Waterloo Brain Day

The 7th Annual Waterloo Brain Day

Hosted by the Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience, Waterloo Brain Day will feature internationally recognized researchers from across North America.

Our distinguished speakers will address central aspects of Theoretical Neuroscience in the areas of philosophy, psychology, computation, and neuroscience.

Speakers:

• Neuroscience - Paul Glimcher (NYU)
• Computation - Wolfgang Maass (Graz)
• Psychology - Daniel Schacter (Harvard)
• Philosophy - Owen Flanagan (Duke)

Schedule:

8:30 Refreshments

9:00 Welcome

9:15 Daniel Schacter (Harvard)
Title: Constructive memory and imagining the future

10:30 Refreshments Provided

10:45 Wolfgang Maass (Graz)
Title: Does the brain play dice?

12:00 Lunch (not provided)

1:30 Paul Glimcher (NYU)
Title: The neurobiology of decision

2:45 Refreshments Provided

3:00 Owen Flanagan (Duke)
Title: Why the Hard Problem of Consciousness is not so Hard

4:15 Reception (PAS 2464) - Cash Bar

5:30 Speaker dinner