Perception and behavior in a variable world

13.30 – 13.40: Matthew Self – introduction

Block 1: Building blocks of perception and behavior.

13.40 – 14.10
Enny van Beest (NIN/UCL) – The role of basal ganglia pathways in perceptual decisions.

14.10 – 14.40
Aleksandra Badura (Erasmus) – The role of hind and midbrain inhibition in autism-like behaviors.

14.40 – 15.10
Huib Mansvelder (CNCR) – Cortical neuronal diversity supporting human cognition.

15.10-15.30: Coffee Break

Block 2: Perception in a variable world

15.30 – 16.00
Uta Noppeney (RU) – Solving the causal inference problem.

16:00 – 16.30
Conrado Bosman (UvA) – Exploring the influence of behavior and sleep deprivation on cortical neuronal Variability. 1

6:30 – 17:00
Fritjof Helmchen (UZH) – Behavior-relevant top-down cross-modal predictions in mouse neocortex.

17.00 – 17.30: Networking/drinks.

On behalf of the organisers,

Enny van Beest & Pieter Roelfsema