Journal Club "Learning and Memory"

We will discuss the latest research results in learning and memory at the systems level. Each session will consist of either a presentation based on a published article or a research talk. Presentations will be given by one participant and will be followed by a group discussion. Research talks will be given by members of the computational neuroscience group or external invited guests. Some meetings will be held via video conferencing with participants from the USA. To accommodate the schedule of external participants, some meetings might have to be moved to a different date and time. The topics to be discussed will focus on the functional role of the mammalian hippocampus in spatial navigation and episodic memory. They will cover a diverse set of approaches: electrophysiology, imaging, computational modeling, and robotics. Students will select articles to present in consultation with the instructor.

Assessment: presentation in class

Course material: available on Trello (trello.com/b/ETW0pTnY)

Capacity: max. 15 students

Enrollment: eCampus

Lecturers

Details

Course type
Seminars
Credits
3 CP
Term
Summer Term 2024

Requirements

Advanced knowledge of learning and memory

Contact: Prof. Sen Cheng, NB 3/33, sen.cheng@rub.de
Office hours: Thursdays 14:00-15:00 (Cheng)


About the INI

The Institut für Neuroinformatik (INI) is a research unit of the Faculty of Computer Science at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum. Its scientific goal is to understand the fundamental principles through which organisms generate behavior and cognition while linked to their environments through sensory and effector systems. Inspired by our insights into such natural cognitive systems, we seek new solutions to problems of information processing in artificial cognitive systems. We draw from a variety of disciplines that include experimental psychology and neurophysiology as well as machine learning, neural artificial intelligence, computer vision, and robotics.

Contact

Universitätsstr. 150, Building NB, Room 3/32
D-44801 Bochum, Germany

Tel: (+49) 234 32-28967
Fax: (+49) 234 32-14210

sekretariat@ini.rub.de
www.ini.rub.de