Connectionists: Computation, Dysfunction, and the Brain Workshop, CNS 2015, Prague

[neuro girl]

Dear Colleagues,


 


We would like to suggest the following
workshop for your consideration:




 




Computation,
Dysfunction, and the Brain


 


Date:
  Thursday,
July 23, 2015


Time:
  9 a.m. – 5 p.m.




Room:
SB115

 

Prague,
Czech Republic




 


Confirmed speakers list:


Viktor
Jirsa
(Aix-Marseille Université /CNRS)


Christoph
M. Michel
(University of Geneva)


Marc
Goodfellow
(University of Exeter) 


Anthony
A. Grace
(University of Pittsburgh)


Giacomo
Koch
(Foundation of Santa Lucia)


Rowshanak
Hashemiyoon
(University Hospital of Cologne)


Günter
Schiepek
(Paracelsus Medical University)


 


Brief description:


Increasing
emphasis is being placed on circuitry and network function in the brain.
Investigations are focused on the changes of the functional and anatomical
features in a healthy brain as compared to dysfunctional brain states. Ideally
then, theories of changes in neuronal coordination dynamics can be adapted to improve
therapeutic strategies, while observations of the outcomes from these
applications would in turn provide data about the neurophysiological and
computational strategies employed by the brain.


This
workshop explores computation in both the healthy and dysfunctional brain to
uncover what each state might reveal about the other. Findings from
theoretical, experimental, and clinical studies will be interwoven to give a
more complete understanding of the function and dysfunction of brain circuitry.


The main
topics that we will discuss are:



 What are the changes in
     normal information processing that lead to the aberrations which define
     disease states such as observed in various neurological disorders?
 How can we apply those
     theories to improve therapeutics?
 What strategies can we use
     to optimize the yield from the neurobiological data from empirical and
     clinical studies to elucidate our understanding of normal v. abnormal
     function?



The full program is attached and more information is available at http://bit.ly/1fb9vI8.


We look forward to seeing you in Prague!


  


With
best regards,


Row
Hashemiyoon & Christoph Michel


 


 


 



 		 	   		   		 	   		   		 	   		   		 	   		   		 	   		   		 	   		  
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