How to Read a Map: Understanding Structure-Function Relationships in the Brain
Conference - Ashburn, VA, United States
Across organisms and brain regions, neurons are often organized into stereotypical columns and maps based on a sensory or motor parameter, for example, retinotopy, or the direction of a reaching movement. A large body of work has focused on factors contributing to the development of such order in the brain. This short-talk- and discussion-based meeting will address the relationship between stereotypical structure and neural circuit function. How do map-like neuronal arrangements shape neural computation and ultimately behavior? Are common circuit modules used across a range of sensory or motor parameters? What broad classes of excitatory and inhibitory interactions within and across structural units underlie an ordered circuit's function? Why is topographical organization more pronounced in some brain regions/species than others? How do multi-sensory or sensory and motor maps interact, and how does experience alter this interaction?
Organization: Janelia Farm Research Campus
(Courtesy of Human brain, via en.wikipedia.org)
How to Read a Map: Understanding Structure-Function Relationships in the Brain
Sun, Apr 06, 2014 - Wed, Apr 09, 2014
Janelia Farm Research Campus, 19700 Helix Drive, Ashburn, VA 20147
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