NSF Neuro 2007 Agenda

Brain Science at the Interface of Biological, Physical and Mathematical

Sciences, Computer Science, and Engineering:

Analysis of New Opportunities

Agenda

Sunday, March 4

6:00-8:00 PM		Reception (hors d'oeuvres, cash bar)
		Westin, Pinzimini Restaurant, Private Rooms, 1st Floor

Monday, March 5

Westin, Fitzgerald Ballroom D&E, 2nd Floor

8:00-8:15 AM	Welcome
	Arden Bement, Director, NSF
	Kathie Olsen, Deputy Director, NSF

8:15-8:30 AM Goals and Plan for the Workshop Chris Wood, Santa Fe Institute

8:30-9:30 AM Perspectives on Opportunities in Neuroscience Neuroethological and Developmental Mechanisms: Molecular and Cellular Approaches Eve Marder, Brandeis University Organization of Behavior: Emerging Principles Partha Mitra, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Plasticity, Learnin,g and Development Jay McClelland, Stanford University Signal Processing and its Development in the Brain Emery Brown, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

9:30-10:00 AM Break

10:00-10:45 AM Perspectives on Opportunities in Neuroscience Measuring the Brain: From Synapse to Thought Jonathan Sweedler, University of Illinois Cognitive Systems Across Levels of Analysis in Brain Systems Marcus Raichle, Washington University Biomimetics and the Neuron/Silicon Interface Ted Berger, University of Southern California

10:45-12:30 PM Breakout Sessions: Homework Presentations and Discussion Room assignments to be announced

12:30-2:00 PM Working Lunch

2:00-3:30 PM Breakout Sessions: Identify, Analyze, and Prioritize Opportunities

3:30-4:00 PM Break

4:00-6:00 PM Breakout Sessions: Identify, Analyze, and Prioritize Opportunities

6:30-8:30 PM Reception (hors d'oeuvres, cash bar) NSF Atrium/Front Page Grill

Tuesday, March 6

Westin, Fitzgerald Ballroom D&E, 2nd Floor 8:30-10:00 AM Prepare for Discussion with NSF Leadership

10:00-12:00 PM Discusssion Arden Bement, Director, NSF Kathie Olsen, Deputy Director, NSF NSF Assistant Directors

12:00-1:00 PM Working Lunch

1:00-3:00 PM Breakout Sessions: Report writing

3:00-3:30 PM Break

3:30-5:00 PM Read-back: Identify, Analyze, and Prioritize Opportunities

5:00 PM Adjourn