CNS*2023 workshop, Leipzig, 18th-19th July

Workshop on
Optimality, evolutionary trade-offs, Pareto theory and degeneracy in neuronal modeling

by
Alexander Bird (Justus-Liebig University, Giessen & Ernst Strüngmann Institute, Frankfurt)
Philipp Norton (Humboldt University, Berlin)
Peter Jedlicka (Justus-Liebig University, Giessen & Ernst Strüngmann Institute, Frankfurt)
Susanne Schreiber (Humboldt University, Berlin)

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Inspired by
Pallasdies et al (2021) and Jedlicka et al (2022)

Speakers and Program

Astrid Prinz (Emory University, USA)
Ethan Sorrell (University of Cambridge, UK)
Marcel Oberländer (MPI-Caesar, Germany)
Anna Levina (University of Tübingen, Germany)
Rishikesh Naraynan (Indian Institute of Science, India)
Arnd Roth (University College London, UK)
Albert Gidon (Humboldt University, Germany)
Suhita Nadkarni (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, India)
Linus Manubens-Gil (Southeast University, China)
Wiktor Mlynarski (IST, Vienna; LMU, Munich)
Dylan Festa (Technical University of Munich, Germany)


Tuesday 18th July

9:10-9:20Opening, Peter Jedlicka
9:20-9:50 Astrid Prinz Parameter degeneracy in neural cells
9:50-10:20 Philipp Norton Understanding trade-offs with Pareto theory

10:20-10:50

Coffee break

10:50-11:20

Rishikesh Narayanan Efficient information coding and degeneracy in the nervous system
11:20-11:50 Anna Levina Near-critical optimality: sensitivity and confidence trade off
11:50-12:20 Linus Manubens-Gil (replacing Zahid Padamsey)




    Wednesday 19th July

9:10-9:20Opening, Susanne Schreiber
9:20-9:50 Arnd Roth Energy-efficient axons, active dendrites and sparse coding
9:50-10:20 Dylan Festa The role of excitatory and inhibitory plasticity in the spontaneous formation of robust neural assemblies

10:20-10:50

Coffee break

10:50-11:20

Suhita Nadkarni Energy-information prescription for synapses
11:20-11:50 Alex Bird Degeneracy and Pareto optimality in single neuron modelling
11:50-12:20 Marcel Oberländer Dissecting cellular and circuit mechanisms for sensation and perception in the cerebral cortex

12:20-14:20

Lunch break

14:20-14:50

Ethan Sorrell (standing in for Tim O'Leary) Decoding a degenerate cortical representation to control virtual navigation
14:50-15:20 Albert Gidon Dendritic complexity: bug or feature?
15:20-15:50 Wiktor Mlynarski Tradeoffs, distributions and lucky coincidences in biological function

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Closing discussion