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Dynamical Neuroscience XVI: Neuronal Variability and Its Functional Significance
Location:
JW Marriott Hotel
Room:
Symposium/Capital Ballroom F; Poster Session/Capital Ballroom H,J,K
Thursday, November 13, 8:00
a.m.
- 8:00 p.m.
Symposia/Meeting
Friday, November 14, 8:00
a.m.
- 6:00 p.m.
Symposia/Meeting
The brain is restless. Physiological data recorded from the brain often has random-appearing components. Repeated stimuli evoke responses that are not identical from trial to trial. Not too long ago, this variability was dismissed as noise and, through techniques such as signal averaging, removed from further consideration. More recent work has begun to examine the rich content of this variability and shed light on its functional consequences. Neural variability and noise has become an active field of research, generating a wealth of new knowledge and information. This symposium will assess the current status of four related areas: 1) how to characterize neural variability; 2) the dynamics of neural ensembles, 3) neural variability and cognition and 4) neural variability and brain disorders.
Contact:
Nakia Wilson
The Dixon Group, Inc.
Phone: (202) 281-2800
Fax: (202) 269-9575
E-mail: nwilson@dixongroup.com
Web site: http://www.dixongroup.com
Dennis Glanzman, PhD
Phone: (301) 443-1576
E-mail: glanzman@nih.gov
Web site: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/organization/dnbbs/
All presentations at Neuroscience 2008 reflect the views of the individual speakers and do not represent those of the Society for Neuroscience or any of its sponsors.
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