Neuroscience meets Neurotechnology
ELSC-BLBT Joint Workshop
Mishkenot Shaananim, Jerusalem, December 11 - 13, 2013

Session 1: Introduction - http://youtu.be/uRX6PI7c15Y
Eilon Vaadia: Greetings and overview over ELSC
Ad Aertsen and Wolfram Burgard: Overview over Brain Links-Brain Tools

Session 2: Circuitry - http://youtu.be/hpw8Am80ITo
Moderator: Alex Binshtok, ELSC
Mickey London (ELSC). Noise, gain, ping-pong and one little channel in between.
Marlene Bartos (BLBTs). Distance-dependent inhibition - a new mechanisms facilitating neuronal network synchronization
David Kleinfeld (UC San Diego). Breathing: The master clock for orofacial rhythms?

Session 3: Motor System - http://youtu.be/vCSY8Rt79c0
Moderator: Hagai Bergman, ELSC
Roger Lemon (University College London). Mirror neurons, motor commands and movement: new insights into corticospinal function
Yifat Prut (ELSC). Thalamocortical interactions in the motor system: circuitry and behavior
Carsten Mehring (Imperial College, London). Motor skill learning and the effect of transcranial alternating current on movement decisions
Mati Joshua (UC San Francisco). Vigor and choice in the smooth pursuit eye movement system

Session 4: Theory - http://youtu.be/ZINsCxUsRs8
Moderator: Ariel Furstenberg, ELSC
Larry Abbott (Columbia University). Two Predictive Systems: The Electrosensory Lobe of Electric Fish and the Mushroom Body in Flies
Yoram Burak (ELSC). Short-term memory in stochastic neural networks
Arvind Kumar (BLBT). Dynamics in the striatum activity and its relationship to the dynamics of Parkinson's disease