All sessions will be streamed via Zoom at https://gatech.zoom.us/j/93568836041
Thursday, 10/27
7:00 AM – Continental breakfast opens
8:00 AM – Registration opens
8:45-9:00 AM – Opening Remarks
9:00-10:00 AM – Keynote Address
Byron Yu, Carnegie Mellon University
“Brain-computer interfaces for basic science”
(abstract/bio)
10:00-10:15 AM – Break
10:15-11:45 AM – Session 1: Motor Neuroscience
10:15-10:40 AM
Dagmar Sternad, Northeastern University
“Neural basis of motor expertise”
10:40-11:05 AM
Sean Escola, Columbia University
“Analysis and experimental refinement of computational models of motor sequence learning and execution”
11:05-11:30 AM
Maryam Shanechi, University of Southern California
“Modeling neural dynamics of naturalistic movements across contexts”
11:30-11:45 AM
Local spotlight: Chethan Pandarinath, Emory University/Georgia Tech
“Accurate and robust latent variable modeling of neural population dynamics”
12:00-1:00 PM – Lunch
1:00-2:30 PM – Session 2: Neuroengineering & Neurotechnology 1
1:00-1:25 PM
Sridevi Sarma, Johns Hopkins University
“Towards pain control: synergizing computational and biological approaches to develop a tractable model of the dorsal horn circuit”
1:25-1:50 PM
Barani Raman, Washington University in St. Louis
“Studying competitive neural network dynamics elicited by attractive and aversive stimuli and their mixtures”
1:50-2:15 PM
Matt Smith, Carnegie Mellon University
“Neural population interactions between cortical areas”
2:15-2:30 PM
Local spotlight: Annabelle Singer, Georgia Tech/Emory University
“Hippocampal interneurons gate plasticity at new goal locations”
2:30-3:15 PM – Panel Discussion: Access (open and otherwise) in neuroscience and neurotechnology
| Nick Halper | Neuromatch, Inc. |
| Jon Newman | Open Ephys |
| Chris Rozell | GT Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Jennifer Singh | GT Sociology |
| Moderator: Ming-fai Fong | GT/Emory Biomedical Engineering |
3:15-3:30 PM – Poster Blitzes
3:30-4:00 PM – Break
4:00-5:30 PM – Session 3: Neuroengineering & Neurotechnology 2
4:00-4:25 PM
Ranu Jung, University of Arkansas
“Improved selectivity for Bioelectronic Therapies with Intrafascicular Stimulation (BioTIFS)”
4:25-4:50 PM
Eli Shlizerman, University of Washington
“Electrophysiome: comprehensive recording and integrated modeling of the C. elegans nervous system”
4:50-5:15 PM
Archana Venkataraman, Johns Hopkins University
“Integrating structural and functional connectivity for multidimensional clinical characterizations”
5:15-5:30 PM
Local spotlight: Hannah Choi, Georgia Institute of Technology
“Multi-scale complexity in anatomical and functional cortical networks”
5:30-8:00 PM – Reception & Poster Session (poster list)
6:00 PM
Poster hall opens
7:30 PM
Bar closes
Friday, 10/28
7:00 AM – Continental breakfast opens
8:00 AM – Registration opens
9:00-10:00 AM – Keynote Address
Marlene Cohen, University of Chicago
“A many-tooled approach to studying the neural basis of flexible behavior”
(abstract/bio)
10:00-10:15 AM – Break
10:15-11:45 AM – Session 4: Sensory Neuroscience
10:15-10:40 AM
Monty Escabi/Heather Read, University of Connecticut
“The role of statistical regularities for neural discrimination and coding of sounds”
10:40-11:05 AM
Christine Constantinople, New York University
“Inferring reference points from OFC population dynamics”
11:05-11:30 AM
Kamran Diba, University of Michigan
“Retuning of representations during offline states”
11:30-11:45 AM
Local spotlight: Bilal Haider, Georgia Institute of Technology
“Neural circuits for visual perception and attention in mice”
12:00-1:00 PM – Lunch
1:00-1:45 PM – CRCNS Funders’ Discussion (slides)
| Ken Whang | National Science Foundation |
| Edda (Floh) Thiels | National Science Foundation |
1:45-3:15 PM – Session 5: Decision & Cognitive Neuroscience
1:45-2:10 PM
Eric Yttri, Carnegie Mellon University
“Circuit-level mechanisms of adaptive decision-making”
2:10-2:35 PM
Angela Yu, University of California San Diego
“A computational and neural investigation of motivational factors underlying human decision-making under uncertainty”
2:35-3:00 PM
Alex Huth, University of Texas at Austin
“Discovering principles of language processing in the brain using neurocomputational models”
3:00-3:15 PM
Local spotlight: Malu Murugan, Emory University
“A hippocampal-septal pathway drives social novelty-related approach behaviors”
