Waterloo’s Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience supports the development of robust explanatory theories of mind and brain through education and research.
In pursuit of that goal the CTN has invited four internationally renowned speakers to present generally accessible lectures from each of the perspectives of neuroscience, computational neuroscience, psychology and philosophy on the ideas of mind, brain, theories and models.
Everyone is welcome to attend this free event.
Schedule and speakers
08:30
Continental
breakfast
served
DC
1301
09:00
Welcoming
remarks
DC
1302
09:15
Kalanit
Grill-Spector
(Stanford)
•
Psychology
Understanding
the
functional
neuroanatomy
of
the
visual
system
using
topographic
deep
neural
networks
and
spatiotemporal
receptive
fields
DC
1302
10:30
Coffee
break
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1301
10:45
Maithilee
Kunda
(Vanderbilt)
•
Computation
Reasoning
with
visual
imagery:
Research
at
the
intersection
of
autism,
AI,
and
visual
thinking
DC
1302
12:00 Lunch (bring your own or enjoy the many options nearby)
13:30
Michael
Anderson
(Western)
•
Philosophy
Neural
reuse,
dynamics,
and
constraints:
Getting
beyond
the
componential
mechanistic
explanation
of
neural
function
DC
1302
14:45
Break
DC
1301
15:00
Katalin
Gothard
(Arizona)
•
Neuroscience
A
context-dependent
switch
from
sensing
to
feeling
in
the
primate
amygdala
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1302
16:15
Reception
Canape
platters
are
served
and
drink
tickets
are
available
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1301