Archive | Neuroscience

Ari Pakman – Fast Penalized State-space Methods for Inferring Dendritic Synaptic Connectivity, 05/01/2012

Speaker: Ari Pakman (Columbia University) Title: Fast Penalized State-space Methods for Inferring Dendritic Synaptic Connectivity When: Tuesday, May 1, 2012 Time: 11:30 am Where: Simons Center, Lecture Hall 102 Abstract: We present fast methods for filtering voltage measurements and performing optimal inference of the location and strength of synaptic connections in large dendritic trees. Given noisy, subsampled […]

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Maurizio Mattia, Collective Dynamics of Interacting Spiking Neurons: From Theory to Experiments

Speaker: Maurizio Mattia (Department of Technologies and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità) Title: Collective Dynamics of Interacting Spiking Neurons: From Theory to Experiments When: Monday, April 16, 2012 Time: 11:30 am Where: Simons Center, Lecture Hall 102 Abstract: The computational capabilities of the nervous system are the result of nonlinear dynamics emerging from the exchange among neurons of […]

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Claudia Clopath – Modeling cerebellar learning, 03-27-2012

Speaker: Claudia Clopath (Columbia University) Title: Modeling cerebellar learning When: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Time: 11:30AM Where: Simons Center, Lecture Hall 102 Abstract: Purkinje cells (PCs) of the cerebellar cortex have long been considered to perform similarly as perceptrons: Given an input pattern in the granular layer, they should learn to provide an adequate motor […]

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Yashar Ahmadian – Interplay of Random and Structured Connectivity in the Dynamics of Neural Networks

Speaker: Yashar Ahmadian (Columbia University) Title: Interplay of Random and Structured Connectivity in the Dynamics of Neural Networks When: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 Time: 11:30 am Where: Simons Center, Third Floor, Seminar Room 313 Abstract: Synaptic connectivity of neural circuits may range from completely disordered to very structured. Common hypotheses are that high level areas such […]

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Konstantin K. Likharev – CrossNets: Possible Nanoelectronic Neuromorphic Networks

Computational Neuroscience Journal Club Wednesday July 13 at 11:30 in room 313 Speaker: Konstantin K. Likharev Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University Title: CrossNets: Possible Nanoelectronic Neuromorphic Networks PDF of presentation Abstract: I will review recent work on devices, circuits and architectures for possible hybrid CMOS/nanoelectronic integrated circuits based on nanowire crossbars, with […]

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Giancarlo La Camera, PhD – Selected problems in learning and decision making

Computational Neuroscience Journal Club Wednesday at 1130 in room 313  First episode: Today’s talk see below May 11th at 11:30am in the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics Room 313  PDF of presentation video part 1 video part 2 Speaker: Giancarlo La Camera, PhD Dept. Neurobiology and Behavior Life Sciences Bldg 513 SUNY Stony Brook Title: Selected problems […]

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