<br> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br> <br> This is to announce the Workshop<br> <br> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> NETWORK SYNCHRONIZATION: FROM DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS TO NEUROSCIENCE</span><br>
<br> taking place at the <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">LORENTZ CENTER (Leiden, The Netherlands) 19-30 May 2008</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"> <br> the workshop will be held from 19 May (afternoon) until 30 May (morning)<br>
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<br> <br> <br> SCIENTIFIC AIMS<br> <br> The aim of the workshop is to strenghten the communication channels<br> between the (overlapping) communities of dynamical systems theorists,<br> computational and experimental neuroscientists, in order to stimulate<br>
fruitful interactions and exchanges of ideas. In particular, it aims<br> to put into contact researchers working in nonlinear dynamics and time<br> series and pattern analysis, together with computational<br> neuroscientists involved in the study of realistic neuronal circuits,<br>
together with experimentalists that are characterizing, with the help<br> of modern technologies, the nature of interactions in neural networks,<br> and the cellular and molecular basis of synchronization in such<br> networks.<br>
<br> The main topics addressed by the workshop include<br> <br> * Synchronization in low and high dimensional systems;<br> * Emergence of collective dynamics in networks;<br> * Nonlinear data analysis: univariate, bivariate and multivariate<br>
measures;<br> * Modeling of neuronal networks: dynamical and topological aspects;<br> * Study of the dynamics of neural circuits, in vitro and in vivo<br> approaches;<br> * Control and modelling of brain oscillations and rhythms;<br>
* Large scale, inter-structure coherence and synchronization:<br> evidence from human MEG and EEG data<br> <br> INVITED PARTICIPANTS<br> <br> There will be 7 tutorial lectures (about 3h each) about the main topics<br>
mentioned abovegiven by<br> P. FRIES (Nijmegen, The Netherlands), P. GRASSBERGER (Calgary,<br> Canada), D. HANSEL (Paris, France), P. JONAS (Heidelberg, Germany),<br> E. OTT (Maryland, USA), A. PIKOVSKY (Postdam, Germany) and M. TSODYKS<br>
(Rehovot, Israel)<br> <br> And 23 focused talks (45min each) given by ((*) to be confirmed)<br> <br> P. COLLET (Mallorca, Spain), S. COOMBES (Nottingham, UK), S. GIELEN<br> (Nijmegen,. The Netherlands), B. GUTKIN (Paris, France), V. HAKIM<br>
(Paris, France), O. JENSEN (Nijmegen, The Netherlands), T. KREUZ (San<br> Diego USA),<br> A. LONGTIN (Ottawa Canada), M. MEHTA (Brown,<br> USA), S. NEUENSCHWANDER (Frankfurt, Germany), O. PAULSEN (Oxford, UK),<br> A. POLITI (Florence, Italy), R. QUIAN QUIROGA (Leicester, UK),<br>
A. RIEHLE (Aix-Marseille, France), P. ROELFSEMA (Amsterdam, The<br> Netherlands), H. ROTSTEIN (Newark, USA), A. SIROTA (Piscataway,<br> NJ, USA), C. TALLON-BAUDRY (Paris, France), P. TASS (Juelich,<br> Germany), M. TIMME (Cornell, USA), R. TRAUB (New York, USA),<br>
C.J.TESSONE (ETH, Zuerich), M. ZAKS (Potsdam, Germany)<br> <br> <br> APPLICATION:<br> <br> Persons wishing to partecipate to the Workshop should previously fill<br> the online Form "Interest in Participation"<br>
<br> URL: <a href="http://www.lorentzcenter.nl/lc/web/2008/285/info.php3?wsid=285">http://www.lorentzcenter.nl/lc/web/2008/285/info.php3?wsid=285</a><br> <br> specifying her/his expression of interest and providing<br> a tentative title/abstract of the presentation by March 1st, 2008.<br>
<br> Applicants will receive a final notification within March 05, 2008;<br> due to space limitation only (roughly) 20 applications can be accepted.<br> The selected participants will have the possibility of using the offices<br>
and the other facilities at the Lorentz Center.<br> <br style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> NO FEE is required, but no financial support can be</span><br style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> given to the applicants due to budgetary limits.</span><br>
<br> <br> IMPORTANT DEADLINES :<br> <br> * March 1st, 2008 - deadline for applications, by filling the<br> online form "Interest in Participation"<br> <br> * March 05, 2008 -- Notification of the final decision to the applicants<br>
<br> <br> WEB SITE<br> More information on the workshop is available at the<br> <br> URL <a href="http://www.lorentzcenter.nl/lc/web/2008/285/info.php3?wsid=285">http://www.lorentzcenter.nl/lc/web/2008/285/info.php3?wsid=285</a><br>
SCIENTIFIC COORDINATORS:<br> <br> N. Brunel (University Rene Descartes, Paris, France),<br> F.P. Battaglia (UvA, Amsterdam, the Netherlands),<br> M. Cencini (INFM - CNR, Rome, Italy),<br> A. Torcini (ISC - CNR, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy)<br>
<br> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br> SPONSORS:<br> <br> * Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences - The Netherlands<br> <br> * Dipartimento Materiali e Dispositivi - CNR - Italy<br> <br> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br>
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