Description
Many recent computational models of the brain address “functional” features of neuronal activity – that is, information-processing patterns of units in the system, treated as abstracted function of stimulus input or a time variable. However, the real brain is a physical device embedded in space, exhibiting reliable spatial organization, strongly constrained by biophysical requirements, and subject to substantial size, weight, and power limitations. Recent work in NeuroAI has begun to address these key facts, leading to an array of exciting theoretical modeling approaches to the brain as a biophysical system; exposing a set of new and unsolved empirical questions; and enabling a spectrum of potentially high-impact real-world neural applications. This symposium will focus on each of these components, including cutting-edge presentations on theory, experiment and application; and across a spectrum of brain areas and systems.
Details
Date: Monday August 11, 2025
Time: 11.30 - 18.00 CET
Location: Room A2.07
Registration
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Confirmed Speakers
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Pouya Bashivan - McGill University
Nick Blauch - Harvard University
Tim Kietzmann - University of Osnabrück
Talia Konkle - Harvard University
Meenakshi Khosla - MIT
Ratan Murty - Georgia Tech
Dan Yamins - Stanford University
Jakob Macke - Tübingen University
Laura Gwilliams - Stanford University
Martin Schrimpf - EPFL Lausanne
Johannes Mehrer - EPFL Lausanne
Nabil Imam - Georgia Tech
Andrew Miri - Northwestern University
Pieter Roelfsema - Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience
Ethan Solomon
Preliminary Schedule
| Time (in CET) | Content |
|---|---|
| 11.30 - 11.40 | Organizational points and introduction to workshop |
| 11.40 - 13.00 | Session 1: Models of functional organization in vision |
| 13.00 - 13.15 | Break |
| 13.15 - 14:30 | Session 2: Beyond vision |
| 14.30 - 14.40 | Break |
| 14.40 - 16:00 | Session 3: The experimental forefront of topographic/biophysical constraints |
| 16.00 - 16.15 | Break |
| 16.15 - 17:15 | Session 4: Applications: steps towards the clinic |
| 17.15 - 17.30 | Break |
| 17.30 - 18:15 | Panel discussion - Biophysical Efficiency: Size, Weight, and Power |
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