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Lecture notes: "The Shallow and the Deep"
by Michael Biehl May 8, 2023

May 8, 2023

Dear All. A slightly extended, revised and prettified version of my lecture notes "*The shallow and the deep - a biased introduction to neural networks* * and old school machine learning*" can be downloaded at https://hdl.handle.net/11370/e08667bd-2e84-4956-b9d3-45b9e957634d This pre-publication version is freely available for non-commercial use and teaching purposes. The copyright remains with the author. --------------------------------------------------- Dr. Michael Biehl Bernoulli Institute for Mathematics, Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence P.O. Box 407, 9700 AK Groningen, NL https://www.cs.rug.nl/~biehl

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Virtual CA2 Symposium - May 19th
by Tristan Stöber May 8, 2023

May 8, 2023

Dear friends and colleagues, get ready to discuss the latest CA2 insights with us! Serena Dudek and I are thrilled to invite you to a virtual symposium on May 19th, celebrating the Hippocampus Special Issue on CA2! It's FREE of charge. For more info and registration, check out the link below [1]. Talks by Zafar Bashir, Michael Bienkowski, Liset M. de la Prida, Emma Diethorn (Gould lab), Serena M. Dudek, Ute Häussler, Hongshen He (McHugh lab), Ricardo Insausti, Eude Lepicard (Piskorowski/Chevalyre lab), Maud Muller (Piskorowski/Chevalyre lab), Katy Pannoni (Farris lab), Radha Raghuraman (Sajikumar lab) and me. With Georgia Alexander, Shannon Farris and Azahara Oliva as chairs. Looking forward to see you all there. Please spread the word. Best, Tristan Stöber [1] https://shorturl.at/CUX07

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NEST Conference 2023 — Abstract Submission Deadline Extended to 21 May
by Hans Ekkehard Plesser May 5, 2023

May 5, 2023

Dear all, The abstract submission deadline for the NEST Conference 2023 has been extended to 21 May. We are looking forward to your contributions! The NEST Conference provides an opportunity for the NEST Community to meet, exchange success stories, swap advice, learn about current developments in and around NEST spiking network simulation and its application. This year's conference will again take place as a virtual conference on Thursday/Friday 15/16 June 2023. We are inviting contributions to the conference, including talks, "posters" and workshops on specific topics. For more information on how to submit your contribution, register and participate, please visit the conference website https://nest-simulator.org/conference Important dates 21 May 2023 — Deadline for submission of contributions 26 May 2023 — Notification of acceptance 5 June 2023 — Registration deadline 15 June 2023 — NEST Conference 2023 starts We are looking forward to seeing you all in June! Hans Ekkehard Plesser and the conference organizing committee -- Prof. Dr. Hans Ekkehard Plesser Head, Department of Data Science Faculty of Science and Technology Norwegian University of Life Sciences PO Box 5003, 1432 Aas, Norway Phone +47 6723 1560 Email hans.ekkehard.plesser(a)nmbu.no<mailto:hans.ekkehard.plesser@nmbu.no> Home http://arken.nmbu.no/~plesser

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CALL FOR PAPERS, Deadline May 26; CogFeel Workshop at ALIFE 2023
by Jie Mei May 5, 2023

