CVS Symposium: Computational foundations of perception and action

描述(申请人提供)：神经科学的一个基本目标是了解中枢神经系统如何将感觉信号转化为行为。这项工作的核心是理解向CNS提出的计算问题，以及CNS采用什么计算策略来解决这些问题。例如，对视觉皮层区域从感觉信号到神经元活动的映射的描述，只是该区域神经功能解释模型的一部分。对神经功能的充分理解需要了解神经元所嵌入的计算，以及它们的行为是如何由正在执行的计算驱动的，并与正在执行的计算相关。在过去的十年里，对感觉、知觉和感觉-运动加工的计算研究有了显著的增长。这项工作最引人注目的是，通用概念工具的融合应用，理解了从神经编码到决策的一切。视觉科学中心的第287届研讨会将汇集计算、神经生理学和心理物理学的研究人员，他们研究感觉和知觉加工问题的计算基础，从低级感觉编码到知觉和行动的高级方面，如线索整合、决策和感觉运动控制。研讨会的目标是为研究共同的基本计算原理提供一个论坛，这些基本原理是感觉系统许多看似不同的功能(以及它们的不同之处)的基础，并讨论如何将计算理论与潜在的机制联系起来，以获得对感知行为的更深层次理解。考虑到这一点，我们邀请了以某种方式将计算和实验方法结合在一起的演讲者。会议将集中于五个主题-感觉编码、多感觉整合、感觉-运动控制、决策和知觉学习和记忆。由于计算神经科学中一些最令人兴奋的工作是由年轻的研究人员完成的，我们在演讲者名单中包括了一些有前途的早期演讲者。我们认为，与该领域更成熟的领导人一起代表他们的声音将为讨论带来活力和新想法。我们还将为学生和博士后提供机会在海报会议上展示他们的工作，并将为希望参加并展示他们的工作的最好的学生和博士后提供竞争性的旅行奖学金。 与公共健康相关：在过去的十年里，对感觉、知觉和感觉-运动加工的计算研究有了显著的增长。这项工作最引人注目的是，通用概念工具的融合应用，理解了从神经编码到决策的一切。视觉科学中心的第28届研讨会将把计算、神经生理学和心理物理学的研究人员聚集在一起，他们研究感觉和感知加工问题的计算基础，从低水平的感觉编码到感知和行动的高级方面，如线索整合、决策和感觉运动控制。)

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A fundamental goal of neuroscience is to understand how the central nervous system transforms sensory signals into behavior. Central to this effort is understanding the computational problems posed to the CNS and what computational strategies the CNS employs to solve the problems. A description of the mapping from sensory signals to neuronal activity in an area of visual cortex, for example, is only one piece of an explanatory model of neural function in that area. A full understanding of the neural function requires understanding the computations in which the neurons are embedded and how their behavior is driven by and relates to the computations being performed. The past decade has seen a marked growth in computational studies of sensory, perceptual and sensori-motor processing. What is the most striking about this work is the converging application of common conceptual tools to understand everything from neural coding to decision-making. The 287th Symposium of the Center for Visual Science will bring computational, neurophysiological and psychophysical researchers together who study the computational foundations of problems in sensory and perceptual processing ranging from low-level sensory coding to higher-level aspects of perception and action such as cue integration, decision-making and sensorimotor control. The goal of the workshop is to provide a forum for investigating the common foundational computational principles that underlay the many seemingly different functions of sensory systems (and where they differ) and to discuss how to link computational theories to underlying mechanisms to gain a deeper understanding of perceptual behavior. With this in mind, we have invited speakers who bring together in some way computational and experimental approaches. Sessions will focus on five topics - sensory coding, multi-sensory integration, sensori-motor control, decision making, and perceptual learning and memory. Because some of the most exciting work in computational neuroscience is being done by young investigators, we have included in the speaker list a number of promising early career speakers. We believe that representing their voices along with more established leaders in the field will bring energy and new ideas into the discussion. We will also provide an opportunity for students and post-docs to present their work in poster sessions and will make competitive travel fellowships available to the best of the students and post-docs who wish to attend and present their work. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The past decade has seen a marked growth in computational studies of sensory, perceptual and sensori-motor processing. What is the most striking about this work is the converging application of common conceptual tools to understand everything from neural coding to decision-making. The 28th Symposium of the Center for Visual Science will bring computational, neurophysiological and psychophysical researchers together who study the computational foundations of problems in sensory and perceptual processing ranging from low-level sensory coding to higher-level aspects of perception and action such as cue integration, decision-making and sensorimotor control.)