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Neuron Digest Volume 11 Number 16
Neuron Digest Thursday, 11 Mar 1993 Volume 11 : Issue 16
Today's Topics:
CNE / USC Workshop Reminder and Update.
CFP - Advances in Motion Control
IEE Third International Conference on ANN's (Registration Announcement)
Workshop on applications of neural networks to telecommunications
Workshop On Computational Neuroscience
Tech. Workshop at European Neuroscience Association
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Subject: CNE / USC Workshop Reminder and Update.
From: Jean-Marc Fellous <fellous%hyla.usc.edu@usc.edu>
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 93 18:48:50 -0800
*********************** Last Reminder and Update ************************
SCHEMAS AND NEURAL NETWORKS
INTEGRATING SYMBOLIC AND SUBSYMBOLIC
APPROACHES TO COOPERATIVE COMPUTATION
A Workshop sponsored by the
Center for Neural Engineering
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-2520
April 13th and 14th, 1993
Program Committee: Michael Arbib (Organizer), John Barnden,
George Bekey, Francisco Cervantes-Perez, Damian Lyons, Paul
Rosenbloom, Ron Sun, Akinori Yonezawa
A previous announcement (reproduced below) announced a registra-
tion fee of $150 and advertised the availability of hotel accom-
modation at $70/night.
To encourage the participation of qualified students we have made
3 changes:
1) We have appointed Jean-Marc Fellous as Student Chair for the
meeting to coordinate the active involvement of such students.
2) We offer a Student Registration Fee of only $40 to students
whose application is accompanied by a letter from their supervi-
sor attesting to their student status.
3) Mr. Fellous has identified a number of lower-cost housing op-
tions, and will respond to queries to fellous@rana.usc.edu
The original announcement - with updated registration form - fol-
lows:
To design complex technological systems and to analyze complex
biological and cognitive systems, we need a multilevel methodolo-
gy which combines a coarse-grain analysis of cooperative or dis-
tributed computation (we shall refer to the computing agents at
this level as "schemas") with a fine-grain model of flexible,
adaptive computation (for which neural networks provide a power-
ful general paradigm). Schemas provide a language for distri-
buted artificial intelligence, perceptual robotics, cognitive
modeling, and brain theory which is "in the style of the brain",
but at a relatively high level of abstraction relative to neural
networks.
The proposed workshop will provide a 2-hour introductory tutorial
and problem statement by Michael Arbib, and sessions in which an
invited paper will be followed by several contributed papers,
selected from those submitted in response to this call for pa-
pers. Preference will be given to papers which present practical
examples of, theory of, and/or methodology for the design and
analysis of complex systems in which the overall specification or
analysis is conducted in terms of schemas, and where some but not
necessarily all of the schemas are implemented in neural net-
works.
A list of sample topics for contributions is as follows, where a
hybrid approach means one in which the abstract schema level is
integrated with neural or other lower level models:
Schema Theory as a description language for
neural networks
Modular neural networks
Linking DAI to Neural Networks to Hybrid
Architecture
Formal Theories of Schemas
Hybrid approaches to integrating planning &
reaction
Hybrid approaches to learning
Hybrid approaches to commonsense reasoning by
integrating neural networks and rule-
based reasoning (using schema for the
integration)
Programming Languages for Schemas and Neural
Networks
Concurrent Object-Oriented Programming for
Distributed AI and Neural Networks
Schema Theory Applied in Cognitive Psychology,
Linguistics, Robotics, AI and Neuroscience
Prospective contributors should send a hard copy of a five-page
extended abstract, including figures with informative captions
and full references (either by regular mail or fax) by February
15, 1993 to:
Michael Arbib,
Center for Neural Engineering
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-2520
USA
Tel: (213) 740-9220
Fax: (213) 746-2863
arbib@pollux.usc.edu]
Please include your full address, including fax and email, on the
paper.
Notification of acceptance or rejection will be sent by email no
later than March 1, 1993. There are currently no plans to issue
a formal proceedings of full papers, but revised versions of ac-
cepted abstracts received prior to April 1, 1993 will be collect-
ed with the full text of the Tutorial in a CNE Technical Report
which will be made available to registrants at the start of the
meeting. [A useful way to structure such an abstract is in
short numbered sections, where each section presents (in a small
type face!) the material corresponding to one transparency/slide
in a verbal presentation. This will make it easy for an audi-
ence to take notes if they have a copy of the abstract at your
presentation.]
Hotel Information: Attendees may register at the hotel of their
choice, but the closest hotel to USC is the University Hilton,
3540 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007, Phone: (213)
748- 4141, Reservation: (800) 872-1104, Fax: (213) 748- 0043.
