CNS-Course 2006
Göttingen,
September 26 - 30,
2006
Speakers and Topics
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Carlos Brody:
Simple neural models that combine working memory with decision making
- Rainer G, Asaad WF, Miller EK (1998) Selective representation of relevant information by neurons in the primate prefrontal cortex. NATURE 393 (6685): 577-579.
- Wang XJ (2002) Probabilistic decision making by slow reverberation in cortical circuits. NEURON 36 (5): 955-968.
- Wong KF, Wang XJ (2006) A recurrent network mechanism of time integration in perceptual decisions. JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE 26 (4): 1314-1328.
- Romo R, Brody CD, Hernandez A, Lemus L (1999) Neuronal correlates of parametric working memory in the prefrontal cortex. NATURE 399 (6735): 470-473.
- Singh R, Eliasmith C (2006) Higher-dimensional neurons explain the tuning and dynamics of working memory cells. JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE 26 (14): 3667-3678.
- Machens CK, Romo R, Brody CD (2005) Flexible control of mutual inhibition: A neural model of two- interval discrimination. SCIENCE 307 (5712) 1121-1124.
- Miller P, Wang XJ (2005) Inhibitory control by an integral feedback signal in prefrontal cortex: A model of discrimination between sequential stimuli. PROC. NATL. ACAD. OF SCI. USA 103 (1) 201-206.
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Konrad Körding:
Which computational problems does the nervous system solve: A Bayesian view
- Körding and Wolpert, D. (2006) Bayesian decision theory in sensorimotor control. Trends in Cognitive Sciences (TICS) 10(7) 320-326.
- Körding, KP. and Wolpert, D. (2004) The loss function of sensorimotor learning. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 101:9839-42.
- Körding, K.P. and Wolpert, D. (2004) Bayesian Integration in Sensorimotor Learning. Nature 427:244-247
- Trommershauser, J., Maloney, L., Landy M. (2003) Statistical decision theory and the selction of rapid, goal-directed movements. J Opt Soc Am A, 20:1419-1433
- Alais, D. & Burr, D. (2004) The ventriloquist effect results from near-optimal bimodal integration. Curr. Biol. 14, 257-62.
- Ernst, M. (2006) A Bayesian view on multimodal cue integration. (Eds.) Knoblich, G., M. Grosjean, I. Thornton, M. Shiffrar, Oxford University Press, New York, USA, 105-131.
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Alexander Gail:
Movement planning in the cortex -- Implications for the design of neuroprosthetic devices
- M. Zhang, S. Barash (2000) Neuronal switching of sensorimotor transformations for antisaccades. NATURE 408, 971-975.
- J. Gottlieb, M. E. Goldberg (1999) Neuronal switching of sensorimotor transformations for antisaccades. Nature Neuroscience 2:10, 906-912.
- E. Hoshi, J. Tanji (2000) Integration of target and body-part information in the premotor cortex when planning action. iNature 408, 466-470.
- S. Musallam, B. D. Corneil, B. Greger, H. Scherberger, R. A. Andersen (2004) Cognitive control signals for neural prosthetics. Science 305, 258-262.
- B. Pesaran, M. J. Nelson, R. A. Anderson (2006) Dorsal premotor neurons encode the relative position of the hand, eye, and goal during reach planning. Neuron 51, 125-134.
- G. Santhanam, S. I. Ryu, B. M. Yu, A. Afshar, K. V. Shenoy (2006) A high-performance brain-computer interface. Nature 442, 195-198.
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Andreas Herz:
Biophysics, information processing and biological function of a small auditory system
- T. Gollisch, H. Schuütze, J. Benda, A. V. M. Herz (2002) Energy Integration Describes Sound-Intensity Coding in an Insect Auditory System. The Journal of Neuroscience 22(23), 10434-10448.
- Tim Gollisch and Andreas V. M. Herz (2004) Input-Driven Components of Spike-Frequency Adaptation Can Be Unmasked In Vivo. The Journal of Neuroscience 24(34), 7435-7444.
- Tim Gollisch and Andreas V. M. Herz (2005) Disentangling Sub-Millisecond Processes within an Auditory Transduction Chain. PLoS Biology 3:1, e8.
- C. K. Machens, M. B. Stemmler, P. Prinz, R. Krahe, B. Ronacher,1,2 and A. V. M. Herz (2001) Representation of Acoustic Communication Auditory Receptor Neurons. The Journal of Neuroscience 21(9), 3215-3227.
- C. K. Machens, T. Gollisch, O. Kolesnikova, A. V. M. Herz (2005) Testing the Efficiency of Sensory Coding with Optimal Stimulus Ensembles. Neuron 47, 447-456.
- C. K. Machens, H. Schütze, A. Franz, O. Kolesnikova, M. B. Stemmler, B. Ronacher, A. V. M. Herz (2003) Single Auditory Neurons Rapidly Discriminate Conspcific Communication Signals. Nat. Neurosci. 2003.
- Andreas V.M. Herz, Jan Benda, Tim Gollisch, Christian K. Machens, Roland Schaette, Hartmut Schütze, and Martin B. Stemmlea (2005) Auditory Processing of Acoustic Communication Signals: Sensory Biophysics, Neural Coding, and Discrimination of Conspecific Songs. Methods in Insect Sensory Neuroscience 2004.
Supported by
Neurowissenschaftliche
Gesellschaft
e.V. Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Goettingen |
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Application
For this year's course: until June 30, 2006
Hosted by
Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization
(formerly named "Strömungsforschung")
Bunsenstr. 10, 37073 Göttingen
Preliminary
schedule
The course will
start
on Sept 26, 2006 at
noon, and will continue until Saturday afternoon.
Tue. 26 Sept
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Wed. 27 Sept
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Thur. 28 Sept
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Fri. 29 Sept
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Sat. 30 Sept
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8:45-10:15 | Presentation | Presentation | Presentation |
Preparation |
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coffee break | |||||
10:30-12:00 | Koerding |
Gail |
Herz |
Presentation |
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lunch break | Registration |
Dinner | |||
13:00-14:30 | Brody |
Koerding | Gail | Herz | Closing |
coffee break | |||||
14:45-16:15 | Brody | Preparation | Preparation | Excursion | |
16:30-18:00 | Preparation | City tour |
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Organizers |
Dr. J. Michael Herrmann |
Max. number of participants | 32 |
Course language | English |
Fee for
attendees (no fee for NWG members) |
100 EUR |
Application | For this year's course: until June 30, 2006 |
Contact |
Dr. J. Michael Herrmann, Universität Göttingen Institut fuer Nichtlineare Dynamik Bunsenstr. 10, D-37073 Göttingen |