavors.  This interaction has 
enabled scientists to pose new questions with precision and clarity.  
Each of the four  sessions will span levels of study and will include 
group discussion of challenges and  interdisciplinary approaches to 
understanding brain function.  We invite you to join us for  this
landmark  event.

John Donoghue and Leon Cooper, conference organizers



	      	  PROGRAM

Wednesday, May 31
Registration: Begins at 3:00 p.m.
Opening Reception: 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, June 1 Session I: 9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.
Receptive Field Plasticity: From Molecule to Systems
Speakers: Mark Bear, Tobias Bonhieffer, Leon Cooper,
Yves Fregnac, Robert Malenka, Susumu Tonegawa
Session II: 3:00-6:30 p.m.
Temporal Dynamics: From Synapse to Systems
Speakers: Laurence Abbott, Barry Connors, John Donoghue,
Eve Marder, Henry Markram, Carla Shatz

Friday, June 2 Session II: (continued) 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Temporal Dynamics: From Synapse to Systems
Session III: 11:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Memory Consolidation: From Molecule to Behavior
Speakers: Cristina Alberini, Justin Fallon, Eric Kandel, Richard Morris,
Larry Squire, Jerry Yin

Saturday, June 3 Session IV: 9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.
The Neuronal Mind
Speakers: Jean-Pierre Changeux, Richard Frackowiak,
David Mumford, Keiji Tanaka, Michael Tarr


         REGISTRATION INFORMATION



Fees
Graduate and Postdoctoral Students $50
General Registration $100

Accommodations
Westin Hotel, Waterplace Park, Providence.
Special conference rates are available until April 30, 2000:
US $149 single/double; $175 triple/quad.
Contact the hotel directly at:
Tel 401.598.8000
Fax 401.598.8200
Web site http://www.westin.com/


	 FOR MORE INFORMATION


Tel 401.863 9524
E-mail brainscience at brown.edu
Web site http://www.brainscience.brown.edu/