The Second Annual Neural Coding Workshop.
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Congress Plaza Hotel, Chicago, Saturday, July 20, 2002,
Organized by :
- The Committee on Computational Neuroscience
Program :
Introduction
09:00 : Philip Ulinski (University of Chicago) : Concepts of Cortical Function: A Brief Historical Overview
Single Neurons: Moderated by Erik De Schutter (University of Antwerp)
09:30 : Alain Desthexe (CNRS, France) : Correlation Detection and Stochastic Integration in Neocortical Pyramidal Neurons
10:00 : Nelson Spruston (Northwestern University) : Dendritic Excitability andSynaptic Plasticity in the Hippocampus
10:30 : Break
11:00 : Larry Abbott (Brandeis University) : Gain Modulation and Non-SynapticLearning
11:30 : Bard Ermentrout (University of Pittsburgh) : The Link Between Spike Generation Mechanisms and Cortical Spike Train Statistics
Lunch
Populations of Neurons: Moderated by Daniel Margoliash (University of Chicago)
13:30 : Clay Reid (Harvard University) : Spike Timing and the Thalamic Input to Visual Cortex: Convergence, Synchrony, and Synergy
14:00 : Jack Cowan (University of Chicago) : Neural Networks as Forest Fires
14:30 : Break
15:00 : Steven Schiff (George Mason University) : Beyond Synchrony: The Possible Role of Desynchronization in Epilepsy and Working Memory
15:30 : Martin Sereno (University of California at San Diego) : Mapping Higher Level Cortical Areas in Humans with fMRI
Group Discussion and Cash Bar
Registration :
Registration for the meeting is $ 50 per person, which covers the cost of breaks and lunch. You can register at http:// epayment.uchicago.edu/cns until July 1. For more information, contact pulinski@midway.uchicago.edu. The Congress Plaza Hotel is at 520 South Michigan Avenue.