Tentative Lecture Schedule, 2004

Computational Neuroscience: Vision
A Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory summer course

Date Topic(s) Lecturer(s)
Friday,
June 18
AM Intro
Computational modeling, statistical estimation/decision
Organizers
Simoncelli
PM Signal detection theory
Rods/Photons
Rieke
evening Additional signal detection therapy Glimcher
Saturday,
June 19
AM Entropy/information
Spikes
Rieke
PM Linear systems theory
Retina: circuits, linearity
Simoncelli
Chichilnisky
evening Information theory Rieke
Sunday,
June 20
AM Retina: nonlinearities & estimation
Retina: Linear & nonlinear mechanisms
Chichilnisky
Demb
PM Retina: adaptation & contrast adaptation
Retina: contrast adaptation mechanisms
Chichilnisky
Demb
evening White noise analysis Chichilnisky
Monday,
June 21
AM Retina: population coding of motion
Linear algebra
Chichilnisky
Brainard
PM Trichromacy
Elements of early vision
Brainard
Adelson
evening Fourier transforms Simoncelli
Tuesday,
June 22
AM Constancy/adaptation
Context
Brainard
Adelson
PM Break  
Wednesday,
June 23
AM Eye movements Cullen
PM LGN
Image Statistics I: PCA/Spectral models
Reinagel
Simoncelli
Thursday,
June 24
AM Efficient coding
V1 Physiology I
Reinagel
Carandini
PM Human V1/fMRI Heeger
evening Spike-triggered covariance
Motion reverse correlation (MRC)
Rust
Borghuis
Friday
June 25
AM V1 physiology II
Image statistics II: sparseness/ICA/nonlinearities
Carandini
Simoncelli
PM Pattern perception / Texture Rosenholtz
Saturday,
June 26
AM Binocular stereo: perception and physiology Cumming
PM Break  
Sunday,
June 27
AM Object/shape perception Kersten
PM Object/shape physiology DiCarlo
Monday,
June 28
AM Attention psychophysics Verghese
PM Attention physiology Treue
Tuesday,
June 29
AM MT Physiology Movshon
PM Motion perception / decisions Shadlen
Wednesday,
June 30
AM Decision / games Glimcher
PM Break  
Thursday,
July 1
AM Project presentations / wrapup discussion  

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