Archives 2015/2016

2016 Past Events

Thursday June 30
Location: AAC 132
Time: 14:00
Bildergebnis für yulia sandamirskaya Yulia SANDAMIRSKAYA (homepage)


Institute of Neuroinformatics, University of Zurich

Title:

Dynamic Neural Fields:
from modelling visual cognition to neuromorphic robots



Abstract


Thursday June 16th
Location: SV 1717A
Time: 9:15am
259 Tobias ROSE (homepage)

Max-Planck-Institute for Neurobiology, Munich

Title:

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Cell-specific restoration of stimulus preference after monocular deprivation in visual cortex

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Wednesday June 15th
Location: AAC 132
Time: 9:30am
Emti's photo Emti Khan (homepage)

EPFL (IC)

Title:

Approximate Bayesian Inference : Bringing Statistics, Optimization, Machine Learning, and AI together

Abstract


Wednesday June 8th
Location: AAC 132
Time: 9h30
Alireza ALEMI (homepage)


École Normale Supérieure, Paris

Title:

Three-threshold learning rule for optimal information storage in recurrent neural networks



Abstract


Monday May 23rd
Location: AAC 132
Time: 4:30pm
Taro TOYOIZUMI (homepage)

RIKEN, Brain Science Institute, Japan

Title:

Modeling the dynamic interaction of Hebbian and homeostatic plasticity.

Abstract


Tuesday April 12th
Location: AAC 132
Time: 14h00
Bernd ILLING (homepage)

University of Konstanz, Germany

Title:

Strain correlations in colloidal glass formers

Abstract


Wednesday March 9th
Location: AAC 120
Time: 9h30
Alessandro Ingrosso's picture Alessandro INGROSSO (homepage)


Politecnico di Torino, Italy


Title:

Local entropy maximization and efficient learning algorithms for neural networks



Abstract


Monday January 18th
Location: AAC 014
Time: 14h00
Peter LATHAM (homepage)

Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit

University College London

Title:
Probabilistic synapses
Abstract

BMI seminar

Wednesday January 06th
Location: SV1717a
Time: 12h15

Dora ANGELAKI (homepage)

Department of Neuroscience,

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, US

Title:
A Bayesian Journey through our sixth sense: From sensors to cortex and beyond
Abstract

Wednesday January 20th
Location: AAC 132
Time: 16h30
Yazan BILLEH (homepage)


California Institute of Technology

Title:
Functional, clustered, and mesoscale brain networks
Abstract

2015 Past Events

Thursday December 10th
Location: SG 0211
Time: 13h30
Alfonso RENART (homepage)

Champalimaud, Lisboa

Title:
State-dependence of low-dimensional population dynamics in local cortical circuits
Abstract

Vison & Computational Neurosciene Seminar

Tuesday December 1st
Location: DIA003
Time: 14h00

Greg FRANCIS (homepage)

Purdue University

Title:
tbc

Abstract

Thursday November 26th
Location: AAC 008
Time: 1:30 pm
gianluigi-mongillo Gianluigi MONGILLO (homepage)

Cen­tre de Neu­ro­physique, Phys­i­olo­gie et Patholo­gie — Uni­ver­sité Paris Descartes

Title:
Inhibitory plasticity defines the realm of excitatory plasticity
Abstract

Thursday November 19
Location: AAC 008
Time: 13h30
Mario Dipoppa (homepage)

University College London, UK

Title:
Testing canonical microcircuits in mouse visual cortex
Abstract

Thursday November 12th
Location: AAC 008
Time: 13h30
Bildergebnis für Daan Wierstra Daan WIERSTRA (homepage)

Google DeepMind

 

Title:
How to Build an Artificial General Intelligence
Abstract
Thursday November 5th
Location: AAC 008
Time: 13h30
Mijung PARK (homepage)

Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit,
London

Title:

Latent variable models (LVMs) for manifold learning and time series data

Abstract


Thursday October 29
Location: AAC 008
Time: 13h30
Sukbin LIM (homepage)

Department of Neurobiology,
University of Chicago

Title:
Inferring learning rules from distribution of firing rates in cortical neurons
Abstract

Thursday October 15
Location: AAC008
Time: 13:30
Omri Omri BARAK (homepage)

Israel Institute of
Technology, Haifa, Israel

Title:
Understanding trained recurrent neural networks
Abstract

Thursday October 8
Location:
Time:
Sébastien BOURET (homepage)

ICM – Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière
Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière

Paris

Title:
Complementary roles of NA and DA neurons to the effort/ reward trade off in monkeysAbstract

Thursday October 1st
Location: Room AAC 132
Time: 13:30
Joe PATON (homepage)

Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme

Title: Striatal dynamics explain duration judgments

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Thursday September 24th
Location: AAC 132
Time: 13h30
  Rui PONTE COSTA  (ruipcosta.weebly.com/)

Centre for Neuronal Circuits and Behaviour
University of Oxford

 

Title:
Why does the brain need both pre- and postsynaptic long-term plasticity?

