Workshop
Registration Deadline: | October 27, 2015 almost 9 years ago |
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To apply for Funding you must register by: | August 31, 2015 about 9 years ago |
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Location: | SLMath: Eisenbud Auditorium, Atrium |
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- Alessandra Angelucci (University of Utah)
- Mitya Chklovskii (Simons Foundation)
- Carina Curto (Pennsylvania State University)
- Rob Fergus (New York University, Courant Institute)
- Surya Ganguli
- Mark Goldman (University of California, Davis)
- Jackie Gottlieb (Columbia University)
- Daniel Kersten (University of Minnesota)
- Alexei Koulakov (Cold Spring Harbor Lab)
- wolfgang maass (Graz University of Technology)
- Adam Marblestone (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
- Gary Marcus (New York University)
- Stephanie Palmer (University of Chicago)
- Terrence Sejnowski (Salk Institute for Biological Studies)
- Murray Sherman (University of Chicago)
The theme of this workshop is on bringing theory into the study of neural networks---those in brains and those in machines. We will soon have the capability to monitor activity and structure in the brain at unprecedented scales, but what will these data tell us? It is unlikely that we will gain insight without some theoretical framework to guide our thinking of what to look for, and why. Similarly, neural network models can now perform feats of language translation and pattern recognition far beyond what was possible a few years ago; but they have yet to shed new light on neurobiological mechanisms in part because there is only a limited theory of such computations.
What are likely candidates for such theories? Do they already exist? And what is needed to more tightly integrate theoretical frameworks with empirical approaches?
There will be four overview talks on Monday to introduce these questions, followed by five talks each on Tuesday and Wednesday. Program is forthcoming.
Poster Session:
If you are interested in presenting a poster, please sign up by clicking HERE.
Sponsors:
Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute
The Kavli Foundation
The Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
The Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing
Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience
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Keywords and Mathematics Subject Classification (MSC)
Primary Mathematics Subject Classification
No Primary AMS MSC
Secondary Mathematics Subject Classification
No Secondary AMS MSC
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To apply for funding, you must register by the funding application deadline displayed above.
Students, recent PhDs, women, and members of underrepresented minorities are particularly encouraged to apply. Funding awards are typically made 6 weeks before the workshop begins. Requests received after the funding deadline are considered only if additional funds become available.
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