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Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Brain Lunch

Enhanced dendritic compartmentalization in human neurons

4:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s)
Lou Beaulieu-Laroche (Harnett Lab)
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkEnhanced dendritic compartmentalization in human neurons10/01/2018 4:00 pm10/01/2018 5:00 pmMcGovern Seminar Room (46-3189)
Oct
Tue
2
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Cog Lunch

Learning Concepts through Neural Logical Induction

4:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s)
Andres Campero, Tenenbaum Lab
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkLearning Concepts through Neural Logical Induction10/02/2018 4:00 pm10/02/2018 5:00 pmMcGovern Seminar Room (46-3189)
Oct
Wed
3
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Special Event

Book discussion with author Glenn Rifkin

10:00pm to 11:00pm
Speaker(s)
Glenn Rifkin
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkBook discussion with author Glenn Rifkin10/03/2018 10:00 pm10/03/2018 11:00 pmSingleton Auditorium, 46-3002
Oct
Thu
4
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
MIT Colloquium on the Brain and Cognition

Ticklishness, Ambivalence and Play

8:00pm to 9:00pm
Speaker(s)
Michael Brecht, Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkTicklishness, Ambivalence and Play10/04/2018 8:00 pm10/04/2018 9:00 pmSingleton Auditorium, 46-3002
Oct
Thu
4
Seminar

Language & Computation Discussion Group

9:00pm to 10:00pm
Speaker(s)
Meilin Zhan
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkLanguage & Computation Discussion Group10/04/2018 9:00 pm10/04/2018 10:00 pm46-5165
Oct
Fri
5
Simons Center for the Social Brain
Lunch Series

SCSB Lunch Series: Searching the Neural Basis of ASD from Genetically Engineered Model Systems

4:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s)
Yang Zhou, Ph.D.
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkSCSB Lunch Series: Searching the Neural Basis of ASD from Genetically Engineered Model Systems10/05/2018 4:00 pm10/05/2018 5:00 pmSimons Center Conference room 46-6011
Oct
Fri
5
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Seminar

The Molecular & Cellular Neuroscience Seminar - "Axonal Survival: RNA Transport and Translation"

8:00pm to 10:00pm
Speaker(s)
Dr. Rosalind Segal
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkThe Molecular & Cellular Neuroscience Seminar - "Axonal Survival: RNA Transport and Translation"10/05/2018 8:00 pm10/05/2018 10:00 pm46-3002 Singleton Auditorium
Oct
Fri
5
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Special Seminar

Inspired by Ramón y Cajal: Sonia Villapol & Carlos Cruchaga

10:00pm to 11:00pm
Speaker(s)
Sonia Villapol & Carlos Cruchaga
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkInspired by Ramón y Cajal: Sonia Villapol & Carlos Cruchaga 10/05/2018 10:00 pm10/05/2018 11:00 pmMcGovern Seminar Room, 46-3189
Oct
Tue
9
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Cog Lunch

Binaural Localization in Natural Scenes | Iconicity and the evolution of signal structure in artificial languages

4:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s)
Andrew Francl (McDermott Lab)
Matthias Hofer (Levy Lab)
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkBinaural Localization in Natural Scenes | Iconicity and the evolution of signal structure in artificial languages10/09/2018 4:00 pm10/09/2018 5:00 pmMcGovern Seminar Room (46-3189)
Oct
Wed
10
Simons Center for the Social Brain
Seminar

SCSB Colloquium Series: "Loss of axonal function in maternal immune activation models of autism spectrum disorders."

8:00pm to 9:00pm
Speaker(s)
John Huguenard, Ph.D.
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkSCSB Colloquium Series: "Loss of axonal function in maternal immune activation models of autism spectrum disorders."10/10/2018 8:00 pm10/10/2018 9:00 pm46-3002 Singleton Auditorium
Oct
Thu
11
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
MIT Colloquium on the Brain and Cognition

Circuit mechanisms of CA1 place cells

8:00pm to 9:00pm
Speaker(s)
Jeffrey Magee, HHMI
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkCircuit mechanisms of CA1 place cells10/11/2018 8:00 pm10/11/2018 9:00 pmSingleton Auditorium, 46-3002
Oct
Fri
12
Center for Brains, Minds and Machines (CBMM)
Seminar

