U.S.-Chile Program Workshop on Theory and Methods of Cortical Dynamics; Pucon, Chile

0118406Gray本美洲项目奖将支持蒙大拿州立大学查尔斯·M·格雷博士和智利大学佩德罗·E·马尔多纳多博士组织的研讨会，该研讨会将于2002年3月在智利普肯举行。研讨会将侧重于协作皮质动力学的理论和实验基础，目的是讨论不同的和互补的方法来提高我们对大脑功能的理解。参与者将讨论描述和建模神经系统不同结构中的神经元活动的理论和经验方法，使用各种方法，从记录大量神经元的电生理技术到棘波训练的数学分析。这项活动的另一个好处是向来自美国和整个拉丁美洲的学生介绍用于检查皮质功能的系统、神经科学和技术的进步。

0118406GrayThis Americas Program award will support a workshop organized by Dr. Charles M. Gray, Montana State University, and Dr. Pedro E. Maldonado of the University of Chile, to be held in Pucon, Chile in March 2002. The workshop will focus on the theoretical and experimental foundations of cooperative cortical dynamics with the goal of discussing different and complementary approaches to improve our understanding of brain function.Participants will discuss theoretical and empirical approaches to characterizing and modeling neuronal activity in different structures of the nervous system, using a variety of methods ranging from electrophysiological techniques for the recording of large numbers of neurons to the mathematical analysis of spike trains. An added benefit of this activity will be the introduction of advances in systems neuroscience and techniques employed to examine cortical function to students from the U.S. and throughout Latin America.