A single room costs $70/night while a double room costs
$75/night. Workshop participants must specify that they are
"Schemas and Neural Networks Workshop" attendees to avail of the
above rates. Information on student accommodation may be ob-
tained from the Student Chair, Jean-Marc Fellous,
fellous@rana.usc.edu.
The registration fee of $150 ($40 for qualified students who in-
clude a "certificate of student status" from their advisor) in-
cludes a copy of the abstracts, coffee breaks, and a dinner to be
held on the evening of April 13th.
Those wishing to register should send a check payable to "Center
for Neural Engineering, USC" for $150 ($40 for students) together
with the following information to:
Paulina Tagle
Center for Neural Engineering
University of Southern California
University Park
Los Angeles, CA 90089-2520
USA
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SCHEMAS AND NEURAL NETWORKS
Center for Neural Engineering
USC
April 13 - 14, 1993
NAME: ___________________________________________
ADDRESS: _________________________________________
PHONE NO.: _______________ FAX:___________________
EMAIL: ___________________________________________
I intend to submit a paper: YES [ ] NO [ ]
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Subject: CFP - Advances in Motion Control
From: eletansh@nuscc.nus.sg (Tan Shao Hua (Dr))
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 93 15:55:21 +0800
Asia-Pacific Workshop
on
Advances in Motion Control
26-27, July 1993
Pan-Pacific Hotel, Singapore
Call for Papers
The IEEE Industrial Electronics Society and the IEEE Singapore Section is
organizing and sponsoring the first Asia-Pacific Workshop on Advances in
Motion Control, to be held in Singapore 15-16 July 1993. This worskhop is
in collaboration with the Instrumentation and Control Society of
Singapore (IFAC local representative) and the National University of
Singapore (Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Magnetics Technology
Centre).
The main objective of the workshop is to encourage interaction among
researchers from the many areas of research on advances in motion
control. The technical programme will include a core of invited papers
from key researchers in the field. The timing of this Workshop has been
arranged so that it is being held just before the IFAC Congress 1993,
18-23 July 1993, Sydney, Australia. Delegates attending the IFAC Congress
1993 will be able to participate in the Workshop by simply stopping over
in Singapore on their way there.
TOPICS OF INTEREST
The workshop will focus on key issues in advances in motion control. Papers
will be presented in the areas of
* Intelligent Motion and Motor Drive Systems
* Motion Control in Factory Automation
* Motion and Force Control
* Neural Network, Fuzzy Systems and Expert Systems in Motion Control
* Sensor Fusion and Signal Processing
* New Sensors and Actuators
* Adaptation and Learning in Motion Systems
* Other related topics in Robotics, Machine Tools and Industrial Drives
SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
In accordance with the theme of the Workshop, the Organizing Committee
invites interested authors to submit 3 copies of the full manuscripts for
consideration for inclusion as contributed papers to the Workshop. The
first page of the submission must contain the title of the paper,
authors' names and affiliations, and 4 keywords. Send contributions to:
Dr. T. H. Lee, Technical Programme Chairman
Asia-Pacific Workshop on Advances in Motion Control
Department of Electrical Engineering
National University of Singapore
10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 0511
SINGAPORE Fax: (++65) 776-6527
E-mail: eleleeth@nusvm.bitnet
Full manuscripts due by: 31 March 1993
Notification of acceptance by: 30 Apr 1993
A4-Sized (single space, single column, 1" margins)
Camera-Ready Manuscripts due by: 15 June 1993
All papers will be reviewed by a panel comprising of the
honorary chairmen and the international advisory committee.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Honorary Chairmen:
Professor Fumio Harashima (University of Tokyo).
Professor Hang, Chang Chieh (National University of Singapore)
International Advisory Committee:
Professor Karl Astrom (Lund Institute of Technology)
Professor Ron Daniel (Oxford University)
Professor Toshio Fukuda (Nagoya University)
Professor Robert N. K. Loh (Oakland University)
Professor Masayoshi Tomizuka (University of California, Berekeley)
A/Prof. Poo Aun Neow (National University of Singapore)
Dr. Lim Kah Bin (ICS Singapore)
Organizing Committee Chair:
Dr. Low Teck-Seng (National University of Singapore)
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Subject: IEE Third International Conference on ANN's (Registration Announcement)
From: "John V. Black @ DRA Malvern" <"MVUB::BLACK%hermes.mod.uk"@relay.MOD.UK>
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 93 14:55:00 +0000
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
=======================
IEE Third International Conference on
Artificial Neural Networks
Brighton, UK, 25-27 May 1993.
