Lecture Schedule, 2006

Computational Neuroscience: Vision
A Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory summer course

Date Topic(s) Lecturer(s)
Friday,
June 16
AM Intro Organizers
PM Linear Systems
Retina: Pathways/linearity
Simoncelli
Demb
evening Fourier Rust
Saturday,
June 17
AM Estimation/Decision/Bayes
Retina: Luminance Adaptation
Simoncelli
Chichilnisky
PM Linear-Nonlinear model
Retina: Contrast adaptation
Chichilnisky
Demb
Sunday,
June 18
AM Retina: Nonlinearities/mechanisms
Linear algebra / Trichromacy
Demb
Brainard
PM Retina: population coding Chichilnisky
Monday,
June 19
AM Color: Constancy / Adaptation
Contrast adaptation: psychophysics
Brainard
PM Spikes and the Neural code Victor
evening Photon detection Field
Tuesday,
June 20
AM Efficient coding hypothesis
LGN: Physiology
Reinagel
PM Break  
Wednesday,
June 21
AM LGN: adaptation and modeling Carandini
PM Image statistics and cortical representation Lewicki
Thursday,
June 22
AM V1: Physiology Ringach
PM V1: Adaptation/Plasticity Dan
evening PCA/Spike-triggered Covariance in V1 Rust
Friday
June 23
AM Human fMRI Heeger
PM MT: physiology Movshon
Saturday,
June 24
AM Motion modeling Simoncelli
PM Break  
Sunday,
June 25
AM Pattern vision and natural scenes Geisler
PM Population coding/decoding Abbott
Monday,
June 26
AM Cortex: Ventral stream, form vision Gallant
PM Form vision: fMRI Kanwisher
evening Wine/cheese reception @ 7pm  
Tuesday,
June 27
AM Decisions and choice Platt
PM Attention Physiology I Treue
evening Sailing trip, 5-8pm  
Wednesday,
June 28
AM Attention Psychophysics Carrasco
PM Attention Physiology II and Break Treue
evening Course Banquet @ Robertson  
Thursday,
June 29
AM Project presentations / wrapup discussion  

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