IAS Workshop on Neural Codes, Sensing, and Navigation
IAS Workshop on Neural Codes, Sensing, and Navigation (Nov 12 - 12, 2018)
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Venue: IAS2042, 2/F, Lo Ka Chung Building, Lee Shau Kee Campus, HKUST


Updated as of Nov 6, 2018

Time
Event
Time
Event
08:30 - 09:00
Registration
09:00 - 09:10
Welcoming Remarks
Andrew G. COHEN
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
(HKUST IAS Director)
Session I
Chair: Michael K.Y. WONG
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
09:10 - 10:00
Neural Representations of Natural Self Motion: Implications for Perception and Action (Abstract)
Kathleen CULLEN
Johns Hopkins University
10:00 - 10:50
A Gravity‐based Three‐dimensional Compass in the Mouse Brain (Abstract)
Dora ANGELAKI
New York University
10:50 - 11:20
Photo taking and coffee break (Venue: Open Area, 2/F)
Session II
Chair: Mingsha ZHANG
Beijing Normal University
11:20 - 12:00
Multisensory Integration and Decision Making (Abstract)
Yong GU
Institute of Neuroscience, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences
12:00 - 12:40
Comparison of Monkey's Frontal and Parietal Cortices in Visual Spatial Perception (Abstract)
Mingsha ZHANG
Beijing Normal University
12:40 - 14:00
Lunch (Self-arranged)
Session III
Chair: Si WU
Peking University
14:00 - 14:40
Sequence‐dependent Neural Activity in Macaque Frontal Eye Fields (Abstract)
Aihua CHEN
East China Normal University
14:40 - 15:20
Brain Machine Interfaces - The Era of Avatar (Abstract)
Yiwen WANG
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
15:20 - 15:40
Coffee Break (Venue: Open Area, 2/F)
Session IV
Chair: Wenhao ZHANG
University of Pittsburgh
15:40 - 16:20
Push‐pull Feedback Implements Hierarchical Associative Memory (Abstract)
Si WU
Peking University
16:20 - 17:00
A Brain‐inspired Algorithm for Motion Recognition (Abstract)
Yuanyuan MI
Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
17:00 - 18:00
Short Break
18:00 - 20:30
Dinner Banquet (For the organizer and speakers only)
Time
Event
Session V
Chair: Tom DANIEL
University of Washington (HKUST IAS Senior Visiting Fellow)
09:10 - 10:00
Multisensory Mechanisms of Hippocampal Spatio‐temporal Selectivity (Abstract)
Mayank MEHTA
University of California, Los Angeles
10:00 - 10:40
The Representation of Self-motion Signals in Parietal Cortex (Abstract)
Xiaodong CHEN
Zhejiang University
10:40 - 11:10
Coffee break (Venue: Open Area, 2/F)
Session VI
Chair: Aihua CHEN
East China Normal University
11:10 - 11:50
From Behavior to Neural Circuits: Dissecting Prey Capture in Zebrafish (Abstract)
Julie SEMMELHACK
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
11:50 - 12:30
Brain‐wide Organization of Neuronal Activity and Convergent Sensorimotor Transformations in Larval Zebrafish (Abstract)
Yu HU
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch (Self-arranged)
Session VII
Chair: Mayank MEHTA
University of California, Los Angeles
14:00 - 14:50
Neural‐inspired Sensors Enable Sparse, Efficient Classification of Spatiotemporal Data (Abstract)
Tom DANIEL
University of Washington
(HKUST IAS Senior Visiting Fellow)
14:50 - 15:30
Concurrent Multisensory Integration and Segregation with Complementary Congruent and Opposite Neurons (Abstract)
Wenhao ZHANG
University of Pittsburgh
15:30 - 15:50
Coffee Break (Venue: Open Area, 2/F)
Session VIII
Chair: Yuanyuan MI
Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
15:50 - 16:30
Antagonistic Cross‐links and Reciprocal Couplings Emerge in Optimal Multisensory Integration (Abstract)
He WANG
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
16:30 - 17:10
Neural Codes for Representing Target Distance in Bat Sonar (Abstract)
Cynthia MOSS
Johns Hopkins University
(HKUST IAS Senior Visiting Member)
17:10 - 17:20
Concluding Remarks
Michael K. Y. WONG
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology