Urania and Berlin Brains on Tour: The Neuro-Abacus - How Mathematics Helps to Understand the Brain

Description

The brain is a complex and dynamic system. Individual nerve cells can be well modeled mathematically. But what emerges from the interaction of millions of cells? And where in the brain is information encoded? Does each cell process its own, or does it arise from the activity of local cell assemblies, in higher-level regions or areas? Tilo Schwalger and Nils Greven develop mathematical methods to investigate fundamental mechanisms of cognitive functions across all levels and scales. They present theoretical models they have developed, how they use them to draw conclusions about the mechanisms of information processing and storage, and how their methods can be used beyond that. Prof. Dr. Tilo Schwalger, Junior Professor and Head of the Data Assimilation in Neuroscience Working Group, Technical University of Berlin Nils Greven - PhD student in the Data Assimilation in Neuroscience Working Group, Technical University of Berlin Moderation: Dr. Jochen Müller Berlin Brains is a joint event series by: Urania Berlin, Stiftung Planetarium Berlin, Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin, Einstein Center for Neurosciences Berlin, Cluster of Excellence NeuroCure and Science of Intelligence, Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institut, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Collaborative Research Center SFB 1315, SFB Transregio TRR 295 ReTune and SFB TRR 384 IN-CODE

Highlights

• Lecture by Prof. Dr. Tilo Schwalger and Nils Greven
• Mathematical models for investigating cognitive functions
• Moderation by Dr. Jochen Müller

General Information

The event explores how mathematics helps to understand the brain and its information processing. Experts present their theoretical models and discuss their application in neuroscience.

Location

Prenzlauer Allee 80, 10405 Berlin, Germany

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