Connectionists: Evolving Neural Networks workshop

[manuel molano]

Dear all,

We are glad to announce the 1st Evolving Neural Networks Workshop (June 17, 2021).

The goal of the workshop is to bring together experts from Systems and Computational Neuroscience, Machine Learning and the Evo-Devo field to discuss if and how knowing the evolutionary history of neural circuits can help us understand the way the brain works, as well as the relative importance of learned VS innate neural mechanisms.

We have a great list of speakers from the fields of Systems and Computational Neuroscience, Machine Learning and Evolutionary Developmental (Evo-Devo) biology.


If you are interested REGISTER HERE<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO69TaE5Tk4eUysh4eCnJ7tlJYRTCcE_mSjRZyxxibr1tExg/viewform>, it is free!

For more information visit our webpage<https://sites.google.com/view/evolving-nns/home> or contact evolvingneuralnetworks at gmail.com<mailto:evolvingneuralnetworks at gmail.com>

We hope to see you soon!


SCHEDULE (Eastern Time)
8-8.10 Intro
8.10-8.35 Pamela Lyon What basal cognition can do for you (neuroscientists)
8.35-9.00 Luis Puelles Brain evolution crosses an ontogenetic 'ant's country' that escapes analysis
9.00-9.25 Paul Cisek The evolution of the human brain, long before humans
9.25-9.50 Robert Yang Evolving the Olfactory System with Machine Learning
09.50-10.20 Discussion
10.20-10.40 Break
10.40-10.50 Intro
10.50-11.15 Linda Wilbrecht Considering contextual factors at acute and evolutionary timescales in the study of learning and decision making
11.15-11.40 Ida Momennejad TBA
11.40-12.05 Dayu Lin Neural mechanisms of aggression
12.05-12.30 Tony Zador Learning through the Genomic Bottleneck
12.30-13.00 Discussion

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