UMass Interdisciplinary
Neurosciences Conference

Thursday, May 26, 2022

Student Union Ballroom

41 Campus Center Way, Amherst, MA 01002
University of Massachusetts Amherst

Abstract submission is closed.
On site registration will be available for members of the UMass and 5 Colleges community only.

Keynote Speakers

University of Montreal

Scaling Laws in Biological and Artificial Networks

Salk Institute

Reading out responses of large neural population with minimal information loss

UMass Faculty Speakers

Erik Learned-Miller
CICS

How can computer vision benefit from neuroscience and biology more generally?

Margaret Stratton
BMB

The mechanism of CaMKII regulation: from fertilization to encoding long-term memory

David Moorman
PBS

Neural representations of value and action for learning and behavioral control

Gottfried Schlaug
BME

Behavioral and Imaging Effects of Brain Stimulation

Schedule

11:00-11:45 Listen & Learn: MATLAB and AI informational session.

12:00 Registration and mingling (snacks available)

12:30 Welcome messages

Paul Katz, Director of the Initiative on Neurosciences

12:45 Keynote - Irina Rish

1:45 UMass Faculty - Gottfried Schlaug

2:15 UMass Faculty - David Moorman

2:45 Break (with food)

3:15 UMass Faculty - Meg Stratton

3:45 UMass Faculty - Erik Learned-Miller

4:15 Keynote - Tatyana Sharpee

5:15 - 8:30 Reception and Poster Session


Abstracts

Participant list

Program (pdf)