Dean of the College Presents
Navigation and the Neural Code:
The Intrinsic Geometric Structure of Place Cell Data
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
RKC 111
4:45 pm EST/GMT-5
4:45 pm EST/GMT-5
Nora Youngs
Harvey Mudd College
Harvey Mudd College
Navigation and spatial memory are two of the most vital functions of the brain. Without the ability to construct an internal map of our environment and remember how to get from one place to another, we would be lost (literally)! In 2014, the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine was awarded to John O'Keefe for the discovery of place cells, a particular type of neuron essential to spatial memory. In this talk, we will consider an algebraic method to store spatial information received from place cells, and explore ways to reconstruct topological features of a spatial environment from that stored data.
For more information, call 845-758-7266, or e-mail [email protected].
Time: 4:45 pm EST/GMT-5
Location: RKC 111