HLRZ, November 21-23, 1994
During recent years computers have become a central tool in brain
research. On one hand the growing complexity of tomographic devices
forces us to use reconstruction techniques of highest sophistication,
which reach the limits of present computational power. On the other
hand the modelling of the brain itself is becoming more and more
detailed due to the enormous gain of insight of the last years. Large
scale simulations of neural networks have recently even been used as
benchmarks for parallel computing.
In this workshop we want to bring together various communities
interested in supercomputing in brain research: Applied mathematicians
who understand how to reconstruct tomographic data, experts on neural
networks, including statistical physicists, neurophysiologists who
simulate neural models and discuss data handling and evaluation
problems. The aim is to form a bridge between various levels of brain
modelling and tomographically measurable information.
Invited Speakers and Titles:
M. Abeles, Jerusalem & to be announced
A. Aertsen, Weizmann Inst.& Coherent Dynamics of Cortical
Activity
J.M. Drouffe, Saclay & Simulating the nervous system of the
nematode Caenorhabditis Elegans
H.-J. Freund, D\"usseldorf & not yet confirmed
K. Friston, London & Characterizing Neural Interactions with
Functional Neuroimaging
M. Fuchs, Philips Hamburg & Advanced Biomagnetic and
Bioelectric Reconstruction Algorithms
H\"am\"al\"ainen, Helsinki & Forward and inverse modeling
of neuromagnetic signals
H.J. Heinze, Magdeburg & Cognitve Modelling and Imaging
A. Kleinschmidt, G\"ottingen & Functional MRI of the Human Brain:
Strategies and Findings
C. Koch, Pasadena & to be announced
K. Kwong, Boston & The Queen of fMRI: Echo Planar Imaging
N. Logothetis, Houston & Shape Representation in the Temporal
Cortex of the Primate
R. Mangun, Davis & to be announced
L. Martignon, Ulm & to be announced
H. M\"uller-G\"artner, KFA-J\"ulich & to be announced
M. Opper, W\"urzburg & Learning in Artificial Networks
G. Palm, Ulm & to be announced
F. Pasemann, KFA J\"ulich &Neuromodules: A dynamical systems
approach to brain modelling
E. P\"oppel, KFA J\"ulich & Spatial and temporal information
processing: Many open questions
R. Salmilin, Helsinki & MEG in the Study of Human Cortical
Functions
H. Scheich, Magdeburg & Coding in the Auditory Pathway, Speech,
and Cochlear Protheses
J. Taylor, London & Modelling and Testing large scale Brain
Activity
C. von der Malsburg, Bochum & Temporal Correlations as Glue of
the Mind - A Challenge for Brain Imaging
Techniques
M. Wilson, MIT & to be announced
A. Zippelius, G\"ottingen & Modelling of Synaptic Transmission
If you are interested in participating (a limited number of posters
will also be possible) you should contact either of the organizers,
E.P\"oppel, H.J. Herrmann or D. Wolf, or the conference secretariat
which will provide further information:
HLRZ-Workshop; c/o Forschungszentrum J\"ulich
D-52425 J\"ulich, Germany
Bitnet: HLR006@djukfa11.bitnet
Internet: HLR006@zam001.zam.kfa-juelich.de
FAX +49-2461-612430
Local Organizing Committee: H. Halling, H.J. Herrmann,
H.-W. M\"uller-G\"artner, H. M\"uller-Krumbhaar,
F. Pasemann, E. P\"oppel, W. Speier, D. Wolf