The videos from Brain Day 2023 are now available on line at our youtube channel. Hope you enjoy.
Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience
The Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience was recently established at the University of Waterloo. The Centre is a growing research initiative of the University. The Centre consists of several labs focused on various areas of theoretical neuroscience (aka computational neuroscience). At present, the Centre consists of faculty members from Applied Mathematics, Biology, Psychology, Engineering, Philosophy, Statistics, Computer Science, and their students. The Centre has established a unique Graduate Program in theoretical neuroscience and hosts a regular academic colloquium series. The Centre also hosts the annual public Waterloo Brain Day lectures.
News
- Apr. 9, 20242024 Brain Day
APRIL 9th 2024
This years speakers:
- 9:15 Kalanit Grill-Spector (Stanford): Psychology
Title: Understanding the functional neuroanatomy of the visual system using topographic deep neural networks and spatiotemporal receptive fields - 10:45 Maithilee Kunda (Vanderbilt): Computation
- 9:15 Kalanit Grill-Spector (Stanford): Psychology
- June 26, 2023Thought Process Podcast Interviews several CTN members.
Thought Process a podcast by UWloo alumnus Jack MacKinnon features conversations with CTN members:
- Apr. 19, 2023Chris Eliasmith featured on the "Street Talk" podcast
CTN Founding Director Chris Eliasmith discusses if AI can ever be truly conscious on the Machine Learning Street Talk podcast.
Events
- Oct. 22, 2024CTN Fall Reseach Day
CTN FALL RESEARCH DAY
The purpose of the meeting is to share with all the CTN faculty what we are each up to and interested in and to hear from some of the graduate students in each lab.Talks are five minutes for faculty and students. Something not to your interest? Just wait a few minutes and the topic will change. A great way to get a quick overview of the Centre's activities.
- Oct. 29, 2024Colloquium: Jiannis Taxidis, Department of Physiology Uof T & Sick Kids Hospital
DC 1304
Title: To be announced