COGNITIVE COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE

TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING FOR NEUROSCIENTISTS CHARACTERIZING THE NEURAL COMPUTATIONS THAT UNDERLIE COMPLEX BEHAVIOR. THE GOAL IS TO DEVELOP COMPUTATIONALLY DEFINED MODELS OF BRAIN INFORMATION PROCESSING THAT EXPLAIN RICH MEASUREMENTS OF BRAIN ACTIVITY AND BEHAVIOR. TO EXPLAIN COMPLEX COGNITION AND BEHAVIOR, SUCH MODELS WILL ULTIMATELY HAVE TO PERFORM FEATS OF INTELLIGENCE SUCH AS PERCEPTION, INTERNAL MODELLING AND MEMORY OF THE ENVIRONMENT, DECISION-MAKING, PLANNING, ACTION, AND MOTOR CONTROL UNDER NATURALISTIC CONDITIONS.