This conference, organised by the Institute of Electrical Engineers will
cover up-to-date reports on the curent state of research on Artificial
Neural Networks, including theoretical understanding of fundamental
structures, learning algorithms, implementation and applications. Over
70 papers will be presented in formal and poster sessions under the
following headings
APPLICATIONS ARCHITECTURES
VISION CONTROL & ROBOTICS
MEDICAL SYSTEMS NETWORK ANALYSIS
In addition there will be a small exhibition and publishers display,
Civic Reception and Conference Dinner.
Registration fees are as follows:
Member(IEE/associated societies) 235 pounds sterling (inc 35 pounds vat)
Non-member 294 " " (inc 43.79 " ")
Research Student or Retired 83 " " (inc 12.36 " ")
Further information including full programme available from
Sheila Griffiths
ANN93 Secretariat
Conferemce Services
Institute of Electrical Engineeers
Savoy Place
London WC2R 0BL, UK
Tel: 071 344 5478/5477
Fax: 071 497 3633
Telex: 261776 IEE LDN G
John Black (jvb%hermes.mod.uk@relay.mod.uk)
E-mailing for David Lowe
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Subject: Workshop on applications of neural networks to telecommunications
From: Joshua Alspector <josh@faline.bellcore.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 93 10:59:52 -0500
CALL FOR PAPERS
International Workshop on Applications of Neural Networks to
Telecommunications
Princeton, NJ
October 18-20, 1993
You are invited to submit a paper to an international workshop on
applications of neural networks to problems in telecommunications. The
workshop will be held in Princeton, New Jersey on October, 18-20 1993.
This workshop will bring together active researchers in neural networks
with potential users in the telecommunications industry in a forum for
discussion of applications issues. Applications will be identified,
experiences shared, and directions for future work explored.
Suggested Topics:
Application of Neural Networks in:
Network Management
Congestion Control
Adaptive Equalization
Speech Recognition
Security Verification
Language ID/Translation
Information Filtering
Dynamic Routing
Software Reliability
Fraud Detection
Financial and Market Prediction
Adaptive User Interfaces
Fault Identification and Prediction
Character Recognition
Adaptive Control
Data Compression
Please submit 6 copies of both a 50 word abstract and a 1000 word summary
of your paper by May 14, 1993. Mail papers to the conference administrator:
Betty Greer
Bellcore, MRE 2P-295
445 South St.
Morristown, NJ 07960
(201) 829-4993
(fax) 829-5888
bg1@faline.bellcore.com
Abstract and Summary Due: May 14
Author Notification of Acceptance: June 18
Camera-Ready Copy of Paper Due: August 13
Organizing Committee:
General Chair
Josh Alspector
Bellcore, MRE 2P-396
445 South St.
Morristown, NJ 07960-6438
(201) 829-4342
josh@bellcore.com
Program Chair
Rod Goodman
Caltech 116-81
Pasadena, CA 91125
(818) 356-3677
rogo@micro.caltech.edu
Publications Chair
Timothy X Brown
Bellcore, MRE 2E-378
445 South St.
Morristown, NJ 07960-6438
(201) 829-4314
timxb@faline.bellcore.com
Treasurer
Anthony Jayakumar, Bellcore
Events Coordinator
Larry Jackel, AT&T Bell Laboratories
University Liaison
S Y Kung, Princeton
INNS Liaison
Bernie Widrow, Stanford University
IEEE Liaison
Steve Weinstein, Bellcore
Industry Liaisons
Miklos Boda, Ellemtel
Atul Chhabra, NYNEX
Michael Gell, British Telecom
Lee Giles, NEC
Thomas John, Southwest Bell
Adam Kowalczyk, Telecom Australia
Conference Administrator
Betty Greer
Bellcore, MRE 2P-295
445 South St.
Morristown, NJ 07960
(201) 829-4993
(fax) 829-5888
bg1@faline.bellcore.com
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International Workshop on Applications of
Neural Networks to Telecommunications
Princeton, NJ
October 18-20, 1993
Registration Form
Name: _____________________________________________________________
Institution: __________________________________________________________
Mailing Address:
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Telephone: ______________________________
Fax: ____________________________________
E-mail: _____________________________________________________________
I will attend | |
Send more information | |
Paper enclosed | |
Registration Fee Enclosed ($350) | |
(please make sure your name is on the check)
Registration includes Monday night reception, Tuesday night banquet,
and proceedings available at the conference.
