Program

 

 

Monday September 2nd

 

15:00-15:15 Welcome

 

15:15-16:00  D. Plenz, NIH Bethesda,

                      Neuronal avalanches at identified pyramidal cell resolution

 

16:00-16:45     T. Geisel, MPI Goettingen,

                         Transitions to Criticality in Neural Systems with Dynamic Synapses

16:45-17:15       Coffee break

 

17:15-18:00   M. Munoz,

                      Brain architecture, Griffiths phases, and the stretching of criticality

 

 

Tuesday September 3rd

 

9:30-10:15      M. Herrmann, Edinburgh University,

                       Critical Brains for Critical Agents

 

10:15-11:00     H.J. Herrmann, ETH Zuerich,

                        SOC-model for brain activity and multi-task learning

 

11:00-11:30      Coffee break

 

11:30-12:15      R. Stoop, ETH  & University of Zuerich,

                          TBA

 

12:15-13:00      E. Hugues, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona,

                         How connectivity and dynamics shape the spontaneous activity of the brain

 

Lunch

 

16:00-16:45     M. Copelli, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife,

Self-Organized Criticality and Neuronal Avalanches in SIRS Networks with Depressing     Synapses

 

16:45-17:30     V. Pasquale, Italian Institute of Technology,  Genova

Exploring the link between criticality and neuronal network connectivity:  models and experiments

 

17:30-18:00   Coffee break

 

18:00-18:45       N. Srinivasa, HRL Laboratories , Malibu

                      Synaptic Plasticity Enables Adaptive Self-Tuning Critical Networks

 

18:45-19:05       J. Orlandi, Universitat de Barcelona,

                       Noise focusing: unfolding coherent activity in neuronal cultures

         

 

Wednesday September 4th

 

9:30-10:15       V. Hakim, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris,

Neurons in networks: stochastic dynamics, synchronization, oscillations    and waves

 

10:15-11:00       A. de Candia, University of Naples Federico II,

Non-equilibrium critical point between replay and non-replay of spatio-temporal         patterns

 

11:00-11:30    Coffee break

 

11:30-12:15    C. Leibold, University of Munich,

A Model for Phase Precession in Medial Entorhinal Cortex: Self-Organization of     Coupled Neuronal Oscillators

 

12:15-13:00       A. Mazzoni, Italian Institute of Technology,  Genova

                      Spike timing in rat somatosensory cortex contributes to behavior

 

Tour    &   dinner

 

 

Thursday September 5th

 

9:30-10:15  E. Niebur, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,

Balanced Excitation and Inhibition Underlie Criticality in Neural Populations: A Computational Study

 

10:15-11:00 F. Lombardi, ETH Zuerich,

Balance between excitation and inhibition controls  the temporal  organization of neuronal avalanches

 

11:00-11:30 Coffee break

 

11:30-12:15 M. Shanahan, Imperial College London,

                     How Much Metastability Is Good for the Brain?

 

 

12:15-13:00 S. Stramaglia, University of Bari,

The Ising model on a brain network maximizes Information Transfer at criticality

 

Lunch

 

16:00-16:45 D. Chialvo, CONICET, Buenos Aires,

                     Criticality in brain’s physics and mind dynamics

 

16:45-17:30 P. Expert, King’s College London,

                     Homological backbone of the psychedelic brain

 

17:30-18:00 Coffee break

 

18:00-18:45 E. Tagliazzucchi, Goethe University, Frankfurt,

                     Intrinsic brain activity during sleep and wakefulness

 

18:45-19:05 R. Carhart-Harris, Imperial College London,

What can brain imaging with  psychedelic drugs teach us about how the    brain works?

 

Friday September 6th

 

9:30-10:15       H. Jensen, Imperial College London,

                    Self-Organised (near to) Criticality

 

10:15-11:00     R. Wedemann, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro & Imperial       College London,  A Neural Network Model of Memory Associativity in Emergent Neurotic Mental Behavior

 

11:00-11:30     Coffee break

 

11:30-11:50     M. Jedynak, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona,

                     Mesoscopic brain activity in the presence of stochastic and periodic inputs

 

11:50-12:10     V. Priesemann, MPI Frankfurt,

Self-Organized Criticality as a Universal Brain State from Wakefulness to     Deep Sleep?

 

12:10-12:30     F. Peliz Pinto Teixeira, Imperial College London,

                     Network Evolution To Criticality

 

Closing

 

All 45’ talks include 10’ questions and discussions. All 20’ talks include 5’ questions and discussion.

 

Mon 2

 

Tues 3

Wed    4

Thu 5

 

Fri 6

 

9:30-10:15

M.Herrmann

V.Hakim

E.Niebur

9:30

10:15

H.Jensen

 

10:15-11:00

H.J.Herrmann

A.de Candia

F.Lombardi

10:15

11:00

R.Wedemann

11:00-11:30

Coffee break

Coffee break

Coffee break   

11:00

11:30

Coffee break

11:30-12:15

R.Stoop

C.Leibold

M.Shanahan

11:30

11:50

M. Jedynak

12:15-13:00

E.Hugues

A.Mazzoni

S.Stramaglia

11:50

12:10

V. Priesemann

 

 

 

 

12:10

12:30

F.Peliz Pinto Teixeira

                       

Lunch

Closing

15:00-15:15 

Welcome

16:0016:45

M.Copelli

 

  Tour &   dinner

D.Chialvo

 

15:15-16:00     

 D.Plenz

16:45-17:30

V.Pasquale

P.Expert

16:00-16:45

 T.Geisel

17:30-18:00

Coffee break

Coffee break

16:45-17:15

Coffee break

18:00-18:45

N.Srinivasa

 

E.Tagliazzucchi

17:15-18:00

M.Munoz

18:45-19:05

J. Orlandi

R.Carhart-Harris