September 13 – 16, 2022:Bernstein Conference in Berlin, Germany Poster presentation by Anna-Maria JürgensenTitle: Prediction error drives olfactory learning and conditioned behavior in a spiking model of Drosophila larva The meeting will take place as hybrid event. Further information here:https://bernstein-network.de/bernstein-conference/
September 12 – 13, 2022:6th Meeting of the ANN in Bonn, Germany“Evolution of the arthropod brain – from development to structure” Talk by Martin NawrotTitle: Structural and functional substrate for intraglomerular signaling in the insect antennal lobeDate: Sep 12, 22, 17:30 Poster presentation by Magdalena SpringerTitle: A computational model of olfactory processing in the fly […]
September 06 – 08, 2022:Neuromorphic Algorithms Meeting in Göttingen, Germany Talk by Martin NawrotTitle: Basic cellular and circuit mechanisms of dynamic sensory processing and plasticity as building blocks for spiking algorithms. Application Deadline: June 30, 2022 The meeting will take place in-person in Volpriehausen nearby Göttingen. Further information here: https://neal2022.tetzlab.com/
August 31 – September 03, 2022:ECRO XXXII Annual Meeting Bernstein in Berlin, Germany Poster presentation by Prof. Martin NawrotTitle: Prediction error coding underlying adaptive olfactory behavior in Drosophila melanogaster.Date: Thu, 1 Sep, 15:30 – 17:00, Poster Session No. 1-59,Planck Lobby & Meitner Hall Further information on the ECRO meeting:https://coms.events/ecro2022/index.html
July 24 – 29, 2022:International Congress Neuroethology in Lisbon, Portugal Poster presentation by Cansu AricanTitle: Mushroom body output population activity allows for odor-cued behavioral prediction Poster presentation by Ibrahim TuncTitle: Neuronal noise and heterogeneity increase the dynamic range for encoding electrosensory stimuli Further information: https://neuroethology2020.com
Thursday 14 July 2022, 16:00 Laura Naumann Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, Berlin Title of the Talk: Invariant neural subspaces maintained by feedback modulation Host: Sacha van Albada – HYBRID EVENT – Link to the Talk: https://vimeo.com/733282342
June 28 – July 02, 2022:AREADNE Conference 2022 in Santorini, GreeceResearch in Encoding And Decoding of Neural Ensembles Poster presentation by Anna-Maria JürgensenTitle: Modelling continuous learning and adaptive behavior in Drosophila larva Further information: https://areadne.org
May 29 – June 01, 2022:Connectomics Conference 2022 in Berlin, Germany Talk by Martin NawrotTitle: From structure to function: Implications of dendro-dendritic polyadic computation Poster presentation by Magdalena SpringerTitle: A computational model of olfactory processing in the fly antennal lobe using EM data
Thursday 12 May 2022, 11:00 Giovanni Pezzulo Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, National Research Council, Roma, Italy Title of the Talk: Forming latent codes for decision-making and spatial navigation:a generative modeling perspective Host: Sacha van Albada
Retreat of our FOR 2705 group in Bad Saarow, Brandenburg
Online Talk by Felix Schmitt at The 9th Annual Neuro-Inspired Computational Elements (NICE) workshop Lightning talk: Evaluating parameter tuning and real-time closed loop simulation of large scale spiking networks before mapping to neuromorphic hardware: Comparing GeNN and NEST Time: 16.15 CEST (online) For more information click here!
March 16, 2022, 13:40 a.m.:Online Talk by Martin Nawrot at the SPP2205 Retreat 2022 Topic: Evolutionary specialization of neuronal core circuits in arthropod olfactory systems: structure and function of convergence/divergence in crustaceans versus insects For more information click here!
March 16, 2022, 11:00 a.m.:Online Talk by Anna-Maria Jürgensenwithin the Arthropod Neuroscience Network (ANN) Weekly Seminar Series Title: A Spiking Model of Drosophila Olfactory Learning.Venue: online via Zoom For more information click here!
Thursday 10 March 2022, 11:00 Hanneke den Ouden Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, NL Title of the Talk: (Mal)adaptive biases in motivated action: computations, brains and psychopathology Host: Sacha van Albada
March 07, 2022, 10 am CEST:Online Talk by Panagiotis Sakagiannis at The Mushroom Body Seminars Title: Larvaworld : How to make models accessible to experimentalists For more information check out the homepage of the DFG-Research Unit 2705 or contact bertram.gerber@lin-magdeburg.de
back to Research Neuromorphic Computing & Robotics Neuromorphic computing is an interdisciplinary approach that provides an energy efficient alternative to traditional computer architectures. Inspired by various fields such as biology, physics and computer science its goal is to mimic a neuron-based brain architecture in electronic circuits. In our lab we utilize this technology to implement […]
back to Research Sensory Processing & Energy Homeostasis Olfaction is a major research topic in sensory neuroscience. We study the neural computation underlying olfactory processing and multisensory integration in the insect brain combining experimental and computational modeling approaches. In biologically realistic neural network models we achieve the transformation from peripheral dense coding to efficient and […]
back to Research Motor Control in Health & Disease During voluntary movements, motor commands and sensory feedback operate in an orchestrated manner to enable the appropriate motor action. A lack of proprioceptive feedback leads to a poorly coordinated action, indicating the functional significance of sensory feedback. The motor cortex (MC) uses sensory information for the […]
Thursday 13 January 2022, 17:00 Alexander van Meegen Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-6), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany Title of the Talk: Theory of recurrent neural networks – from parameter inference to intrinsic timescales in spiking networks Host: Sacha van Albada Link to the Talk: https://vimeo.com/666775289
back to Research Plasticity, Learning & Memory Insects are well-suited model organisms to study fundamental principles of neural plasticity that underlie memory formation, decision making and behavioral control. We contribute to this research field by investigating different forms of learning mainly in the olfactory pathway with a specific interest in inter-individual differences. To this end, […]
December 09 – 11, 2021:Data Analysis and Scientific Programming with Pythonorganised by Social Comquant Venue: online via ZoomInstructors: Dr. Vahid Rostami For more information click here!
Thursday 09 December 2021, 17:00 Jan Benda Institute for Neurobiology, University of Tuebingen, Germany Title of the Talk: Encoding of behaviorally relevant high-frequency beats Host: Martin Nawrot Link to the Talk: https://vimeo.com/644877029
December 09, 2021: Talk by Jan Benda (Institute for Neurobiology, University of Tuebingen)in the Cologne Theoretical Neuroscience Forum Title of the Talk: Encoding of behaviorally relevant high-frequency beats Time: 5:00 p.m. CESTHost: Martin NawrotMore Information here!
Thursday 11 November 2021, 17:00 Frederike Petzschner Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown University Title of the Talk: Computational Models of Compulsivity Host: Marc Tittgemeyer Link to the Talk: https://vimeo.com/632125679
Thursday 14 October 2021, 17:00 Jonathan Rubin Department of Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh Title of the Talk: Network dynamics in the basal ganglia and possible implications for Parkinson’s diseaseAbstract: The basal ganglia are a collection of brain areas that are connected by a variety of synaptic pathways and are a site of significant reward-related dopamine […]