Connectionists: Free Symposium - Neural Interfaces for Neurobiological Insights

[Liang Zhou]

We are excited to announce this year's virtual SWC / GCNU Student Symposium titled:

Neural Interfaces for Neurobiological Insights

Brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) leverage neural activity to control external effectors – from cursors on two-dimensional screens to artificial limbs with many degrees of freedom. Best known for their use in neuroprosthetics, BMIs provide a powerful tool for basic neurobiological research by enabling experimental control over otherwise inaccessible neural and behavioural parameters.

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9th October, 9:45-18:00 BST on Crowdcast <https://www.crowdcast.io/e/swc-symposium-2020/register>.
For more information, visit the SWC website <https://www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/events/annual-symposium-neural-interfaces-neurobiological-insights>.
Free
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Our stellar list of speakers:

Aaron Batista <https://smile.pitt.edu/> (University of Pittsburgh) <https://smile.pitt.edu/>
Amy Orsborn <http://faculty.washington.edu/aorsborn/> (University of Washington)
Juan Gallego <https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/juan-alvaro.gallego> (Imperial College London)
Tamar Makin <https://plasticity-lab.com/> (University College London)
Kelly Clancy <http://www.kellybclancy.com/about> (DeepMind)
Edward Chang <https://profiles.ucsf.edu/edward.chang> (University of California, San Francisco)
We will also hear from companies developing neural interfaces:

BIOS <https://www.bios.health/>
icibici <https://icibici.github.io/site/>
Facebook Reality Labs <https://www.facebook.com/careers/areas-of-work/facebookrealitylabs/?p[teams][0]=Facebook%20Reality%20Labs&teams[0]=Facebook%20Reality%20Labs>
Best,
SWC / GCNU Systems Seminars team
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