The University of 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.
April 11th, 2023
Coffee and light breakfast
8:30 am, PSE event space, room 2472
Welcoming Remarks
9:00am, PSE, room 3353
Rafal Bogacz
Inferring Neural Activity Before Plasticity: A Foundation for Learning Beyond Backpropagation
9:15 am - 10:30 am
Serife Tekin
Reclaiming the Self in Psychiatry: A Case Study of Olfactory-Triggered Trauma
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Natasha Rajah
The Importance of Considering Biological Sex & Diversity in the Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory and Aging
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Dora Angelaki
Views on Naturalistic Tasks in Neuroscience: Flexible Neural Coding During Visually Guided Navigation
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Reception
4:15 pm, PSE event Space, room 2472