May 5, 2023

- Venue: ALIFE 2023, Sapporo, Japan - Date: July 25th, 2023 - Title: Cognitive feelings: Towards multi-disciplinary approaches for realizing artificial systems with cognitive capacities - Website: https://sites.google.com/view/cogfeel-alife-2023/ - Workshop organizers: - Jie Mei, International Research Center for Neurointelligence, The University of Tokyo - Hiroki Kojima, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry and The University of Tokyo - Yuichi Yamashita, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry - Yukie Nagai, International Research Center for Neurointelligence, The University of Tokyo *Apologies for cross-posting* Dear colleagues, In recent years, an increasing number of cross-disciplinary approaches have been proposed to deepen our understanding of living systems and their interactive, evolutionary, and adaptive aspects. However, we have not fully achieved the emergence of intelligence and mind in artificial systems. To facilitate discussions on how cognitive capacities of artificial living systems could be improved and potentially propose a framework for exploring the origin, emergence and evolution of perception and emotions, we are organizing a workshop (CogFeel @ ALIFE 2023: https://sites.google.com/view/cogfeel-alife-2023) in conjunction with the 2023 Conference on Artificial Life (ALIFE 2023). We reinforce the role of cognitive feelings (i.e., feelings about one’s mental processes, encompassing senses of knowing, confidence, reality, and fluency, etc.) as an integrated component contributing to developmental individuality and diversity. We also recognize the difficulty in implementing (subjective) feelings in artificial systems which requires the differentiation whether these systems possess feelings or just behave as so. For a comprehensive perspective on how individual- and population-level diversity in cognitive and behavioral capacities emerges, in this workshop, we encourage discussions on methods and findings in disciplines including but not limited to: - Robotics, - Computational and behavioral neuroscience, - Psychology, - Virtual/augmented reality, and - Artificial intelligence, etc. We welcome submissions on topics within the fields of (neuro)robotics, computational and behavioral neuroscience, psychology, virtual/augmented reality, and artificial intelligence. We also encourage contributions from other relevant disciplines. Submissions should be in the form of extended abstracts (maximum 2 pages) or research articles (maximum 8 pages). We are planning to organize a special issue in partnership with a top academic journal where extended versions of selected contributions will be published. Deadline: May 26, 2023. Please submit your contribution to cogfeelalife2023(a)gmail.com. Regards, Jie Mei

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PhD Studentship in Computational Neuroscience and Neurostimulation
by Volker Steuber May 4, 2023

May 4, 2023

PhD Studentship in the Centre for Future Societies Research at the University of Hertfordshire Application Deadline 19 May 2023 Bursary of a minimum of £17,668 per annum, including a full tuition fee waiver for three years. https://www.herts.ac.uk/.../centre.../phd-studentships-2023<https://www.herts.ac.uk/research/centres/centre-for-future-societies-resear…> [https://www.herts.ac.uk/__data/assets/image/0019/257320/uherts_40436287737.…]<https://www.herts.ac.uk/research/centres/centre-for-future-societies-resear…> PhD Studentships 2023<https://www.herts.ac.uk/research/centres/centre-for-future-societies-resear…> University of Hertfordshire www.herts.ac.uk Project title: Low-cost, accessible neurostimulation, experiments and simulations Supervisors: Dr Nada Yousif, Professor Volker Steuber Originality: The proposed project would for the first time combine experimental cerebellar stimulation and computational modelling, to show the feasibility of low-cost, accessible non-invasive neurostimulation for treating movement disorders. Significance: The cerebellum is a critical structure for movement. We have previously shown that it is central in controlling pathological activity in epilepsy (Kros et al., Annals of Neurology 2015) and essential tremor (Yousif et al., PloS Comput Biol, 2017). Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been used for decades to treat tremor (Benabid et al, 1998) and more recently epilepsy (Zangiabadi et al., Frontiers Neurology, 2019). However, DBS is a highly invasive surgical technique targeting the thalamus, a structure inaccessible by non-invasive neurostimulation. Rigour: The project would involve, 1) a detailed biophysical computational model of the cerebellum, based on our previous work, but extended to involve connected structures such as the thalamus; 2) experiments with human participants involving non-invasive electrical stimulation of the cerebellum during normal movement tasks to inform, validate and test the model. Together, this will lead to theoretically based, novel stimulation paradigms for a closed-loop system. Potential Contribution to Knowledge: We propose that cerebellar stimulation could provide a method of replacing DBS and inhibiting pathological brain activity, and that a model based closed-loop system would provide an optimal approach. Volker Steuber Professor of Computational Neuroscience Biocomputation Research Group School of Physics, Engineering and Computer Science University of Hertfordshire College Lane, Hatfield, AL10 9AB, UK biocomputation.herts.ac.uk<http://biocomputation.herts.ac.uk>

