Connectionists: Workshop on Cortical Microcircuits: Structure, Function and Theory at CNS*2007

[Vassilis Cutsuridis]

CORTICAL MICROCIRCUITS: STRUCTURE, FUNCTION AND THEORY
 
8:30am-12:30pm on Thursday July 12th, 2007 in Bahen Building. 
 
 In conjunction with:
 
 Computational Neuroscience Meeting CNS*2007
July 8th - 12th 2007, Toronto, Canada
http://www.cnsorg.org
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Please forward to interested colleagues.
 

 INVITED TALKS:
 
>  Dr. Stefan Rotter, Relating Structure and Dynamics of Neocortical Networks 

>  Dr. Hide Cateau, Interplay between a phase response curve and an activity-dependent rewiring rule of neurons leads to wireless clustering 

> Mr. Martin Spacek, Accounting for network states in cortex: are pairwise correlations sufficient? 

> Dr. Imre Vida, Synaptic propertis of interneuron networks promote gamma oscillations in cortical circuits 

> Dr. Paolo Di Prodi, A working memory model with three factor learning 

> Dr. Markus Butz, Modelling structural plasticity 

> Dr. Lynsey McCabe, Shaping STDP curve by interneuron and CA2+ dynamics
 
 
SCOPE:
 
 To understand how perception, action, learning and memory work, 
we need to gather data from multiple levels of complexity and from 
various brain states (normal and diseased). We need to identify the 
neuronal groups involved in these functions, identify their different types 
of neurons, draw detailed circuit diagrams, determine the forms of synaptic 
transmission and plasticity between different neurons and study the 
dynamics of the cortical microcircuits at the cellular and synaptic level that 
comprise these neuronal groups. Mathematical and computer models are 
then essential in exploring how these microcircuits can account for a given 
function.

The goal of the present workshop is to bring together experts from 
experimental and computational neuroscience in order to review some of the
 ongoing experimental and theoretical research concerning cortical microcircuits 
with particular emphasis on the functional roles of the various inhibitory interneurons 
in the pertinent information processing.
 

 SPECIFIC AIMS:
 
> Microcircuit architectures (neocortex, hippocampus, sensory and motor systems)
> Cross-comparison of architectures from different brain areas
> Identified functionality of specific microcircuits
> Identified functionality of specific neuronal types
> Plasticity and learning
 

ORGANIZERS:
Vassilis Cutsuridis (1), Bruce P. Graham (1)
(1) Dept. of Computing Science and Mathematics, University of Stirling, Stirling, U.K.
 

Sincerely,
Workshop organizers
Vassilis Cutsuridis, Bruce P. Graham
Email: vcu at cs.stir.ac.uk, b.graham at cs.stir.ac.uk


 

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