NEUROCOGNITIVE NETWORKS 2010

will be held at Florida Atlantic University

on January 29-30, 2010

http://www.ccs.fau.edu/~bressler/NCNC10/NCNC10.html


 

Sponsored by the National Science Foundation

with support from the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

 

Neurocognitive Networks 2010 is a multi-disciplinary conference that aims to increase understanding of all aspects of neurocognitive networks.

 

There is growing evidence that cognitive brain function must be understood in terms of distributed, interacting systems. Recent advances in cognitive neuroscience have been made possible by analysis of the large-scale brain networks underlying cognition, or neurocognitive networks for short. The study of neurocognitive networks has provided new and exciting insights into brain function. Advances have come from the cooperative work of multiple disciplines, including functional neuroimaging, electrophysiology, network modeling, and cognitive science. An abiding lesson is that a synthesis of experimental, analytical, and theoretical approaches is required to understand neurocognitive networks, since no single discipline or methodology in itself is adequate.


The guiding principle for the conference is that progress can be made toward understanding the neural basis of cognition by cross-fertilization at the intersection of four contemporary research themes: (1) neuroimaging of neurocognitive network function; (2) electrophysiology of neurocognitive network dynamics; (3) computational modeling of neurocognitive networks; (4) theory of neurocognitive networks. The conference schedule will be organized according to this scheme, with one session for each theme.

 

Registration for Neurocognitive Networks 2010 is open to interested faculty and students, as well as those from the community-at-large. Seating is limited, and advanced registration is required for admission.