UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE
             COMPUTER SCIENCE RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM

                            presents


            "Neuronal Computations: Dendrites at Work"

                    Dr. Benjamin Torben-Nielsen
      (Biocomputation Research Group, University of Hertfordshire)

                       7 October 2015 (Wednesday)
                          1 pm -2 pm

                  Hatfield, College Lane Campus
                       Seminar Room LF233

                  Everyone is Welcome to Attend

                  Refreshments will be available





Abstract:

Brain dynamics emerge from the collective dynamics of individual
neurons. Individual neurons can thus be viewed as the functional work
horses of the brain. Neurons are characterised by their hallmark,
tree-like appendages: the dendrites collect and integrate inputs from
other neurons while axons communicate the result of this dendritic
integration to other neurons.

In this presentation I'll briefly explain the basics of neuronal
computations and how computation in this context is intrinsically
intertwined with dendritic morphology and the spatio-temporal input
pattern. Then, I'll point to some open questions about brain dynamics at
the single neuron level. Lastly, I'l discuss topics where strong synergies
between computational neuroscience and computer science are possible.

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