Maxwell Modelling Workshop, May 21-25, final programme
 
 


Monday

Development

Chair: David Willshaw

  Title
David Willshaw 09:00-09:10 Welcome
Arjen van Ooyen 09:10-10:00 Modelling competition in the development of nerve connections
Simon Osindero 10:00-10:30 Development of ocular dominance
   break 10:30-10:50  
Bruce Graham 10:50-11:30 Models and Simulation of Neuronal Development
Christopher Butson 11:30-12:10 From action potentials to surface potentials: an integrated toolset for neural simulation and visualization
Discussion 12:10-13:00  
   lunch/afternoon break 13:00-16:00  
   afternoon tea 16:00-16:30  
Jaap van Pelt 16:30-17:45 Development of neuronal morphological complexity
Discussion 17:45-18:45  Chair: David Willshaw


Tuesday

System Level Models

Chair: Jaap van Pelt

  Title
Andrew Gillies 09:00-09:40 Modelling the Basal Ganglia
Simon Thorpe 09:40-10:20 Reverse engineering the visual system with networks of spiking neurons
   break 10:20-10:50  
Mike Denham 10:50-11:30 A Synaptic Learning Rule Based on the Temporal Coincidence of Pre- and Postsynaptic Activity
Jaap Murre 11:30-12:10 Multilevel Modelling in Cognitive Neuroscience
Discussion 12:10-13:00  
   lunch/afternoon break 13:00-16:00  
   afternoon tea 16:00-16:30  
Nigel Goddard 16:30-17:45 Collaborative Software for Computational Neuroscience
Discussion 17:45-18:45  Chair: Michael Denham




Wednesday

Cellular Mechanisms

Chair: Michael Hasselmo

  Title
Volker Steuber 09:00-09:40 Recognition of Spatiotemporal Parallel Fibre Input
Patterns by a Complex Purkinje Cell Model
Michael O'Shea 09:40-10:20 Diffusion of Gaseous Neurotransmitters
in Brains: Inspiration for 'GasNets' a New Type of Artificial Nervous System for Robots
   break 10:20-10:50  
Bruce Graham 10:50-11:30 Detailed models of synaptic transmission: the calyx of Held
Bill Gibson 11:30-12:10 The role of calcium in synaptic function
Discussion 12:10-13:00  
   lunch/afternoon break 12:30-15:30 Neuroinformatics in the UK - Discussion
   afternoon tea 15:30-16:00  
Richard Morris 16:00-16:30 Synaptic tagging
John Lisman 16:30-17:45 Molecular mechanisms of memory storage, PSD proteins, and hippocampal memory
Discussion 17:45-18:45  Chair: Michael O'Shea


Thursday

Network Models

Chair: Simon Thorpe

  Title
Erik De Schutter 09:00-09:40 A network model of synchronized activity in the cerebellar granular
layer
Zhaoping Li 09:40-10:20 Pre-attentive segmentation by the primary visual cortex
   break 10:20-10:50  
Malcolm Brown 10:50-11:30 A network model of familiarity discrimination
Paul Verschurre 11:30-12:10 IQR421: a software tool for the construction of synthetic neural systems for real-world devices
John Lisman 12:10-12:30 Hippocampal network model
Discussion 12:30-13:00  
   lunch/afternoon break 13:00-16:00  
   afternoon tea 16:00-16:30  
Michael Hasselmo 16:30-17:45 What is the function of hippocampal theta rhythm?
Discussion 17:45-18:45  Chair: Erik De Schutter

 


Friday

The Way Forward

Chair: David Willshaw

  Title
John Jefferys 09:00-09:40 Hippocampus: epileptic bursts and gamma oscillations
Gareth Leng 09:40-10:20 Modelling neuroendocrine neurones; interactions between theory and experiments; joys and frustrations
   break 10:20-10:50  
Robert Cannon 10:50-11:30 Software interfaces for cellular models
Paul Verschurre 11:30-12:10 Large-scale applications of neuronal control systems to a physical intelligent space
Wrap-up discussion 12:30-13:00  Chair: David Willshaw
Programme ends 13:00