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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-theoretical-neuroscience/events/ctn-sem
 inar-patrick-shofer-dc-1304
LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre Room 1304 200 Unive
 rsity Avenue West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:CTN Seminar Patrick Shöfer DC 1304
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Patrick Schöfer\,\n\nDepartment of Neuromorphic Infor
 mation Processing\n\nUniversity of Leipzig\n\nTitle: Boredom as Homeostasi
 s of Cognitive Resource Utilization using\nSpiking Neural Networks\n\nAbst
 ract: In this talk\, I will present our approach to modelling\nboredom as 
 a homeostatic mechanism that maintains an optimal level of\ncognitive enga
 gement. When engagement deviates from this “Goldilocks\nzone” due to u
 nder- or overstimulation\, the system dynamically\nadjusts neural activity
  to restore balance. Implemented as a control\nloop in a spiking neural ne
 twork\, the model monitors and regulates\nsimulated cognitive resource uti
 lization through excitation and\ninhibition.
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