Events

Aaron Hertzmann Why Do Pictures Work? Explanations From Real-World Vision Speaker: Aaron Hertzmann (Adobe) Host: Carl Vondrick Date: Thursday, November 13, 2025 Time: 2:30 PM Location: CSB 453 Abstract: I outline possible answers to…

To celebrate the many accomplishments as we wrap up year two and continue our momentum into year three. We anticipate engaging discussions in the working groups and panels as we…

Seminar Time: 11:30am Date: 11/21/25 Seminar Location: JLG, L5-084 Host: Ji Xia Title: Illuminating synaptic learning Abstract: How do synapses in the middle of the brain know how to adjust their weight to advance a behavioral…

Alan Stocker Professor of Psychology at UPenn Title: Economics of temporal evidence integration Abstract: The temporal integration of sensory information is an important aspect of many human decision tasks. I…

Next Meeting Info Date: Thursday, Dec 11 Time: 3pm-4pm Room: CEPSR 620 Zoom: Upon request @ [email protected]

Title: Adaptive problem solving in the primate frontal cortex Abstract: Humans excel at solving problems adaptively. When missing the bus to an appointment, for instance, we might wait for the…

Seminar Time: 11:30am Date: 12/19/25 Seminar Location: JLG, L5-084 Host: Tahereh Toosi   Title: Flexible decision-making: policies and rules   Abstract: Flexible behavior requires flexible decision-making. We adapt seamlessly to changing environments—adjusting biases, altering decision…

Title: A normative perspective on diversity of dopamine neurons Abstract: TBD

Title: Frugal Inference for Control Abstract: A key challenge in advancing artificial intelligence is achieving the right balance between utility maximization and resource use by both external movement and internal computation. While…

To kick off the Continual Learning Working Group activities for this year, the Continual Learning working group will meet on Thursday, Jan 22 at 3pm on Zoom and in CEPSR 620. The meeting will…

Title: When and How to Parallelize Seemingly Sequential Models   Abstract: Transformers have become the de facto model for sequential data in large part because they are well adapted to modern hardware:…

Initial Meeting! About: The ARNI Language & Vision Working Group aims to bring together researchers across neuroscience, cognitive science, computer science, and AI to collaboratively advance our understanding of how…