An activity of an i-MATH Intensive Research Programme
Workshop and Advanced Course on
Deterministic and Stochastic Modeling in Computational Neuroscience and Other Biological Topics
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An activity of an i-MATH Intensive Research Programme |
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Programme
Monday, May 11: ADVANCED COURSES
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9:00 - 9:30 |
REGISTRATION |
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9:30 - 10:30 |
The neurodynamics of attention, memory and decision-making Gustavo Deco, Universitat Pompeu Fabra |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
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11:00 - 12:00 |
The neurodynamics of attention, memory and decision-making Gustavo Deco, Universitat Pompeu Fabra |
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12:00 - 13:00 |
Stochastic processes and PDEs in mathematical biology Juan J.L. Velázquez, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas |
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13:00 - 15:00 |
LUNCH |
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15:00 - 16:00 |
Stochastic processes and PDEs in mathematical biology Juan J.L. Velázquez, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas |
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16:00 - 16:15 |
Break |
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16:15 - 18:15 |
Modeling large-scale dynamics in the primary visual cortex Louis Tao, Beijing University |
Tuesday, May 12: ADVANCED COURSES
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9:00 - 11:00 |
The neurodynamics of attention, memory and decision-making Gustavo Deco, Universitat Pompeu Fabra |
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11:00 - 11:30 |
Coffee Break |
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11:30 - 13:30 |
Stochastic processes and PDEs in mathematical biology Juan J.L. Velázquez, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas |
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13:30 - 15:30 |
LUNCH |
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15:30 - 16:30 |
Modeling large-scale dynamics in the primary visual cortex Louis Tao, Beijing University |
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16:30 - 16:45 |
Break |
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16:45 - 17:45 |
Modeling large-scale dynamics in the primary visual cortex Louis Tao, Beijing University |
Wednesday, May 13: WORKSHOP
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9:30 - 10:10 |
Mean-field descriptions of populations of neurons Olivier Faugeras, Université Sophie-Antipolis (abstracts) |
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10:10 - 10:50 |
Stochastic neuronal dynamics Vincent Hakim, École Normale Supérieure, Paris (abstracts) |
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10:50 - 11:20 |
Coffee Break |
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11:20 - 12:00 |
Irregular persistent activity in a model of a local cortical network Francesca Barbieri, Hospital Clínic - IDIBAPS (abstracts) |
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12:00 - 12:40 |
Fluid limit theorems for stochastic hybrid systems with application to neuron models Gilles Wainrib, Université Paris VII (abstracts) |
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12:40 - 13:10 |
DISCUSSION |
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13:10 - 15:00 |
Lunch |
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15:00 - 15:40 |
Nested oscillations in the emergent activity of cortical networks Albert Compte, Hospital Clínic - IDIBAPS (abstracts) |
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15:40 - 16:20 |
Modeling neural networks with activity dependent synapses Joaquin J. Torres, Universidad de Granada (abstracts) |
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16:20 - 16:40 |
Break |
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16:40 - 17:20 |
Dynamical insights on the history-dependence during continuous presentation of rivaling stimuli Pedro E. García-Rodríguez, CRM-Universitat Pompeu Fabra (abstracts) |
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17:20 - 17:50 |
Exploring the specificity of the relationship between cortical network function and biological simulation parameters with a Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm David Gómez-Cabrero, Universitat de València (abstracts) |
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Detecting subthreshold neural signals in noisy
environments with short-term depression Jorge F. Mejías, Universidad de Granada (abstract) |
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18:20 - 18:50 |
DISCUSSION |
Thursday, May 14: WORKSHOP
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9:30 - 10:10 |
Stochastic models of excitable systems Nils Berglund, Université d'Orléans (abstracts) |
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10:10 - 10:50 |
Fokker-Planck models in neuroscience M. José Cáceres, Universidad de Granada (abstracts) |
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10:50 - 11:20 |
Coffee Break |
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11:20 - 12:00 |
A Fokker-Planck equation for interacting neurons Simona Mancini, Université d'Orléans (abstracts) |
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12:00 - 12:30 |
The use of stochastic differential equations in recovering synchronization dynamics from macroscopic recordings of neuronal activity Rikkert Hindriks, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (abstracts) |
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12:30 - 13:00 |
DISCUSSION |
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13:00 - 15:00 |
Lunch |
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15:00 - 15:40 |
Analyzing neuronal networks using discrete-time dynamical systems David H. Terman, Ohio State University (abstracts) |
| 15:40 - 16:20 |
Dynamics of Morris-Lecar models Stephen Coombes, University of Nottingham (abstracts) |
| 16:20 - 16:40 | Break |
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16:40 - 17:10 |
Numerical computation of slow manifolds and canard orbits near a folded node - Application to neuronal systems Mathieu Desroches, University of Bristol (abstracts) |
| 17:10 - 17:40 |
Modelling the dynamics of calcium-triggered cell exocytosis: a Monte Carlo approach Virginia González-Vélez, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, México (abstracts) |
| 17:40 - 18:10 | DISCUSSION |
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20:30 - 23:52 |
Workshop dinner at Restaurant Citrus (Passeig de Gràcia, 44. Barcelona 08007) |
Friday, May 15: WORKSHOP
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09:30 - 10:10 |
Physics of viral entry Tom Chou, University of California at Los Angeles (abstracts) |
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10:10 - 10:50 |
Axon growth in neural development: sensing, transduction and movement Giovanni Naldi, Università degli Studi di Milano (abstracts) |
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10:50 - 11:20 |
Coffee Break |
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11:20 - 12:00 |
United by noise: randomness helps swarms stay together Carlos Escudero, Instituto de Matemáticas y Física Fundamental - CSIC (abstracts) |
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12:00 - 12:40 |
Patterns, stability and collapse for two-dimensional biological swarms Maria Rita d'Orsogna, California State University at Northridge (abstracts) |
| 12:40 - 13:20 |
Excitable dynamics of cell regulation Jordi García-Ojalvo, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (abstracts) |
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13:20 - 14:00 |
DISCUSSION and Closing Session |
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14:00 |
Lunch |
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17:00 - 19:15 |
Social Activity |
Last updated: 12/05/2009