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DEADLINE EXTENDED (May15th): Call for contribution and registration to the Systems Vision Science Symposium: Aug. 22-24, 2023, in Tuebingen, Germany
by Pavlovic, Maria May 3, 2023

May 3, 2023

Systems Vision Science Symposium Aug. 22-24, 2023 in Tübingen, Germany -------------------------------- DEADLINE EXTENDED! SUBMIT CONTRIBUTIONS UNTIL MAY 15, 2023! We have extended the deadline to submit poster contributions to the Systems Vision Science Symposium to May 15, 2023! You have also the chance to register without contribution registration without contribution to the symposium will be open until capacity or deadline for organization is reached! Our symposium takes place at the end of our Systems Vision Science summer school Aug. 14-24, 2023. Presentation topics by the invited speakers will be ® Topics in Systems Vision Science ® The power of two: New perspectives on binocular vision ® Central versus peripheral vision We are pleased to announce our symposium's keynote speaker: Marty Sereno. The keynote speech will be on August 22, 2023 Invited speakers of the Systems Vision Science Summer School and Symposium include: Assaf Breska, Peter Dayan, Andrea van Doorn, Wolfgang Einhäuser-Treyer, Karl Gegenfurtner, Ziad Hafed, Tadashi Isa, Jan Koenderink, Kristine Krug, Hanspeter Mallot, Laurence Maloney, Pascal Mamassian, Antje Nuthmann, Daniel Osorio, Andrew Parker, Jenny Read, Alexander Schütz, Manuel Spitschan, Kristina Visscher, Li Zhaoping. -------------------------------- We invite you to submit contributions in form of posters to the symposium on all topics in Systems Vision Science, which combines computational, behavioral, and neuroscience methods to discover functions and algorithms for vision in various brain regions and their implementations in neural circuits. To maximize exchanges during the symposium, each poster will be displayed throughout the symposium, which includes five poster sessions (two daytime sessions and three evening sessions), in a venue next to the lecture hall and coffee breaks to give enough time for discussions, networking and knowledge exchange. To contribute, please fill out our registration form including an abstract, which can be found here: https://summerschool.lizhaoping.org/contributions-for-symposium/ -------------------------------- This years venue capacity is 100, including invited speakers and summer school participants. Information about our summer school, which takes place just before the Systems Vision Science Symposium, can be found here: https://summerschool.lizhaoping.org/ Please direct inquiries to svs.summerschool(a)tue.mpg.de <mailto:svs.summerschool@tue.mpg.de> -------------------------------- Organizing team: Li Zhaoping Ulf Lüder Maria Pavlovic Junhao Liang Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics University of Tuebingen <http://www.lizhaoping.org> www.lizhaoping.org

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NeuroBridges 2023
by Ahmed El Hady May 3, 2023

