Towards new topological models of neural processes
Event details
| Date | 29.11.2013 |
| Hour | 14:15 › 15:30 |
| Speaker | Sophie Raynor (Aberdeen/EPFL) |
| Location |
MA 30
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| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Together with Kathryn Hess and Ran Levi, and in collaboration with the Blue Brain Project here at the EPFL, I am working to develop new topological methods for
neural modelling. Though the hope is that topology will provide useful insights for neuroscience, as mathematicians we are really motivated by the potential for new mathematics inspired by neuroscientific questions. I will introduce the category we are using to model brain plasticity and learning processes, and some ideas for how we are actually going to do this, highlighting some of the topological features that are emerging from our investigations. Since this is work in its infancy, the focus will be on developing the context, and discussing questions meriting further investigation.
neural modelling. Though the hope is that topology will provide useful insights for neuroscience, as mathematicians we are really motivated by the potential for new mathematics inspired by neuroscientific questions. I will introduce the category we are using to model brain plasticity and learning processes, and some ideas for how we are actually going to do this, highlighting some of the topological features that are emerging from our investigations. Since this is work in its infancy, the focus will be on developing the context, and discussing questions meriting further investigation.
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Organizer
- Kathryn Hess Bellwald