Connectionists: Neural Coding, Computation and Dynamics: abstract deadline extension

[Srdjan Ostojic]

Due to the impending NIPS deadline, the deadline for abstract submission 
has bee n extended to May 26!


              Neural Coding, Computation and Dynamics (NCCD)
                       September 17 - 20, 2017
                           Capbreton, France

https://nccd2017.sciencesconf.org/

            Towards a mechanistic interpretation of neural data

NCCD17 is the third in a series of meetings focusing on topics in 
theoretical an d experimental neuroscience.

Techniques for recording and manipulating large-scale neural activity in 
awake b ehaving animals are developing at an accelerating pace. 
Identifying the principl es of neural processing requires a mechanistic 
interpretation of the large amoun ts of collected data. The aim of this 
workshop is to make progress in that direc tion by bringing together 
three different communities: (i) experimentalists perf orming 
large-scale recordings in behaving animals; (ii) modelers specialized in 
statistical data-analysis; (iii) theorists working with mechanistic 
network mode ls. We are looking for talks that build bridges across 
these different approache s.

As with previous workshops, our goal is to foster the strong 
interactions we bel ieve are so important for this field. So the meeting 
will be small (~70 people).

Venue:
Casino de Capbreton, Capbreton, France.

Important dates:
May 26: abstract submission deadline
June 9: early registration deadline

Confirmed speakers:
Mark Churchland (Columbia)
Tatiana Engel (Stanford)
Adrienne Fairhall (Seattle)
Julijana Gjorgjieva (Frankfurt)
Jakob Macke (Bonn)
Alfonso Renart (Lisbon)
Dmitry Rinberg (NYU)
Ilana Witten (Princeton)
Byron Yu (Pittsburgh)

Organizers:
Peter Latham (UCL)
Srdjan Ostojic (ENS Paris)
Maneesh Sahani (UCL)

Previous meetings: http://www.gatsby.ucl.ac.uk/nccd/