May 3, 2023

Dear colleagues, The great tradition of NeuroBridges continues. NeuroBridges 2023 is just across the corner and the deadline for applications is May 15, 2023. Please feel free to forward the call for applications ( below) to your departments and prospective students . If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out. Thank you for your support, Ahmed Elhady *NeuroBridges 2023* *A Mediterranean, Middle Eastern Summer School in Neuroscience* *Deadline to apply: May 15, 2023* *NeuroBridges 2023* is a summer school which will take place between *September 3 and September 14, 2023* in Le Centre de Conferences Internationales de Cluny, France (CCIC). The school will provide an overview of theoretical and experimental frameworks used to study a variety of *decision making* processes. It will cover different model systems from rodents to humans and a plethora of decision making mechanisms. Another objective of Neurobridges is to bring together *Mediterranean and Middle Eastern scientists*, in order to promote scientific cooperation between young researchers from these countries. The organizers of NeuroBridges are convinced that such scientific collaborations can lead to personal relations, which eventually may alleviate the political distress in the Middle East. The school is intended for graduate students and postdocs, primarily, but not only, from the Middle East and the Mediterranean region, either working in their home countries or abroad. Applicants should have some background in related fields in neuroscience or cognitive psychology. *All costs of registration and accommodation will be covered by the organizers. A limited number of travel grants will be also be available*. *NeuroBridges 2023 Faculty:* Alaa Ahmed (U. Colorado), Carlos Brody (Princeton), Iain Couzin (MPI), Roozbeh Kiani (NYU), Carole Levenes (CNRS), Drazen Prelec (MIT), Rava Azeredo da Silveira (IOB and CNRS) and Yoram Yovell (Hadassah Hebrew U. Medical Center). *NeuroBridges* is co-organized by Ahmed El Hady (MPI, Konstanz, Germany), Yonatan Loewenstein (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) and David Hansel (CNRS, Paris, France). ** *NeuroBridges 2023* is supported by the Simons Foundation, the CNRS and ELSC, and is in partnership with VVTNS (https://www.wwtns.online/) For more information and application, visit our website: https://neurobridges.net/neurobridges2023.html *Contact us:* neurobridges2023(a)gmail.com

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CfP: Deadline extended to May 15: Brain Informatics in Hoboken, NJ
by Feng Liu May 2, 2023

