Raw Science

Warning: these are unabashedly technical talks – raw science that may initially be difficult to digest. If you want to challenge your palate, choose from the following menu.

	The Neuroscientific Basis of Consciousness Susan Greenfield May 22, 2009 Baroness Susan Greenfield is a British scientist, writer, broadcaster and a member of the House of Lords. She is known as a popularizer of science,... View
	Selectivity and Symmetry in the Function of the Cerebral Cortex Horace Barlow May 15, 2009 Horace Barlow is a British visual neuroscientist who has done much work towards understanding human vision and consciousness, beginning with... View
	Cognitive Science 200: The Temporal Dynamics of Learning Professor: Gary Cottrell April 13 - June 8, 2007 Cognitive Science 200 is an interdisciplinary seminar of changing topics used as a mechanism for Ph.D. students in the Interdisciplinary Ph.D.... View
	Cognitive Science 200: Large-Scale Problems in Neuroscience Professor: Patricia Churchland January 12 - March 16, 2007 Neuro Enigmas II: Large-Scale Problems in Neuroscience Spectacular progress notwithstanding, many fundamental problems in... View
	Intrinsic Neuronal Oscillation in CNS Function Rodolfo Llinás April 18, 2007 Rodolfo Llinás, a founding father of modern brain science, is the Thomas and Suzanne Murphy Professor of Neuroscience and Chairman of the Department... View
	Indeterminacy and Image Improvement in Snake Infrared “Vision” J. Leo van Hemmen March 13, 2007 J. Leo van Hemmen is Professor of Theoretical Biophysics at the Technical University of Munich. His research focuses on mathematical understanding of... View
	Society of Fellows Distinguished Lecturer Series: Simple Thoughts About Complex Genomes Sydney Brenner January 25, 2007 Sydney Brenner, distinguished research professor at the Salk Institute and recipient of the 2002 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine will speak on... View
	Multi-level Brain Modeling September 29, 2006 "In order to understand such a very complex system like the brain, we need to have techniques for being able to probe the brain." An... View
	Statistical Mechanics of the Neocortex Jack Cowan January 18, 2006 Jack Cowan is Professor of Mathematics and Neurology at The University of Chicago. His research is concerned with understanding how circuits in the... View
	Geometric Visual Hallucinations Jack Cowan January 17, 2006 Jack Cowan is Professor of Mathematics and Neurology at The University of Chicago. His research is concerned with understanding how circuits in the... View