February 2024 - Comp-neuro - lists.cnsorg.org

your podcast, CPG in spinal cord, etc
by Zhaoping Li 02 Feb '24

02 Feb '24

Dear Gaute, How are you? I assume that your podcast is taking off? I am looking you up also to let you know that perhaps next summer we could meet up at Oslo, we are teaching at Yasser's summer school and then go to Svalbard. It will be around July 24-25th or something when we pass by Oslo on our way to Svalbard I noticed that your podcast had a new episode, on CPG in spinal cord, with guest Henrik Linden. I am just listening to it now. Your intro said that they used a network model to explain that oscillations emerge in a network. We did it in a Physical Review Letter paper in 2004, see //Zhaoping L. Lewis A. Scarpetta S. Mathematical analysis and simulations of the neural circuit for locomotion in lamprey. <https://www.lizhaoping.org/zhaoping/prints/ZhaopingPRL2004.pdf>Physical Review Letters 92, 198106 (2004). Abstract <https://www.lizhaoping.org/zhaoping/prints/ZhaopingPRL2004.abstract.html> //I remember that in a meeting organized by Stan Grillner, I presented this work and you told me that Dayan and Abbott should put this in their textbook in the next edition. Well, the next edition never happened. I wonder whether Linden's model is an extension of our model, I had a quick look, it seems that it was mainly a data analysis, while ours is a analytical treatment with simulations, but I am listening to your podcast now ... best regards and hope to see you around, are you going to COSYNE? This year it is in Lisbon, so I am going, you? Zhaoping // // -- Li Zhaoping Ph.D. Prof. of Cognitive Science, University of Tuebingen Head of Dept of Sensory and Sensorimotor Systems, Max Planck Institute of Biological Cybernetics Author of "Understanding vision: theory, models, and data", Oxford University Press, 2014 www.lizhaoping.org

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Sharpening Our Sight - Cosyne 2024 workshop on Vision Neuroscience
by Simone Azeglio 02 Feb '24

02 Feb '24

Hello everyone, We are pleased to announce the "*Sharpening Our Sight: Advances in Naturalistic Visual Perception through Efficient Representations and Active Search*" workshop, a featured event at this year's Cosyne conference. The workshop will be held on the *5th of March* and it will focus on vision neuroscience at the intersection of active vision and efficient neural representations. For detailed information about the workshop and the most current version of the schedule, please visit our website: https://sites.google.com/view/cosyne2024-sos/home We are honored to host a distinguished panel of speakers: - *Andreas Tolias*, Baylor College - *Christopher Summerfield*, Oxford / Deepmind - *Carsen Stringe*r, Janelia - *Sylvia Schröder*, Sussex - *Wiktor Młynarski*, LMU - *Cris Niell*, Oregon - *Stuart Trenholm*, McGill - *Jin Hwa Lee*, UCL We anticipate a fruitful exchange of ideas and look forward to your participation in Cascais. Kind regards, Simone Azeglio, Samuele Virgili, Gabriel Mahuas

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2 fully funded PhD positions - Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig
by Andrej Bicanski 01 Feb '24

01 Feb '24

Dear colleagues, I am advertising two PhD positions in computational neuroscience in my new group - both positions fully funded (3 years). Topics cover grid cells, retrosplenial cortex, head direction, subiculum, boundary coding etc. and cognitive maps more generally. The PhD candidates will build computational models at various levels of abstraction, and potentially conduct data analysis of behavioral experiments and/or single neuron recordings from animal experiments. One position is more focused on grid cells, while the other will focus on head direction and boundary coding (retrosplenial cortex and subiculum). The Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig also has a great scientific community with a lot of potential for collaborations. Please direct potential candidates to the ads: https://www.cbs.mpg.de/stellenmarkt/stellenangebote Reference: PhD 02/24 Reference: PhD 03/24 The intended starting dates are as early as possible. Applications will be considered until filled (i.e., as long as the advert is up). Site still under construction, but you can read more on the group here: https://www.cbs.mpg.de/psychology/neural-computation Best wishes, Andrej Bicanski -- Dr. Andrej Bicanski Neural Computation Group Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences Stephanstrasse 1a, 04103 Leipzig, Germany Email: bicanski(a)cbs.mpg.de Tel.: +49 (0)341 9940197

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1st CfP ACAIN 2024 - 4th Int. Advanced Course & Symposium on Artificial Intelligence & Neuroscience, September 22-25 2024, Riva del Sole Resort & SPA, Castiglione della Pescaia (Grosseto) Tuscany, Italy -> Submission Deadline: March 23
by Giuseppe Nicosia 01 Feb '24