May 2, 2023

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CALL FOR PAPERS The 16th International Conference on Brain Informatics (BI'23) August 1 - 3, 2023 Hoboken & New York – USA The key theme: Brain Science meets Artificial Intelligence Conference homepage: wi-consortium.org/conferences/bi2023/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ *** IMPORTANT DATES *** - 15 May 2023: Full Paper Submission Deadline - 20 May 2023: Workshop Proposal Submission Deadline - 01 Jun 2023: Abstract Submission Deadline *** Confirmed Keynote Speakers *** - Professor Emery N. Brown Member of the National Academy of Sciences Member of the National Academy of Engineering Member of the National Academy of Medicine MIT, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA - Professor Bin He Fellow of International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE) Fellow of American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) Fellow of Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), and IEEE Member of the National Academy of Inventors Carnegie Mellon University, USA - Professor John Ngai Director of NIH BRAIN Initiative NIH BRAIN Initiative, USA - Professor Helen Mayberg Member of the National Academy of Sciences Member of the National Academy of Medicine Member of the National Academy of Inventors Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Mount Sinai Medical Center, USA - Professor Vinod Goel Author of monographs: “Sketches of thought” and “Reason and Less: Pursuing Food, Sex, and Politics” York University, Canada - Professor Amy Kuceyeski Director of Computational Connectomics (CoCo) at Weill Cornell Medicine Cornell University, USA - Dr. Grace Hwang Director, NINDS, NIH *** Local information *** *The location of the BI2023 in the beautiful campus of Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, located on the west bank of Hudson River overlooking Manhattan. Stevens is close to a group of finest universities such as Princeton University (1.5 hours drive), Columbia University (25 min drive), New York University (20 min drive) and Yale University (1h 40 min drive). *Convenient transportation: (1) Nearby there are three major airports: Newark, JFK, and LaGuardia with direct flights to all major cities in the world. (2) 15 minutes to Time Square by bus. *An economic accommodation option: $100 dorm room option is available in the newly completed University Complex Center Building with a view of Manhattan (limited spaces) ***About the conference*** The International Conference on Brain Informatics (BI) series has established itself as the world's premier research conference on Brain Informatics, which is an emerging interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research field that combines the efforts of Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to explore the main problems that lie in the interplay between human brain studies and informatics research. The 16th International Conference on Brain Informatics (BI'23) provides a premier international forum to bring together researchers and practitioners from diverse fields for presentation of original research results, as well as exchange and dissemination of innovative and practical development experiences on Brain Informatics research, brain-inspired technologies and brain/mental health applications. *** Topics and Areas *** The key theme of the conference is "Brain Science meets Artificial Intelligence". The BI'23 solicits high-quality original research and application papers (full paper and abstract presentation submissions). Relevant topics include but are not limited to: Track 1: Cognitive and Computational Foundations of Brain Science Track 2: Human Information Processing Systems Track 3: Brain Big Data Analytics, Curation and Management Track 4: Informatics Paradigms for Brain and Mental Health Research Track 5: Brain-Machine Intelligence and Brain-Inspired Computing ***Journal Opportunities*** High quality BI conference papers may be nominated to submit an extended version for a fast track review and publication at the Brain Informatics Journal (https://braininformatics.springeropen.com/) an international, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary Open Access journal published by Springer Nature. Real-time Journal's Impact Factor: 8.5. *** Paper Submission and Publications *** Submission link: http://wi-consortium.org/conferences/bi2023/paper%20submissions%20and%20pub… 9-12 pages are encouraged for the regular papers including figures and references in Springer LNCS Proceedings format ( https://www.springer.com/us/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…) Overlength pages will be charged 200$ per page. All papers will be peer-reviewed and accepted based on originality, significance of contribution, technical merit, and presentation quality. All papers accepted (and all workshop & special sessions' full length papers) will be published by Springer as a volume of the Springer-Nature LNAI Brain Informatics Book Series ( https://link.springer.com/conference/brain) Abstract Presentation Submission: Submission link: http://wi-consortium.org/conferences/bi2023/paper%20submissions%20and%20pub… Research abstracts are encouraged and will be accepted for presentations in an oral presentation format and/or poster presentation format. Each abstract submission should include the title of the paper and an abstract body within 1500 words. Note: The abstract will not be included in the conference proceedings to be published by Springer. Special Issues & Books: Workshop organizers can be invited to contribute a book publication in the Springer-Nature Brain Informatics & Health Book Series ( https://www.springer.com/series/15148) or a special issue at the Brain Informatics Journal. *** Workshop & Special Sessions *** Proposal Submissions: BI'23 will be hosting a series of workshops and special sessions featuring topics relevant to the brain informatics community on the latest research and industry applications. Papers & Presentations: A workshop/special session typically takes a half day (or full day) and includes a mix of regular and invited presentations including regular papers, abstracts, invited papers as well as invited presentations. The paper and abstract submissions to workshops/special sessions will follow the same format as the BI conference papers and abstracts. Proposal Guidelines: Each proposal should include: 1) workshop/special session title; 2) length of the workshop (half/full day); 3) names, main contact, and a short bio of the workshop organizers; 4) brief description of the workshop scope and timeline; 5) prior history of the workshop (if any); 6) potential program committee members and invited speakers; 7) any other relevant information. *** IMPORTANT DATES *** * 15 May 2023: Full paper submission deadline * 20 May 2023: Workshop proposal deadline * 1 Jun 2023: Abstract presentation submission deadline * 3 Jun 2023: Final paper and abstract acceptance notification * 20 Jun 2023: Accepted paper and abstract registration deadline * 1-3 Aug 2023: The Brain Informatics Conference

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Last week to apply for Neuromatch Academy courses 2023!
by Alberto Antonietti May 1, 2023