Mail to:
Betty Greer
Bellcore, MRE 2P-295
445 South St.
Morristown, NJ 07960
(201) 829-4993
(fax) 829-5888
bg1@faline.bellcore.com
Deadline for submissions: May 14, 1993
Author Notification of Acceptance: June 18, 1993
Camera-Ready Copy of Paper Due: August 13, 1993
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Subject: Workshop On Computational Neuroscience
From: mwitten@HERMES.CHPC.UTEXAS.EDU
Date: 18 Feb 93 16:31:57 +0000
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** UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM CENTER FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING **
** **
** Workshop Series In Computational Medicine And Public Health**
** **
** Announces **
** **
** A Workshop On Computational Neurosciences **
** **
** 14-15 May 1993 **
** **
** Austin, Texas **
** **
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Workshop Director:
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Dr. Matthew Witten
Associate Director,
University of Texas System - CHPC
Balcones Research Center
10100 Burnet Road, CMS 1.154
Austin, TX 78758-4497 USA
Phone: (512) 471-2472 or (800) 262-2472
Fax : (512) 471-2445
email: m.witten@chpc.utexas.edu
m.witten@uthermes.bitnet
***** Peliminary Program *****
List Of Current Speakers:
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Dr. Peter Fox, Director Research Imaging Center, UT HSC San Antonio
Dr. Terry Mikiten, Associate Dean, Grad School of Biomedical Sciences, UT HSC
San Antonio
Dr. Robert Wyatt, Director, Institute For Theoretical Chemistry, UT Austin
Dr. Elizabeth Thomas, Department of Chemistry, UT Austin
Dr. George Adomian, Director, General Analytics Corporation, Athens, Georgia
Dr. George Moore, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of
Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Dr. William Softky, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
Dr. Cathy Wu, Department of Biomathematics and Computer Science, UT Health
Center, Tyler, TX
Dr. Dan Levine, Department of Mathematics, University of Texas at Arlington,
Arlington, TX
Dr. Michael Liebman, Senior Scientist, Amoco Technology Company, Naperville,
Illinois
Dr. George Stanford, Learning Abilities Center, UT Austin
Dr. Tom Oakland, School of Education, UT Austin
Dr. Matthew Witten, Associate Director, UT System - CHPC
Objective, Agenda and Participants:
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The 1990's have been declared the Decade of the Mind. Understanding the
mind requires the understanding of a wide variety of topics in the
neurosciences.
This Workshop is part of an ongoing series of workshops being held at the
UT System Center For High Performance Computing; addressing issues of
high performance computing and its role in medicine, dentistry, allied
health disciplines, and public health. Prior workshops have covered
Computational Chemistry and Molecular Design, and Computational Issues in
the Life Sciences and Medicine. Upcoming workshops will focus on the
subject areas of Computational Molecular Biology and Genetics,
Biomechanics, and Physiological Modeling and Simulation.
The purpose of this Workshop On Computational Neurosciences is to bring
together interested scientists for the purposes of introducing them to
state-of-the-art thinking and applications in the domain of neuroscience.
Topics to be discussed range across the disciplines of neurosimulation,
cognitive neuroscience, neural nets and their theory/application to a
variety of problems, methods for solving numerical problems arising in
neurology, learning abilities and disabilities, and neurological imaging.
Lectures will be presented in a tutorial fashion, and time for questions
and answers will be allowed.
Attendence is open to anyone. A background in the neurosciences is not
required. The size of the workshop is limited due to seating
constraints. It is best to register as soon as possible.
Schedule:
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14 May 1993 - Friday
8:00am - 9:00am Registration and Refreshments
9:00am - 9:15am Opening Remarks - Dr. James C. Almond, Director,
UT System CHPC
9:15am - 10:00am Conference Overview - Dr. Matthew Witten
10:00am - 11:00am Dr. Peter Fox
11:00am - 11:30am Coffee Break
11:30am - 12:30pm Dr. Dan Levine
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch Break
1:30pm - 2:30pm Dr. Michael Liebman
2:30pm - 3:30pm Dr. Cathy Wu
3:30pm - 4:00pm Coffee Break
4:00pm - 5:00pm Dr. Terry Mikiten
15 May 1993 - Saturday
8:00am - 9:00am Registration and Refreshments
9:00am - 10:00am Dr. George Moore
10:00am - 11:00am Dr. Robert Wyatt and Dr. Elizabeth Thomas
11:00am - 11:30am Coffee Break
11:30am - 12:30pm Dr. George Adomian
12:30am - 1:30pm Lunch Break
1:30am - 2:30pm Dr. George Stanford and Dr. Tom Oakland
2:30am - 3:30pm Dr. William Softky
3:30pm - 4:00pm Coffee Break
4:00pm - 5:00pm Closing Discussion and Remarks
Poster Sessions:
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While no poster sessions are planned, if enough conference participants
indicate a desire to present a poster, we will make every attempt to
accommodate the requests. If you are interested in presenting a poster
presentation at this meeting, please contact the workshop director.
Conference Proceedings:
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We will make every attempt to have a publication quality conference
proceedings. All of the speakers have been asked to submit a paper
covering the talk material. The proceedings will appear as a special
issue of the series Advances In Mathematics And Computers In Medicine,
which is part of the International Journal of Computers and Mathematics
With Applications (Pergamon Press). Individuals wishing to have an
appropriate paper included in this proceedings should contact the
workshop director for manuscript details and deadlines.
Conference Costs and Funding:
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A nominal registration fee of US $50.00 will be charged by 1 April 93,
and US $60.00 after that date. The conference proceedings will be an
additional US $10.00 . The conference registration fee includes luncheon
and refreshments for both days of the workshop.
Accomodations:
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There are a number of very reasonable hotels near the UT System CHPC.
Additional information may be obtained by contacting the workshop coordinator
at the address below.
Registration and Information:
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Registration requests and further questions should be directed to:
Ms. Leslie Bockoven
Administrative Associate
Workshop On Computational NeuroSciences
UT System - CHPC
Balcones Research Center
10100 Burnet Road, CMS 1.154
Austin, TX 78758-4497
Phone: (512) 471-2472 or (800) 262-2472
Fax : (512) 471-2445
Email: neuro93@chpc.utexas.edu
neuro93@uthermes.bitnet
============ REGISTRATION FORM FOLLOWS - CUT HERE ==========
NAME (As will appear on badge):
AFFILIATION (As will appear on badge):
ADDRESS:
PHONE:
FAX :
EMAIL:
Please answer the following questions as appropriate:
Do you wish to purchase a copy of the conference proceedings?
If yes, make sure to include the proceedings purchase fee.
Do you have any special dietary requirements?
If yes, what are they?
Do you wish to present a poster?
If yes, what will the proposed title be?
Do you wish to include a manuscript in the conference proceedings?
If yes, what will the proposed topic be?
Do you wish to be on our Workshop Series mailing list?
If yes, please give the address for announcements (email is okay)
Do you need a hotel reservation?
Do you anticipate needing local transportation?
==================== END OF REGISTRATION FORM ============================
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Subject: Tech. Workshop at European Neuroscience Association
From: "Juan A. Siguenza" <SIGUENZA%EMDCCI11.BitNet@pucc.PRINCETON.EDU>
Organization: Instituto de Ingenieria del Conocimiento, Madrid
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 93 10:22:18 -0500
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* *
* "Artificial Neural Networks and Brain Modelling" *
* *
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Technical Workshop included in the
16th annual meeting of the European Neuroscience Association
Madrid 17-22 of September 1993
Date: September 17th, 1993, 9-16 h.
Place: Colegio Mayor "Luis Vives", Universidad Aut\'{o}noma de Madrid
Inscription: 15.000 pts
Accomodation and meals: 4.000 pts / day
Financial support provided by the Instituto de Ingenieria del
Conocimiento de la Universidad Autonoma de Madrid: A limited number of
grants will be available under request.
Number of places: 30
Coordinator: Dr. Juan Alberto Siguenza
Instituto de Ingenieria del Conocimiento
C-XVI-4 pta
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Cantoblanco
28049 Madrid, SPAIN.
Phone: 34-1-397 8518
Fax: 34-1-397 3972
e-mail: siguenza@emdcci11
Invited Speakers
A. Cobas
Instituto de Ingenieria del Conocimiento, U.A.M.
Spain
C. Koch
CALTECH, Pasadena
USA
V. Lopez
Instituto de Ingenieria del Conocimiento, U.A.M.
Spain
E. T. Rolls
Experimental Psychology, Oxford University
United Kingdom
J. G. Taylor
Centre for Neural Networks, King's College London
United Kingdom
Summary of objectives and contents:
The main goal of this technical workshop is to bring young
neuroscientist the opportunity to know this new path towards
brain understanding. At present, many scientist coming
from different fields (Neuroscience, Physics, Mathematics,
Engineering, Computer Science,...), are collaborating in
research projects having as ultimate goal the understanding of
information processing in the brain.
The forum will allow for interchange of recently
available results and for animate
discussions on the plausibility of presently studied
models of neuronal processing of information.
Invited speakers are well known
in this area, and they will address, among others, the following issues:
information storage in the
hipocampus, development and self-organization in the visual
system, neuronal synchronization, and
brain information processing.
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