Systems Neuroscience Christmas Mini Symposium “Push the limits of your brain”

When? Wednesday December 17^th, 2014. 11:00-16:30hr.

Who? Hosts: Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Cellular and Systems Neurobiology lab directed by Dr. Mara Dierssen & Neurosciences Research Program-Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM) directed by Rafael de la Torre.

Speakers

• Gustavo Deco, Computational Neuroscience Group (UPF)
• Stephen Dunne, Neuroscience Research Starlab Consulting Division (Starlab Ldt.)
• Luis Martínez Otero, The Visual Analogy Lab (Instituto Neurociencias Alicante, CSIC-UMH)
• María Victoria Sánchez-Vives, Cortical Networks and Virtual Environments in Neuroscience (ICREA-IDIBAPS and EventLab-UB)

Call for the poster session

Deadline: 15th December, 2014

Send your poster to Marta Fructuoso, with the subject “Systems Biology Christmas Symposium 2014 Poster Submission”. Confirmation will be sent via e-mail

More information about the poster call

Programme

11:00-11:10h Opening

Mara Dierssen

11:15-12:30h Dry Neuroscience

Session chair: Linus Manubens Gil

11:15-11:20h - Introduction

11:20-11:40h – Linking the functional and structural connectome

Gustavo Deco

11:40-11:55h – Discussion

11:55-12:15h – Neuromodulation and cognitive enhancement

Stephen Dunne

12:15-12:30h – Discussion

12:30-13:00h Speedy Poster Session

Session chair: Marta Fructuoso Castellar

13:15-14:15h Christmas tapas & Posters

14:15-15:15h Wet Neuroscience

Session chair: Thomas Gener

14:15-14:20h - Introduction

14:20-14:40h – Information bottlenecks in the early visual pathway

Luis Martínez Otero

14:40-14:55h – Discussion

14:55-15:15h – What spontaneous activity can tell us about cortical function

María Victoria Sánchez-Vives

15:15-15:30h – Discussion

15:30-16:00h Roundtable “the future of neuroscience”

Session chair: María Martínez de Lagrán/ Marcos Quevedo Díaz

15:15-15:20h - Introduction

16:00 h Closure and farewell drink

Mara Dierssen

Venue

Marie Curie Room at PRBB Building

C/ Dr. Aiguader, 88

08003 Barcelona, Spain

How to get to the CRG?

Confirm your attendance at comunicacio@crg.eu

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