Connectionists: SUMMER SCHOOL IN COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE, Basel, August 2021

[Rava A. da Silveira]

*CN**EURO**2022*

*Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience Summer School*



*14 to 21 August 2022  —  In person in Basel, Switzerland*



*This year: “L**EARNING,** M**EMORY, AND **D**ECISION **M**AKING IN **B**RAINS
AND **M**ACHINES**”*



*www.cneuro.net* <http://www.cneuro.net>



*About CNeuro*

How intelligence and behavior emerge from complex and intricate
interactions within the brain remains a deep and unsolved mystery, central
to an exciting area of interdisciplinary research. The past decade has seen
rapid progress in experimental tools that now make it possible to monitor
and manipulate brain circuits in unprecedented detail. This evolution
presents challenges and opportunities for both experimentalists and
theorists. Mathematical theory is instrumental in the emergence of
theoretical insights and frameworks that can help guide experimental work
and identify unifying principles of brain function. The aim of the one-week
summer school will be to introduce students with a strong quantitative
background (in mathematics, physics, computer science, and engineering) to
the emerging field of theoretical and computational neuroscience. The
distinguishing feature of CNeuro is the emphasis it places on the role of
systematic mathematical theory for understanding the brain, in part by
stressing the connections between neuroscience, statistics, machine
learning, and artificial intelligence.



*Topic and format*

Past editions of CNeuro have focused on theoretical approaches to neural
dynamics and coding. This year’s school will be organized around a
different theme: it will explore various facets of learning, memory, and
decision making, from circuit neuroscience to cognition to artificial
intelligence. The course will bring together leading scientists in the
field, who will deliver both introductory and advanced lectures, and take
part in small-group discussions. Other activities will include homework
sessions and student presentations, as well as the now popular ‘Life and
Science’ panel series, in which faculty and students can both share their
personal experiences and views on research and career.



*Confirmed faculty*

Alaa Ahmed (University of Colorado Boulder, USA)

Kameron Harris (Western Washington University, USA)

Yonatan Loewenstein (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)

Rubén Moreno-Bote (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain)

Gergő Orbán (Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungary)

Maneesh Sahani (University College London, England)

Tianming Yang (Institute of Neuroscience, China)

Hang Zhang (Peking University, China)

*Special Lecture by* Silvia Arber (FMI and University of Basel, Switzerland)



*Organizers*

Rava Azeredo da Silveira (ENS and IOB)

Stella Christie (Tsinghua University)

Sen Song (Tsinghua University)

Louis Tao (Peking University)

Xiaoqin Wang (Johns Hopkins University)

Quan Wen (USTC)



*Application and deadline*

Information and application guidelines at www.cneuro.net. Applications will
be reviewed starting on May 21, 2022. We will make every effort to recruit
students from diverse backgrounds including all genders and ethnic groups.
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