Title: Multidimensional structure of activity in transcriptomically identified cortical cell types Abstract: The cerebral cortex is comprised of hundreds of distinct cell types, connected into a network that underpins cognition. …

May 5th and 6th 8:30am to 5:30pm Pulitzer Hall - 2950 Broadway New York, NY 10027 This two-day workshop brings together leading experts in machine learning (ML) and neuroscience to…

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Title: Discovery of categorical concepts Abstract: We seem to like reasoning in terms of discrete, logical categories, even in the face of continuous variation. A generous interpretation of this phenomenon…

Title: How behavioral and evolutionary constraints sculpt early visual processing   Abstract: Biological systems must selectively encode partial information about the environment, as dictated by the capacity constraints at work…

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Title: A Unified Framework for Sensory Coding in Feedback-Modulated Canonical Networks Abstract: In recent decades, the principles of neural coding have largely been studied at the level of single neurons or unimodal…

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Title: Dynamics of evaluation and choice in the orbitofrontal cortex   Abstract: The orbitofrontal cortex is known to be important for evaluation, choice, and motivated behavior, but theories on its precise…

Speakers: Matt Whiteway and Mehdi Azabou Meeting Description: We will share progress on a benchmark using the IBL brain-wide map dataset Working group Description: Advances in neurotechnology and behavioral tracking have…

Title: Can resource optimization explain neuronal morphology and placement? Abstract: TBD Zoom: https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/j/98788275902?pwd=Lnw6VtoEMdGUg0YygbkJBF3uAKgjsO.1&jst=3

Title: Neural dynamics of short term memory, from mice to human speech Abstract: Neural dynamics represent the hard-to-interpret substrate of circuit computations. Advances in large-scale recordings have highlighted the sheer spatiotemporal complexity…