Selectivity of Neurones in Sensory and Motor Cortices:
Static and Dynamic Properties
An Interdisciplinary Workshop to Celebrate the Scientific Collaboration Between
Laboratoire de Neurophysique et Physiologie du Système Moteur (CNRS-Paris V)
Institute of Neuroinformatics (University of Zurich and ETH)
and Interdisciplinary Center for Neural Computation (Hebrew University, Jerusalem)
July 9 - July 17, 2000
Laboratoire de Neurophysique et Physiologie du Système Moteur,
EP1848, 45 Rue des Saints Pères, 75270 Paris, France.
Organisers: D. Hansel, C. Meunier (Paris), and I. Segev (Jerusalem)
Invited speakers: L. Borg-Graham (CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette), P. Bressloff (Loughborough University), N. Brunel (ENS, Paris), J. Bullier (CERCO, Toulouse), G.B. Ermentrout (University of Pittsburgh), Y. Frégnac (CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette), K. Hepp (ETH, Zurich), M-C. Hepp-Reymond (ETH, Zurich), K. Martin (ETH, Zurich), M. Nicolelis (Duke University), J. Simon (University of Maryland), I. Nelken (Hebrew University, Jerusalem), P. Roelfsema (University of Amsterdam), S. Seung (MIT, Cambridge), R. Shapley (New York University), H. Sompolinsky (Hebrew University, Jerusalem), S. Thorpe (CERCO, Toulouse), M. Tsodyks (Weizmann Institute), E. Vaadia, (Hebrew University, Jerusalem), C. van Vreeswijk (University College of London)
Program
Monday July 10
Morning
Room 48, at the end of the corridor on your right after entering the university
9:00-9:30 Registration
9:30-9:45 - Welcome by Prof. J.-C. Chottard, Dean, Biological Science and Medecine, Université René Descartes
- Practical information
Cortico-spinal input , selectivity of motor commands and population coding
Session 1. Chairman: D. Zytnicki (Neurophysique et Physiologie, Paris)
9:45-10:30 M-C Hepp-Reymond
Enigmatic aspects of cortical motor commands
10:30-11:15 E. Vaadia
Representation of bilateral movements in the motor cortex
11:15-11:30: Coffee break
Session 2. Chairwoman: L. Jami (Neurophysique et Physiologie, Paris)
11:30-12:15 H. Sompolinsky
Population coding of sensory and motor parameters in cortical networks
12:15-13:00 M. Nicolelis
Motor learning and robot control: new adventure in neuron population coding
Tuesday July 11
Morning (Room 48)
Architecture, excitation, inhibition and feature selectivity
Session 1. Chairman: J. Bullier (CERCO, Toulouse)
9:00-9:45 K. Martin
In the context of inhibition …
9:45-10:30 Y. Frégnac
Fast shunting inhibition and slow "horizontal" propagation: a necessary silent step in visual cortical processing
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
Session 2. Chairman: M. Nicolelis (Duke University)
11:30-12:15 J. Simon
Spectrotemporal processing in primary auditory cortex: simplicity and linearity
12:15-13:00 I. Nelken
Spectrotemporal processing in primary auditory cortex: complexity and non- linearity
Wednesday July 12
Morning (Room 48)
Building models of local cortical circuits: how and why ?
Session 1. Chairman: S. Thorpe (CERCO, Toulouse)
9:00-9:45 C. van Vreeswijk
Understanding the mechanism(s) that lead to irregular activity
9:45-10:30 L. Borg-Graham
Bridging Electrophysiology and Theory of Visual Cortex: Considering the Computational Relevance of Biophysical Details
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
Session 2. Chairman: K. Hepp (ETH, Zurich)
11:30-12:15 G.B. Ermentrout
Simplifying complex neural networks and applications to the rodent whisker barrel
12:15-13:00 P. Bressloff
Geometric hallucinations and the functional architecture of primary visual cortex
Afternoon (Room 48)
Dynamics and attractors in primary visual cortex
Chairman: Y. Frégnac (CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette)
14:30-15:15 M. Tsodyks
Population dynamics in primary visual cortex
15:15-16:00 R. Shapley
Dynamics of the visual cortex: experiment and theory
Thursday July 13
Morning (Room 48)
Interactions between cortical areas
Session 1. Chairman: E. Vaadia (Hebrew University and ICNC, Jerusalem)
9:00-9:45 S. Thorpe
Ultra-rapid visual categorization and its implications for models of visual processing
9:45-10:30 J. Bullier
Role of feedback connections and timing of information processing in the visual cortex
10:30-11:00: Coffee break
Session 2. Chairman: R. Shapley (New York University)
11:30-12:15 P. Roelfsema
Recurrent processing for the detection of connections between image regions
12:15-13:00 K. Hepp
Feedback interactions between neuronal pointers and maps for attentional processing
Friday July 14 and Saturday July 15
Free
Sunday July 16
Morning (Room 48)
Selectivity and persistent activity
Chairman: G.B. Ermentrout (University of Pittsburgh)
10:00-10:45 N. Brunel
Spatial working memory in a cortical network model
10:45-11:30 S. Seung
What role does synaptic feedback play in persistent neural activity ?
11:30-11:45 Coffee break
11:45-12:30 D. Hansel
Existence and stability of persistent neural activity: the role of recurrent inhibition
Afternoon (Room 48)
14:00-16:00 General discussion
Location of the workshop:
Medical School of Université René Descartes, Room 48
45 Rue des Saints-Pères
sixth arrondissement
Metro: Saint-Germain des Prés (line 4), Mabillon (line 10) and Rue du Bac (line 12)
Bus: 95, 48, 39, 27, 24
The Laboratoire de Neurophysique et Physiologie du Système Moteur is located on the third floor of the Medical School building
Tel: + 33-(0)1 42 86 21 38 (Monique Commercy, secretary)
+ 33-(0)1 42 86 21 41 (Claude Meunier)
+ 33-(0)1 42 86 22 71 (David Hansel)
Fax: + 33-(0)1 49 27 90 62