Connectionists: Conference registration deadline: Computational Foundations of Perception and Action

[Robert Jacobs]

*REMINDER*: Upcoming conference registration deadline: Friday, May 4

Center for Visual Science's 28th Symposium:

*Computational Foundations of Perception and Action*

June 1-3, 2012
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York

Conference Website: _Http://www.cvs.rochester.edu/symposium.html

<http://www.cvs.rochester.edu/symposium.html>_*Overview
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The 28th Symposium of the Center for Visual Science will bring 
computational, neurophysiological and psychophysical researchers 
together who study the computational foundations of problems in sensory 
and perceptual processing ranging from low-level sensory coding to 
higher-level aspects of perception and action such as cue integration, 
decision-making and sensorimotor control.  Much of the research 
discussed at the meeting focuses on the visual system; however, included 
in the symposium will be speakers who study other sensory and motor 
systems, and multisensory processing involving vision and other 
modalities. The goal is to provide a forum for investigating the common 
foundational computational principles that underlay the many seemingly 
different functions of sensory systems (as well as how they differ) and 
to discuss how to link computational theories to underlying mechanisms 
to gain a deeper understanding of perceptual behavior. With this in 
mind, we have invited speakers who bring together computational and 
experimental approaches - whether that be by developing computational 
theories of human / animal performance, by conceptualizing and designing 
experimental studies to test computational theories or both.

*Confirmed Speakers
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*Sensory coding
*Sheila Nirenberg (Cornell University)
Mate Lengyel (University of Cambridge)
Adam Kohn - (Albert Einstein)
Adrienne Fairhall (University of Washington)

*Integration and prediction in perception
*Dora Angelaki (Washington University)
Ladan Shams (UCLA)
Anne Churchland (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories)
Paul Schrater (University of Minnesota)

*Sensorimotor control
*Flip Sabes (UC-San Francisco)
Daniel Wolpert (University of Cambridge)
Joern Diedrichsen (University College London
Mark Churchland (Columbia University)

*Decision-making and cognition
*Ben Hayden (University of Rochester)
Antonio Rangel (Cal. Tech.)
Daeyeol Lee (Yale University)
Christopher Harvey (Princeton)

*Memory and learning
*Chris Sims (University of Rochester)
Josh Gold (University of Pennsylvania
Aaron Seitz (Univ. Cal. Riverside)
Jeff Beck (University College London)

*Key Dates
*oPoster abstract submission: Monday, April 2
oTravel fellowship application deadline: Monday, April 16
oNotification of poster abstract acceptance: Monday, April 9
oNotification of travel fellowship funding: Monday, April 30
oRegistration closes: Friday, May 4

*Registration Fees
*Graduate students and postdocs:  $100
All others: $200

*Program Committee
*David Knill
Robert Jacobs
Alex Pouget
Greg DeAngelis

For queries about the meeting, contact Debbie Shannon at 585-275-2459 or 
Debbie at cvs.rochester.edu

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Robert Jacobs
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY 14627-0268
email: robbie at bcs.rochester.edu
phone: 585-275-0753
web: http://www.bcs.rochester.edu/people/robbie/jacobslab/people.html

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