Okinawa Computational Neuroscience Course 2010
The aim of the Okinawa Computational Neuroscience Course is to provide opportunities for young researchers with theoretical backgrounds to learn the latest advances in neuroscience, and for those with experimental backgrounds to have hands-on experience in computational modeling.
We invite graduate students and postgraduate researchers to participate in the course, held from June 15th through July 2nd at an oceanfront seminar house of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology.
In 2004-2006, OCNC focused on the brain's computation at different levels: Bayesian computation by neural populations (2004), learning and prediction for behavior (2005), single neurons as computational devices (2006). In 2007, the course included a wide array of topics: single neurons, networks, and behaviors.
In 2008-2010, the course will run for three weeks with ample time in the afternoon for student projects. The first week will be devoted to methods only, with introductory talks in the morning and software tutorials in the afternoon.
The sponsor will provide lodging and meals during the course and support travel for those without funding. We hope that this course will be a good opportunity for theoretical and experimental neuroscientists to meet each other and to explore the attractive nature and culture of Okinawa, the southernmost island prefecture of Japan.
Schedule
A list of lecture topics can be found at the program page.
- January 4:
- Application process opens
- February 15:
- Application process closes
- Early March:
- Notification of acceptance
- Mid March:
- Confirmation of acceptance
- June 13:
- Arrival
- June 14-19:
- Methods
- June 21-26:
- Neurons, Networks and Behaviors I
- June 27-July 1:
- Neurons, Networks and Behaviors II
- July 2:
- Departure
Organizers
Lecturers
- Amari, Shun-Ichi
- Arbuthnott, Gordon
- Brette, Romain
- Dayan, Peter
- De Schutter, Erik
- Doya, Kenji
- Gutkin, Boris
- Hellgren Kotaleski, Jeanette
- Izhikevich, Eugene
- Karpova, Alla
- Kawato, Mitsuo
- Knöpfel, Thomas
- Obermayer, Klaus
- Ohzawa, Izumi
- Sharpee, Tatyana
- Spruston, Nelson
- Stiefel, Klaus
Tutors
- Akemann, Walther
- Gunay, Cengiz
- Le Franc, Yann
- Potjans, Wiebke
- Potjans, Tobias
- Torben-Nielsen, Ben
- Wang, Ping
- van der Meer, Matthijs (Matt)
Neural Microcircuitry Conference
Neural Microcircuitry Conference
Interested students will be able to attend evening and Sunday sessions of this conference, separate registration required.
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