CNEURO2022
Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience Summer School
14 to 21 August 2022 — In person in Basel, Switzerland
This year: “LEARNING, MEMORY, AND DECISION MAKING IN BRAINS AND MACHINES”
About CNeuro
How intelligence and behavior emerge from complex and intricate interactions within the brain remains a deep and unsolved mystery, central to an exciting area of interdisciplinary research. The past decade has seen rapid progress in experimental tools that now make it possible to monitor and manipulate brain circuits in unprecedented detail. This evolution presents challenges and opportunities for both experimentalists and theorists. Mathematical theory is instrumental in the emergence of theoretical insights and frameworks that can help guide experimental work and identify unifying principles of brain function. The aim of the one-week summer school will be to introduce students with a strong quantitative background (in mathematics, physics, computer science, and engineering) to the emerging field of theoretical and computational neuroscience. The distinguishing feature of CNeuro is the emphasis it places on the role of systematic mathematical theory for understanding the brain, in part by stressing the connections between neuroscience, statistics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
Topic and format
Past editions of CNeuro have focused on theoretical approaches to neural dynamics and coding. This year’s school will be organized around a different theme: it will explore various facets of learning, memory, and decision making, from circuit neuroscience to cognition to artificial intelligence. The course will bring together leading scientists in the field, who will deliver both introductory and advanced lectures, and take part in small-group discussions. Other activities will include homework sessions and student presentations, as well as the now popular ‘Life and Science’ panel series, in which faculty and students can both share their personal experiences and views on research and career.
Confirmed faculty
Alaa Ahmed (University of Colorado Boulder, USA)
Kameron Harris (Western Washington University, USA)
Yonatan Loewenstein (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)
Rubén Moreno-Bote (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain)
Gergő Orbán (Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungary)
Maneesh Sahani (University College London, England)
Tianming Yang (Institute of Neuroscience, China)
Hang Zhang (Peking University, China)
Special Lecture by Silvia Arber (FMI and University of Basel, Switzerland)
Organizers
Rava Azeredo da Silveira (ENS and IOB)
Stella Christie (Tsinghua University)
Sen Song (Tsinghua University)
Louis Tao (Peking University)
Xiaoqin Wang (Johns Hopkins University)
Quan Wen (USTC)
Application and deadline
Information and application guidelines at www.cneuro.net. Applications will be reviewed starting on May 21, 2022. We will make every effort to recruit students from diverse backgrounds including all genders and ethnic groups.