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BE Seminar: “Neural Engineering and the Primate Brain: Working at the Electrical and Optical Interface” (Bijan Pesaran)

Moore 216 200 S. 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

This seminar will be held live and broadcast on zoom – link coming soon. Neural engineering is enjoying an era of transformative growth. Classical methods that dominated the neurosciences for decades are being replaced by powerful new technologies. In this talk, I will discuss how to engineer electrical and optical interfaces to the primate brain. […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Machine learning as tool and theory for computational neuroscience” (Ari Benjamin)

Goddrd 101

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Konrad Kording are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Ari Benjamin. Title "Machine learning as tool and theory for computational neuroscience", Date: Tuesday, June 7th Time: 3:00pm Location: Goddard 101 and in the Zoom room: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/92613907755?pwd=K21OU2Q4SUlKQkduelF6ZmVjalNOZz09 Meeting ID: 926 1390 7755 Passcode: 792713. The […]

BE Seminar: “Studying the Neural basis of Natural Spatial, Social and Acoustic Behaviors – in Freely Behaving and Flying Bats” (Michael Yartsev, UC Berkeley)

Glandt Forum, Singh Center for Nanotechnology 3205 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

This is a hybrid seminar that will take place in Glandt Forum (Singh Center) and via Zoom (check email for link and passcode). Our lab seeks to understand the neural basis of complex spatial, acoustic and social behaviors in mammals. To do so, we take a neuroethological approach that leverages the specialization of the bat […]

Grace Hopper Distinguished Lecture: “How Memory Guides Value-Based Decisions” (Daphna Shohamy, Columbia University)

Glandt Forum, Singh Center for Nanotechnology 3205 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

This distinguished lecture will be a hybrid event held in the Glandt Forum (Singh Center) and via Zoom. A light reception will follow the live lecture. Zoom link Passcode: 704696 "How Memory Guides Value-Based Decisions" From robots to humans, the ability to learn from experience turns a rigid response system into a flexible, adaptive one. […]

CNT/PHT Seminar: “The Future of Brain Interfacing” (Philip Sabes, Neuralink, UCSF)

Rubenstein Audtorium, Smilow Center for Translational Research

"The Future of Brain Interfacing" Brain interfacing holds immense promise, both for restoring lost sensory, motor or cognitive function and for the treatment of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders. The promise is driving a great deal of interest in brain interfacing technologies -- from researchers, industry, investors, and the public -- yet the clinical impact of […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “A robotic system for automated genetics of Caenorhabditis elegans” (John Zihao Li)

Greenberg Lounge (Room 114), Skirkanich Hall 210 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Christopher Fang-Yen are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of John Zihao Li. Title: A robotic system for automated genetics of Caenorhabditis elegans. Date: Thursday, November 30, 2023 Time: 2:00pm Location: Greenberg Lounge, 114 Skirkanich Hall Zoom Option: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/5692069917?pwd=M2tmSnV5QnZxakx5QVhLd0VDR2YzQT09 Meeting ID: 569 206 9917 Passcode: […]

BE Seminar: “Toward a multi-task, multi-source foundation model to advance large-scale neural data analysis” (Eva Dyer, Georgia Tech)

Raisler Lounge (Room 225), Towne Building 220 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Neuroscience datasets are expanding rapidly in both size and volume. However, integrating information across diverse datasets to form a unified understanding of brain function remains challenging. In this talk, I will discuss our initiatives to combine datasets from various tasks, brain regions, and species into a unified 'neurofoundation' model. This foundational model promises to enhance […]

BE Seminar: “A Task-Optimized Approach to Systems Neuroscience” (Aran Nayebi, MIT)

Wu and Chen Auditorium (Room 101), Levine Hall 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Note that this seminar will be held in Wu & Chen Auditorium (Levine 101). Humans and animals exhibit a range of interesting behaviors in complex environments, and it is unclear how the brain reformats dense sensory information to enable these behaviors. To gain traction on this problem, new recording paradigms now facilitate the ability to […]