01 Feb '24

Call for Participation & Call for Papers (apologies for multiple copies) _______________________________________________________________ The 4th International Advanced Course & Symposium on Artificial Intelligence & Neuroscience, September 22-25, 2024, Riva del Sole Resort & SPA, Castiglione della Pescaia (Grosseto) Tuscany, Italy W: https://acain2024.icas.events E: acain(a)icas.cc FB: https://www.facebook.com/ACAIN.LakeDistrict/ Symposium Deadlines Paper Submission (Symposium): by Saturday March 23, 2024 (AoE). https://acain2024.icas.events/symposium-call-for-papers/ https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=acain2024 Notification of Decision for Papers (Symposium): by Wednesday July 10, 2024. Camera Ready Submission (Symposium): by Monday July 20, 2024. Author Registration (Symposium): by July 20, 2024. Regular Registration (Symposium): by Saturday March 23, 2024. Late Registration (Symposium): from Sunday March 24, 2024. Course Deadlines Regular Registration (Course): by Saturday March 23, 2024. Late Registration (Course): from Sunday March 24, 2024. Oral Presentation Submission (Course): by Saturday March 23, 2024. Notification of Decision for Oral Presentation (Course): by August 31, 2024. SCOPE & MOTIVATION: ACAIN 2024: AI meets Computational Neuroscience and Cognitive Science The ACAIN 2024 symposium and course is an interdisciplinary event featuring leading scientists from AI and Neuroscience, providing a special opportunity to learn about cutting-edge research in the fields of AI, Neuroscience, Neuroscience-Inspired AI, Human-Level AI, and Cognitive Science. The 4th Advanced Course and Symposium on Artificial Intelligence & Neuroscience (ACAIN) is a full-immersion four-day Course and Symposium in Tuscany on cutting-edge advances in Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience with lectures delivered by world-renowned experts. The Course provides a stimulating environment for academics, early career researchers, Post-Docs, PhD students and industry leaders. Participants will also have the chance to present their results with oral talks or posters, and to interact with their colleagues, in a convivial and productive environment. Two days of keynote talks and oral presentations, the ACAIN Symposium, (September 24-25), will be preceded by lectures of leading scientists, the ACAIN Course, (September 22-23). Bringing together AI and neuroscience promises to yield benefits for both fields. The future impact and progress in both AI and Neuroscience will strongly depend on continuous synergy, exchange, collaboration and efficient cooperation between the two research communities. These are the goals of the International Course and Symposium - ACAIN 2024, which is aimed both at AI experts with interests in Neuroscience and at neuroscientists with an interest in AI. ACAIN 2024 accepts rigorous research that promotes and fosters multidisciplinary interactions between artificial intelligence and neuroscience. The Advanced Course is suited for scholars, academics, early career researchers, Post-Docs, PhD students and industry leaders. The Event (Course and Symposium) will involve a total of 36-40 hours of lectures. Academically, this will be equivalent to 8 ECTS points for the PhD Students and the Master Students attending the Event. LECTURERS https://acain2024.icas.events/course-lecturers/ * Auke Jan Ijspeert, EPFL, Switzerland * Zeb Kurth-Nelson, DeepMind & UCL, London, UK * Kevin J Miller, DeepMind & UCL, London, UK * Thomas Parr, Oxford University, UK * Eric Schulz, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tuebingen, Germany More Lecturers TBA COURSE DESCRIPTION: https://acain2024.icas.events/course-description/ SYMPOSIUM CALL FOR PAPERS: https://acain2024.icas.events/symposium-call-for-papers/ SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM COMMITTEE (partial list, confirmed members): https://acain2024.icas.events/program-committee/ ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: https://acain2024.icas.events/symposium-committee/ VENUE & ACCOMMODATION: https://acain2024.icas.events/venue/ ACAIN 2024 is a *Residential Conference*, all participants (invited speakers, authors, organizers, chairs, participants) must book and stay at the Riva del Sole Resort and Spa. No exceptions are allowed. https://lod2024.icas.events/lod-2024-a-residential-conference/ Riva del Sole Resort & SPA a: Località Riva del Sole - Castiglione della Pescaia (Grosseto) CAP 58043, Tuscany - Italy p: +39-0564-928111 f: +39-0564-935607 e: booking.events(a)rivadelsole.it w: www.rivadelsole.it/en ACTIVITIES: https://acain2024.icas.events/activities/ REGISTRATION: https://acain2024.icas.events/registration/ See you in Tuscany in September! ACAIN 2024 Organizing Committee. E: acain(a)icas.cc W: https://acain2024.icas.events FB: https://www.facebook.com/ACAIN.LakeDistrict --

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