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SYMPOSIUM ANNOUNCEMENT<br>
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Language and Neurons -Theoretical Approaches<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Leslie and
Susan Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center<br>
Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel<br>
June 23-25, 2008</b><o:p><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The aim of this symposium is to
analyze hypothetical neural networks that can process and produce
language, and
that can be evaluated by criteria of both physiological and linguistic
plausibility.<span style=""> </span>The symposium will address a
central question of neural processing: how can neural circuits model
rule-based systems, implementing processes that involve hierarchical,
partly
recursive, composition of primitives.<span style="">
</span>The symposium will consist of invited presentations, discussion
sessions
and<span style=""> </span>open poster sessions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>To register, submit a poster, or
request further
information please contact:<br>
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Ms. Henia Gal (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:henia.gal@mail.biu.ac.il">henia.gal@mail.biu.ac.il</a>)<br>
Gonda Brain Research Center,<br>
Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel<br>
Tel: + 972 3 531 7755<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gondabrain.center@mail.biu.ac.il">gondabrain.center@mail.biu.ac.il</a></o:p><br>
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Confirmed Speakers:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="DE">Abeles M., <span style=""> </span>Bar-Ilan
U., Israel<o:p></o:p><br>
Ben-Shachar M.,
Bar-Ilan U., Israel<o:p></o:p><br>
Bienenstock E.,<span style=""> </span>Brown U., USA<o:p></o:p><br>
Braitenberg V.,
Tuebingen, Germany<o:p></o:p><br>
Faust M.,
Bar-Ilan U., Israel<o:p></o:p><br>
Friedman N.,
Tel-Aviv U., Israel<o:p></o:p></span><br>
Lavidor, M., Bar-<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ilan</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><br>
von der Malsburg C., <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Frankfurt</st1:City>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Germany</st1:country-region></st1:place><br>
Pulvermueller F.,<span style="">
</span>MRC, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cambridge</st1:City>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">England</st1:country-region></st1:place><br>
<span style="" lang="DE">Rothstein S., <span style=""> </span>Bar-Ilan
University<o:p></o:p></span><br>
Shastri L.,<span style=""> </span>UC <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Berkeley</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place><br>
Smolensky P., Johns Hopkins U., <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region><br>
Tishbi N., <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Hebrew U.</st1:City>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Israel</st1:country-region><br>
Treves</st1:place> A., SISSA, <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Italy</st1:place></st1:country-region><br>
Van der Velde F., <span style=""> </span>Leiden U, The Netherlands<o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Organizing Committee:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="DE">Abeles M., <span style=""> </span>Bar-Ilan
U., Israel<o:p></o:p><br>
Bienenstock E., Brown
U. USA<o:p></o:p><br>
Rothstein S., <span style=""> </span>Bar-Ilan University<o:p><br>
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Posted by: Elie Bienenstock (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:elie@brown.edu">elie@brown.edu</a>)<br>
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