May 1, 2023

Dear colleagues, 📣 Last Chance to Apply for Neuromatch Academy 2023! The deadline for applications was extended, but all applications close the next Monday, May 8th! We are especially looking for expert Teaching Assistants (TAs) for project and lead TAs roles! Duties are described here: https://academy.neuromatch.io/roles Benefits of joining as a TA include: * Opportunity to develop teaching, problem-solving, and communication skills * Formal TA training * Paid position School dates: July 10th - July 28th, 2023. Apply here to become student or teaching assistant: https://academy.neuromatch.io *NMA - Computational Neuroscience* Flagship course covering contemporary computational neuroscience modeling and analysis techniques. Content: https://compneuro.neuromatch.io *NMA - Deep Learning* In-depth advanced materials, ideal for graduate students and postdocs wishing to add computational techniques to their neuroscience research, or for individuals looking to dive into the Deep Learning world. Content: https://deeplearning.neuromatch.io *CMA - Computational Tools for Climate Science (17-28th July)* The newest course, a wide-reaching, inclusive and approachable program aimed to introduce computational methods for climate science. Check out the CMA website: https://academy.climatematch.io Access the *Application Portal* and apply before the *deadline (May 8th)* ! Apply here to become student or teaching assistant: https://academy.neuromatch.io *What is Neuromatch Academy?* Neuromatch Academy (NMA) teaches computational techniques crucial for success in academia and industry. It serves thousands of students each year with hundreds of teaching assistants (TA). Students learn by solving problems in small groups and by running group projects; they learn in many languages in an incredibly supportive environment. *What’s in a course?* Our courses are intensive 3-week programs involving hands-on tutorials developed by experts in the field. Accepted students are placed into TA-led pods (groups) using the Neuromatch algorithm, which matches students with common interests who are in the same timezone and their preferred language for instruction. Students also receive personalized support as they work through hands-on tutorials and collaborate on course projects. [Please note that course participation requires active attendance and attention of the students for 3 weeks.] *Why should you apply to NMA?* This program provides a dynamic learning experience that fuses neuroscience and computational techniques. Collaborate with a global community of experts and peers, hone your problem-solving skills, and build a supportive network that celebrates inclusivity and accessibility in science education. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to advance your knowledge and skills. Apply to unlock your potential and propel your career forward! *What does it cost?* Neuromatch Academy’s mission is to make education affordable to everybody, no matter their financial background. We do this by pricing our courses significantly lower than other summer schools, adjusting for national economic factors, and allowing students to pay what they can when those adjustments are insufficient. Please see the website https://academy.neuromatch.io for additional information and volunteer opportunities! Warm Regards, Neuromatch Academy team -- Alberto Antonietti, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Nearlab - NeuroEngineering And medical Robotics Laboratory Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering Politecnico di Milano http://www.nearlab.polimi.it/

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NeuroBridges 2023 Deadline approaching
by Ahmed El Hady May 1, 2023

May 1, 2023

*NeuroBridges 2023* *A Mediterranean, Middle Eastern Summer School in Neuroscience* *Deadline to apply: May 15, 2023* *NeuroBridges 2023* is a summer school which will take place between *September 3 and September 14, 2023* in Le Centre de Conferences Internationales de Cluny, France (CCIC). The school will provide an overview of theoretical and experimental frameworks used to study a variety of *decision making* processes. It will cover different model systems from rodents to humans and a plethora of decision making mechanisms. Another objective of Neurobridges is to bring together *Mediterranean and Middle Eastern scientists*, in order to promote scientific cooperation between young researchers from these countries. The organizers of NeuroBridges are convinced that such scientific collaborations can lead to personal relations, which eventually may alleviate the political distress in the Middle East. The school is intended for graduate students and postdocs, primarily, but not only, from the Middle East and the Mediterranean region, either working in their home countries or abroad. Applicants should have some background in related fields in neuroscience or cognitive psychology. *All costs of registration and accommodation will be covered by the organizers. A limited number of travel grants will be also be available*. *NeuroBridges 2023 Faculty:* Alaa Ahmed (U. Colorado), Carlos Brody (Princeton), Iain Couzin (MPI), Roozbeh Kiani (NYU), Carole Levenes (CNRS), Drazen Prelec (MIT), Rava Azeredo da Silveira (IOB and CNRS) and Yoram Yovell (Hadassah Hebrew U. Medical Center). *NeuroBridges* is co-organized by Ahmed El Hady (MPI, Konstanz, Germany), Yonatan Loewenstein (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) and David Hansel (CNRS, Paris, France). ** *NeuroBridges 2023* is supported by the Simons Foundation, the CNRS and ELSC, and is in partnership with VVTNS (https://www.wwtns.online/) For more information and application, visit our website: https://neurobridges.net/neurobridges2023.html *Contact us:* neurobridges2023(a)gmail.com

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