Abstract

Thursday September 17th
Location: Room AAC 132
Time: 13:30
Cristina SAVIN (homepage)

Computational and Biological Learning Lab at Cambridge University

Title: Spike-based probabilistic computation

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BMI Seminar
Wednesday June 10
Location: SV1717a
Time: 12:15
Wilson TRUCCOLO (homepage)

Brain Science Institute, Department of Neuroscience, Division of Biology and Medicine, Brown University,

Title:
Collective neuronal dynamics during human focal seizures

Abstract

Thursday May 21
Location: AAC132
Time: 13:30
Srdjan OSTOJIC (homepage)

Group for Neural Theory, Laboratoire de Neurosciences Cognitives, ENS Paris

Title:
Two types of asynchronous activity in networks of excitatory and inhibitory spiking neurons

Abstract

Thursday April 30
Location: AAC 132
Time: 13:30
Gabriel OCKER (homepage)

Graduate student, Center for Neuroscience,
University of Pittsburgh

Title:
Synaptic plasticity shapes the structure of recurrent neuronal networks

Abstract

Thursday, April 2nd: Swiss Computational Neuroscience Seminars
University of Zurich, Irchel Campus Y35 F32
(directions)General Program
Time: 14.00 – 15.45 Jackob MACKE (homepage)

Max Planck Institute for Biologial Cybernetics, Tuebingen

Title:
Correlations, criticality and common input

Abstract
Time: 15.45 – 16.15 Coffee Break
Time: 16.15 – 18.00
Christian MACHENS (homepage)

Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme in Lisbon, Portugal

Title:
Distributed (or mixed) representations in the brain: from data analysis to circuit mechanisms
Abstract

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Thursday March 26
Location: AAC 132
Time: 13:30
Magnus RICHARDSON (homepage)

Systems Biology Centre,
University of Warwick

Title:
Dynamics of the neuromodulator adenosine

Abstract

IC SEMINAR
Friday
February 27
Location: BC 420
Time: 10:15
Martin ROHRMEIER (homepage)

Director Centre for Music and Science
University of Cambridge

Title:
Musical structure at the intersection between music theory, cognition and computation

Abstract

IC SEMINAR
Thursday February 19
Location: BC 420
Time: 10:15
Yoav ARTZI (homepage)

Dpt of Computer Science & Engineering
University of Washington

Title:
Situated Learning and Understanding of Natural Language

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Thursday February 12
Location: AAC132
Time: 13:30
Alexander MAYE (homepage)

Department of Neurophysiology and Pathophysiology, University of Hamburg ·

Title:
Models of action-based perception – achievements and challenges

Abstract

IC Colloquium
Thursday February 5
Location: BC 420
Time: 10:15
Kyunghyun CHO (homepage)

Informatics Laboratory of Adaptive Systems,
Dpt of Computer Science and Operations Research, University of Montreal

Title:
Deep Learning: Present, Challenges and Beyond

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IC Colloquium
Monday February 2
Location: BC 420
Time: 10:15
Leila WEHBE (homepage)

Machine Learning Department & Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition
Carnegie Mellon University

Title:
The complex brain representations involved in natural reading

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Friday, January 30th: Swiss Computational Neuroscience Seminars –
CMU Geneva
Time: 15:00 – 16:15 Philip SABES (homepage)

Department of Physiology and Center for Integrative Neuroscience, UCSF

Title:
From cortical activity to movement: the roles of learning, representation and dynamics

Abstract
Time: 16:15 – 16:45 Coffee Break
Time: 16:45 – 18:00 Mark CHURCHLAND (homepage)

Movement Generation Laboratory, Columbia University

Title:
Motor cortex and the neural dynamics of pattern generation
Abstract

Thursday January 22
Location: AAC 120
Time: 13:30
Riccardo ZECCHINA (homepage)

Professor, Theoretical Physics Department of Applied Science and Technology Politecnico di Torino

Title:
Efficient learning and generalization in networks with “material” synapses

Abstract

Thursday January 8
Location: AAC132
Time: 14:00
Lars BUESING (homepage)

Department of Statistics, Columbia University

Title:
Probabilistic State-Space Models for Analyzing Neural Population Recordings

Abstract