How the brain works: Neuroscience and next-generation AI

The human brain has 80 billion neurons, or specialized electrically-active brain cells, and an equal number of other cells organized into circuits and systems that process information and give rise to cognition. Brain architectures, especially those of the cerebral cortex, are created during development but are also continuously shaped by plasticity and learning. Flexible reconfigurable networks are essential for dynamics of brain activity underlying cognition. Understanding the underlying computational principles is fundamental for understanding how the brain creates the mind, for mechanism-based treatment of brain disorders, and for next-generation AI aimed at efficient low-power computing that resembles human cognition.
Co-sponsored by: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Iowa State University
Speaker(s): Prof. Mriganka Sur, Mriganka Sur
Agenda:
1:10 PM – 2:00 PM Presentation
0114 Student Innovation Center , 606 Bissell Road, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States, 50011, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/484580