CANCELLED / Neural coding in high-dimensional, non-linear systems

In this workshop we address mechanisms by which brains encode information.

We will discuss how neurons - leaky, stochastic channels - interact nonlinearly to entrain synchrony and resonance phenomena thereby reducing dimensionality in dynamics of the cell assemblies coding particular representations. From unconscious to conscious brain states, spontaneous neural signals increase in dimensionality. Since neural codes likely lie on low dimensional manifolds, we explore collapses in dimensionality within encoding networks as mechanisms supporting neural information specifically in conscious states.

We aim to bring together researchers in neuroscience, mathematics, physics, and computer science to explore substrates promoting self-organization of neural dynamics, toward a robust understanding of neural codes important for reverse engineering next generation biomimetic computing architectures.

The registration is free however mandatory due to a limited number of seats: https://neuralcoding.sciencesconf.org/registration
The workshop lasts a day and a half (from March 24th to March 25th until noon). 

Preliminary list of speakers:

- Alain Destexhe (French National Center for Scientific Research)
- Leon Glass (McGill University)
- Jennifer Goldman (French National Center for Scientific Research)
- Julie Grollier (Ecole Polytechnique)
- Vincent Hakim (Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris)
- Viktor Jirsa (Aix-Marseille University)
- Trang-Anh Nghiem (Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris)
- Wolf Singer (Ernst Strüngmann Institute, Max Planck Society)  

The registration is free however mandatory due to a limited number of seats: https://neuralcoding.sciencesconf.org/registration