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All are invited to attend

1:15-3:30: Room 501 Goodman Cancer Research Centre (entrance through Bellini Bldg)
3:30-5:00: poster session / reception, Bellini 1st Floor Atrium

Guest Speakers:

Anmar Khadra, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ:
Mathematical modeling as a foundation for neuronal dynamics

Laurel Trainor, McMaster University:
Rhythm and prediction: Measuring neural oscillations in children and adults

Shimon Amir, Concordia University:
Circadian rhythms: From clock genes to behavior

Caroline Palmer, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ:
Group dynamics: Nonlinear interactions arising in joint coordination tasks

Andreas Daffertshofer, Vrije Univ of Amsterdam, COSMOS Network:
Neural oscillations and criticality in motor control

The interplay between structural and functional brain networks is an urgent topic in neuroscience. Functional connectivity is often defined through the phase synchronization between activities at different network nodes, assessed via MEG or EEG. In addition to phase, the node activities have marked amplitudes. I illustrate how these amplitudes can affect the phase dynamics by approximating the node dynamics as self-sustaining, weakly non-linear oscillators. The corresponding neural population model allows us to deduce a phase dynamics in the form of a weakly nonlinear, coupled (Kuramoto) network, well-understood for its capacity to (de-)synchronize. Based on evidence from motor control experiments, I argue that phase and amplitude are distinct information carriers in large-scale neural networks.

Trainee Poster Session / Wine and cheese Reception
3:30-5:00, Bellini Bldg, 1st Floor Atrium​​​​

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