Druckmann, Shaul

<p>Jan 23, 2018 12:32 PM shauld@stfd</p>

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MBC lecture on Feb 5, Monday &nbsp;2018. 5:10PM. &nbsp;Now asst prof at Stfd.</p>

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from his bio at Janelia: &nbsp;</p>

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&nbsp;two salient aspects of neural circuit architecture: high dimensional representations and recurrent connections;</p>

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neuronal representation and dynamics in overcomplete recurrent neural networks. Such networks occur when a large number of neurons represent the information coming through a much smaller number of input channels (axons). We strive to understand the operation of such networks. These two features, a high ratio of over-completeness and numerous lateral connections, are perhaps the two most defining features of cortex, yet are also those that are most unintuitive for us (or maybe just me) to interpret. As humans we can naturally imagine and understand sequential processes that occur in separate channels but have a much harder time contemplating recurrent processes that are distributed among many interacting elements. Yet as fate would have it, this seems to be one of the organizing principles of the brain.&nbsp;</p>

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