Brains, Minds + Machines Seminar Series: Modal-Set Estimation using kNN graphs, and Applications to Clustering

8:00pm to 9:00pm
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkBrains, Minds + Machines Seminar Series: Modal-Set Estimation using kNN graphs, and Applications to Clustering 10/12/2018 8:00 pm10/12/2018 9:00 pmSingleton Auditorium (MIT 46-3002) - 43 Vassar Street, Cambridge MA 02139
Oct
Mon
15
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Brain Lunch

Closed-Loop Real-Time Imaging Enables Fully Automated Cell-Targeted Patch-Clamp Neural Recording In Vivo

4:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s)
Ho-Jun Suk
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkClosed-Loop Real-Time Imaging Enables Fully Automated Cell-Targeted Patch-Clamp Neural Recording In Vivo10/15/2018 4:00 pm10/15/2018 5:00 pmMcGovern Seminar Room (46-3189)
Oct
Tue
16
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Cog Lunch

Intuitive Statistics and Metacognition in Children and Adults | Auditory Texture Models Derived from Task-Optimized Deep Neural Network Representations

4:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s)
Madeline Pelz
Jenelle Feather
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkIntuitive Statistics and Metacognition in Children and Adults | Auditory Texture Models Derived from Task-Optimized Deep Neural Network Representations10/16/2018 4:00 pm10/16/2018 5:00 pmMcGovern Seminar Room (46-3189)
Oct
Tue
16
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Special Seminar

Computation Tutorial: Classification and Geometry of General Perceptual Manifolds

6:30pm to 8:30pm
Speaker(s)
SueYeon Chung
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkComputation Tutorial: Classification and Geometry of General Perceptual Manifolds10/16/2018 6:30 pm10/16/2018 8:30 pmMcGovern Seminar Room (46-3189)
Oct
Thu
18
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Special Seminar

Synapse loss, innate immunity and Alzheimer's disease

4:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s)
Morgan Sheng, Ph.D.
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkSynapse loss, innate immunity and Alzheimer's disease10/18/2018 4:00 pm10/18/2018 5:00 pmPicower Seminar Room (46-3310)
Oct
Thu
18
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
MIT Colloquium on the Brain and Cognition

Hans-Lukas Teuber Memorial Lecture: Towards bridging the gap between deep learning and brains

8:00pm to 9:00pm
Speaker(s)
Yoshua Bengio, Ph.D.
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkHans-Lukas Teuber Memorial Lecture: Towards bridging the gap between deep learning and brains10/18/2018 8:00 pm10/18/2018 9:00 pmSingleton Auditorium (46-3002)
Oct
Thu
18
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Seminar

Language & Computation Discussion Group

9:00pm to 10:00pm
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkLanguage & Computation Discussion Group10/18/2018 9:00 pm10/18/2018 10:00 pm46-5165
Oct
Fri
19
Simons Center for the Social Brain
Lunch Series

SCSB Lunch Series: Dendritic mechanisms for navigation in retrosplenial cortex

4:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s)
Jakob Voigts, Ph.D., Simons Fellow, Mark Harnett Lab, MIT
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkSCSB Lunch Series: Dendritic mechanisms for navigation in retrosplenial cortex10/19/2018 4:00 pm10/19/2018 5:00 pmSimons Center Conference room 46-6011
Oct
Fri
19
Center for Brains, Minds and Machines (CBMM)
Seminar

Brains, Minds + Machines Seminar Series: What are the computational functions of feedback to early visual cortex?

8:00pm to 9:00pm
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkBrains, Minds + Machines Seminar Series: What are the computational functions of feedback to early visual cortex?10/19/2018 8:00 pm10/19/2018 9:00 pmSingleton Auditorium (MIT 46-3002) - 43 Vassar Street, Cambridge MA 02139
Oct
Mon
22
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Special Event

Documentary screening: Santiago Ramón y Cajal: Butterflies of the Soul

10:00pm to 12:00am
Speaker(s)
Javier DeFelipe, Instituto Cajal
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkDocumentary screening: Santiago Ramón y Cajal: Butterflies of the Soul10/22/2018 10:00 pm10/23/2018 12:00 amSingleton Auditorium, 46-3002
Oct
Mon
22
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Special Event

