Invited Speakers

Abstract theories of plasticity:

Nicolas Brunel confirmed CNRS and University of Paris Stefano Fusi confirmed Columbia University, New York Wulfram Gerstner confirmed EPFL, Lausanne Mate Lengyel confirmed University of Cambridge, UK Walter Senn confirmed University of Berne Mark van Rossum confirmed University of Edinburgh

Modeling based on biophysics and calcium:

Upinder Bhalla confirmed ncbs, Bangalore, India Carson C. Chow confirmed University of Pittsburgh Paul Miller confirmed Brandeis University, Waltham, USA Klaus Pawelzik confirmed University of Bremen, Institute of Theoretical Neurophysics Harel Shouval confirmed University of Texas, Houston

Learning models based on reinforcement and reward:

Andrew Barto confirmed University of Massachusetts, Amherst Eugene Izhikevich confirmed Braincorporation, San Diego, California Yonatan Loewenstein confirmed The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Experimental and biophysical insights:

Guo-Quiang Bi confirmed University of Science and Technology of China Mariano Casado confirmed ENS, Paris James Di Carlo confirmed MIT, Boston Rob Froemke confirmed NYU, New York Christian Hansel confirmed University of Chicago Jason Kerr confirmed MPI Tubingen, Germany Carole Levenes confirmed CNRS and University of Paris John Lisman confirmed Brandeis University, Waltham, USA Huib Mansvelder confirmed Neuroscience Campus, Amsterdam Henry Markram confirmed EPFL, Lausanne Jack Mellor confirmed Bristol University, School of Physiology and Pharmacology Ole Paulsen confirmed University of Cambridge, UK Jesper Sjöström confirmed UCL London Wolfram Schultz confirmed University of Cambridge, UK

Young Presenters:

Claudia Clopath confirmed CNRS and University of Paris Christian Leibold confirmed Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München Jean-Pascal Pfister confirmed University of Berne Henning Sprekeler confirmed Humboldt University zu Berlin, Institute for Theoretical Biology