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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>CORTICAL MICROCIRCUITS: STRUCTURE, FUNCTION AND
THEORY<BR> <BR>8:30am-12:30pm on Thursday July 12th, 2007 in Bahen
Building. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <BR> In conjunction with:<BR> <BR>
Computational Neuroscience Meeting CNS*2007<BR>July 8th - 12th 2007, Toronto,
Canada<BR></FONT><A href="http://www.cnsorg.org"></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>http://www.cnsorg.org</A><BR><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>-------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>Please
forward to interested colleagues.<BR> </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><BR> INVITED TALKS:<BR> <BR><TR><TD
width="78%"></TH>> <TD width="78%"></FONT></FONT><SPAN
class=style3><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dr. Stefan Rotter, Relating Structure
and Dynamics of Neocortical Networks</FONT><A
href="http://www.cs.stir.ac.uk/~vcu/papers/workshop/abstract-rotter.pdf"></FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2> </A></SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TH width="22%"
scope="row"><SPAN class=style3></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=style3><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV></TH><TD width="78%"><SPAN class=style3><FONT face=Arial size=2>>
Dr. Hide Cateau, Interplay between a phase response curve and an
activity-dependent rewiring rule of neurons leads to wireless
clustering</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=style3><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV></TH><TD width="78%"><SPAN class=style3><FONT face=Arial size=2>> Mr.
Martin Spacek, Accounting for network states in cortex: are pairwise
correlations sufficient?</FONT></SPAN></TD><FONT face=Arial
size=2> </FONT></DIV><SPAN class=style3>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR></SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TH width="22%"
scope="row"></TH><TD width="78%"><SPAN class=style3><FONT face=Arial size=2>>
Dr. Imre Vida, Synaptic propertis of interneuron networks promote gamma
oscillations in cortical circuits</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=style3><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV></TH><TD width="78%"><SPAN class=style3><FONT face=Arial size=2>> Dr.
Paolo Di Prodi, A working memory model with three factor learning</FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=style3><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV></TH><TD width="78%"><SPAN class=style3><FONT face=Arial size=2>> Dr.
Markus Butz, Modelling structural plasticity</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=style3><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV></TH><TD width="78%"><SPAN class=style3><FONT face=Arial size=2>> Dr.
Lynsey McCabe, Shaping STDP curve by interneuron and CA2+
dynamics</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=style3><FONT face=Arial size=2> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=style3></SPAN><FONT face=Arial
size=2> <BR>SCOPE:<BR> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> To
understand how perception, action, learning and memory work,
</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=3>we need to gather data from multiple levels of
complexity and from </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=3>various brain states (normal and diseased). We
need to identify the </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=3>neuronal groups involved in these functions,
identify their different types </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=3>of neurons, draw detailed circuit diagrams,
determine the forms of synaptic </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=3>transmission and plasticity between different
neurons and study the </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=3>dynamics of the cortical microcircuits at the
cellular and synaptic level that </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=3>comprise these neuronal groups. Mathematical and
computer models are </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=3>then essential in exploring how these
microcircuits can account for a given </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=3>function.<BR><BR>The goal of the present workshop
is to bring together experts from </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=3>experimental and computational neuroscience in
order to review some of the</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=3> ongoing experimental and theoretical
research concerning cortical microcircuits </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=3>with particular emphasis on the functional roles
of the various inhibitory interneurons </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=3>in the pertinent information
processing.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR> SPECIFIC AIMS:<BR> </DIV>
<DIV>> Microcircuit architectures (neocortex, hippocampus, sensory and motor
systems)</DIV>
<DIV>> Cross-comparison of architectures from different brain areas</DIV>
<DIV>> Identified functionality of specific microcircuits</DIV>
<DIV>> Identified functionality of specific neuronal types</DIV>
<DIV>> Plasticity and learning</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><BR>ORGANIZERS:<BR>Vassilis Cutsuridis (1), Bruce P. Graham (1)<BR>(1)
Dept. of Computing Science and Mathematics, University of Stirling,
Stirling, U.K.<BR> </DIV>
<DIV><BR>Sincerely,<BR>Workshop organizers<BR>Vassilis Cutsuridis, Bruce P.
Graham<BR>Email: </FONT><A href="mailto:vcu@cs.stir.ac.uk"></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>vcu@cs.stir.ac.uk</A><FONT face=Arial size=2>, </FONT><A
href="mailto:b.graham@cs.stir.ac.uk"></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>b.graham@cs.stir.ac.uk</A></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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