Mehrdad Jazayeri Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences McGovern Institute for Brain Research MIT Bayesian computation through cortical dynamics Past experiences impress upon neural circuits information about statistical regularities of the environment, which help us in all manners of behavior, from reaching for one’s back pocket to tracking a friend’s voice in a […]
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Bradley Voytek Associate Professor of Cognitive Science, UCSD “Neural oscillations: What we’re all doing wrong”
Penn graduate students, postdocs, and RAs are invited to lunch with Penn faculty. Not a talk – they’ll take 10 minutes to introduce their work, then it’s pure conversation. Sandwiches and drinks served. Yvette Sheline, Professor of Psychiatry: Novel brain therapies for depression and anxiety Location: 200 Goddard Labs
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek Temple University How high quality language environments create high quality learning environments Location: 3401 Walnut Street, Room 401B
Eleni Katifori Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania Self-organization in biological transport networks Complex life above a certain size would not be possible without a circulatory system. Both plants and animals have developed vascular systems of striking complexity to solve the problem of nutrient delivery, waste removal, and information exchange. Vascular […]