| CNS*2023 workshop, Leipzig, 18th-19th July Workshop on Optimality, evolutionary trade-offs, Pareto theory and degeneracy in neuronal modeling by |
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| 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) | ![]() 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 |
| 9:10-9:20 | Opening, 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) |
| 9:10-9:20 | Opening, 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 |