16th Annual Waterloo Brain Day

Waterloo’s Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience supports the development of robust explanatory theories of mind and brain through education and research.

In pursuit of that goal the CTN has invited four internationally renowned speakers to present generally accessible lectures from each of the perspectives of neuroscience, computational neuroscience, psychology and philosophy on the ideas of mind, brain, theories and models.

Everyone is welcome to attend this free event.

Schedule and speakers

08:30 Continental breakfast served
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09:00 Welcoming remarks
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09:15 Kalanit Grill-Spector (Stanford) • Psychology
Understanding the functional neuroanatomy of the visual system using topographic deep neural networks and spatiotemporal receptive fields 
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10:30 Coffee break
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10:45 Maithilee Kunda (Vanderbilt) • Computation
Reasoning with visual imagery: Research at the intersection of autism, AI, and visual thinking
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12:00 Lunch (bring your own or enjoy the many options nearby)

13:30 Michael Anderson (Western) • Philosophy
Neural reuse, dynamics, and constraints: Getting beyond the componential mechanistic explanation of neural function
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14:45 Break
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15:00 Katalin Gothard (Arizona) • Neuroscience
A context-dependent switch from sensing to feeling in the primate amygdala
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16:15 Reception 
Canape platters are served and drink tickets are available
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