[vslist] Symposium: Neural Responses to Complex Stimuli

[Matteo Carandini]

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---------------------- Symposium ------------------------

          NEURAL RESPONSES TO COMPLEX STIMULI

                Friday, 10 January 2003
        Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
          2318 Fillmore Street, San Francisco
        
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Powerful computational models have been developed for the
responses of neurons in THALAMUS and in primary areas of
sensory CORTEX. These models can predict responses to simple
stimuli. Can they predict responses to stimuli that are more 
complex, perhaps more natural?

This symposium will bring together scientists interested in
in VISION, HEARING and SOMATOSENSATION. These researchers
have contributed to their field's move beyond simple
laboratory stimuli. They will discuss techniques to test,
judge, improve and refine models using complex stimuli.

Speakers:

DARIO RINGACH, University of California Los Angeles
EERO SIMONCELLI, New York University (not confirmed)
JACK GALLANT, University of California Berkeley
KEN JOHNSON, Johns Hopkins University
MATTEO CARANDINI, Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
PAM REINAGEL, University of California San Diego
SHIHAB SHAMMA, University of Maryland
TONY ZADOR, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
YANG DAN, University of California Berkeley

REGISTRATION is free but space is limited. To register, email
symposium@ski.org, and indicate name, position, institution, and
one line about your interests. Places are first-come first-served,
and we will send you an email by December 20 to let you know if
there is enough space.

Updated info at www.ski.org/Carandini/symposium.