BCS Fall Undergraduate Dinner

10:00pm to 12:00am
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkBCS Fall Undergraduate Dinner10/22/2018 10:00 pm10/23/2018 12:00 am46-3015
Oct
Tue
23
The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Symposium

Picower Institute Fall 2018 Symposium: Frontiers in Neurotechnology

4:00am
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkPicower Institute Fall 2018 Symposium: Frontiers in Neurotechnology10/23/2018 4:00 am10/23/2018 4:00 amSingleton Auditorium, 46-3002
Oct
Tue
23
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Cog Lunch

Understanding Computation Through Low-Dimensional Dynamics with Recurrent Neural Networks | Understanding productivity inferences in children and models

4:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s)
Eli Pollock
Mika Braginsky
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkUnderstanding Computation Through Low-Dimensional Dynamics with Recurrent Neural Networks | Understanding productivity inferences in children and models10/23/2018 4:00 pm10/23/2018 5:00 pmMcGovern Seminar Room (46-3189)
Oct
Wed
24
Simons Center for the Social Brain
Seminar

SCSB Colloquium Series: A social-interactive neuroscience approach to understanding autism

8:00pm to 9:00pm
Speaker(s)
Elizabeth Redcay, Ph.D.
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkSCSB Colloquium Series: A social-interactive neuroscience approach to understanding autism10/24/2018 8:00 pm10/24/2018 9:00 pmSingleton Auditorium, 46-3002
Oct
Wed
24
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Special Seminar

Inspired by Ramón y Cajal: Rafael Yuste

10:00pm to 11:00pm
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkInspired by Ramón y Cajal: Rafael Yuste10/24/2018 10:00 pm10/24/2018 11:00 pmMIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Avenue
Oct
Thu
25
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Special Seminar

Exploration of Microbial Diversity to Discover Novel Molecular Technologies

8:00pm to 9:00pm
Speaker(s)
Feng Zhang, Ph.D.
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkExploration of Microbial Diversity to Discover Novel Molecular Technologies10/25/2018 8:00 pm10/25/2018 9:00 pmSingleton Auditorium (46-3002)
Oct
Fri
26
Center for Brains, Minds and Machines (CBMM)
Seminar

Brains, Minds and Machines Seminar Series: Body-Brain Interface: Neuroanatomical and Functional Insights from the Primate Insular Cortex

8:00pm to 9:00pm
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkBrains, Minds and Machines Seminar Series: Body-Brain Interface: Neuroanatomical and Functional Insights from the Primate Insular Cortex10/26/2018 8:00 pm10/26/2018 9:00 pmSingleton Auditorium (MIT 46-3002) - 43 Vassar Street, Cambridge MA 02139
Oct
Fri
26
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Seminar

The Molecular & Cellular Neuroscience (MCN) Program's Seminar Series. "General Anesthesia, Sleep and Pain".

8:00pm to 10:00pm
Speaker(s)
Dr. Fan Wang
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkThe Molecular & Cellular Neuroscience (MCN) Program's Seminar Series. "General Anesthesia, Sleep and Pain".10/26/2018 8:00 pm10/26/2018 10:00 pmPicower Seminar Room 46-3310
Oct
Tue
30
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Cog Lunch

Modeling Hierarchical Structure in Language with Neural Control | A rational model of syntactic bootstrapping | Learning to Learn Program Sketches from Examples

4:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s)
Peng Qian (Levy Lab)
Jon Gauthier (Levy/Tenenbaum Labs)
Maxwell Nye (Tenenbaum Lab)
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkModeling Hierarchical Structure in Language with Neural Control | A rational model of syntactic bootstrapping | Learning to Learn Program Sketches from Examples10/30/2018 4:00 pm10/30/2018 5:00 pmMcGovern Seminar Room (46-3189)
Oct
Tue
30
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Thesis Defense

Structured learning and inference with neural networks and generative models.

7:00pm to 8:30pm
Speaker(s)
Owen Lewis, Poggio Lab
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkStructured learning and inference with neural networks and generative models. 10/30/2018 7:00 pm10/30/2018 8:30 pmBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street, Singleton Auditorium and 3rd floor Atrium, Cambridge MA
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