Building a bridge to biological neural network. A bridge from artificial neural network to biological brain To know what happens in our brain. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The MAIN MEETING is organized in a single track, and consists of both oral and poster sessions. Some oral presentations are invited (see below), while others are selected based on short submitted abstracts. Poster presentations are also selected from the submitted abstracts. but are not limited to The hippocampal formation is believed to play a central role in memory functions related to the representation of events The special sessions will consist of both invited and contributed papers. Unlike the main NIPS conference, identities of authors do not need to be removed from the extended abstracts. PhD Course: Robotics, Cognition and Interaction Technologies =96 XXV =Cycle Research Themes Proposed by the Department of Robotics, Brain and Cognitive Sciences Eight PhD positions are available at the Robotics, Brain = and Cognitive Sciences Department (RBCS) of the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) within the Doctoral Course =93Robotics, Cognition and Interaction Technologies=94. The Robotics, Brain and Cognitive Science department directed by Professor Giulio Sandini, is a multidisciplinary community of scientists sharing research interests and contributing jointly to the emerging field of human centered research and technologies with a focus on learning and development and, in general, on the dynamics of knowledge acquisition and update in the framework of goal directed actions. Among the Senior Scientists coordinating RBCS research activities are Franco Bertora (Brain Imaging), Luciano Fadiga (Brain Machine Interface), Giorgio Metta (Cognitive Robotics), Pietro Morasso (Motor Learning and Robot Rehabilitation), Concetta Morrone (Visuo-haptic Perception), Stefano Panzeri (Brain Signal Analysis), Thierry Pozzo (Physiology of Action and Perception),. Collaborations with international research centers and industries is carried out throught formalized projects and teaching-oriented international networks. RBCS is the home of the iCub humanoid robot (www.icub.org). More information about RBCS research: http://www.iit.it/en/robotics-brain-and-cognitive-sciences.html Within the department's Research Agenda, proposals for PhD fellowships are accepted with reference to three main streams: to biological nn what's in my mind is no need to review judging from the quolity of your paper presented in CDOYBUS the title I need your opinion on many diverse topics such as waste management, sewage treatment, control of greenhouse gas emissions, biodegradation of materials, efficient energy use or use of renewable energies to name but a few. just name a few Computational models of saliency, attention, Let's skip the cliche "but not limited to..." two => one is how we apply, the other is to know what happens in our brain Although the field of neuroscience is multidisciplinary, it is seldom interdisciplinary because it is difficult for individuals to integrate information across different levels of analysis (e.g. from behavioral to molecular). However, a true understanding of the brain will ultimately require such an interdisciplinary approach, and Intelligent systems do not necessarily have to exhibit human or animal- like intelligence. Intelligent behavior can also be found in everyday devices such as a DVR or handheld devices such as a MP3-Player which learn from the human who is operating the device. as Marc Ebner wrote in CFP of EvoIntelligence 1 Nature Inspired Methods for Intelligent Systems