[koglist] webinar by Jay McClelland

Brain-Mind Institute to launch with webinar by Distinguished Professor Jay McClelland, 24 October. www.brain-mind-institute.org MSU contacts: George Stockman, Prof. Emeritus of MSU/CSE (517-449-0342) John Weng, Prof. of Computer Science and Engineering (The following release should be put on the BMI website and should be released to appropriate channels in the MSU administration and publicity. ) ?How does the brain work, and how does the mind emerge? Perhaps the answers are at hand given the current progress in several scientific fields? Researchers interested in brain-mind science are forming a Brain-Mind Institute to foster better understanding of how the brain works and ?creates the mind?. Founding members of The Brain-Mind Institute are internationally known experts and invite others to join them in seeking a computational model of the brain consistent with knowledge from biology, neuroscience, psychology, but empowered by knowledge in computer science, electrical engineering, and mathematics. The BMI proposes to develop new interdisciplinary summer courses, hold summer workshops with panels, and prepare graduate students and researchers to understand foundational work in six fundamental disciplines ? biology , neuroscience, psychology, computer science, electrical engineering, and mathematics. (The BMI is in formation and has the goal of being a global institute and not a local MSU unit.) A Distinguished Speaker Series has been launched to begin BMI activities and will be broadcast live via webinars to those who register online. Webinars will begin October 24 with Prof. Jay McClelland, Director of The Center for Mind, Brain and Computation of Stanford University and following on October 31 with Mriganka Sur, Paul E. Newton Professor of Neuroscience at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The live broadcast will be from Michigan State University between 5 PM and 7 PM with moderated questions from text or email. Presentations will be available for later viewing by those who cannot participate in the live webinar. To follow the BMI on the web and to register for the webinars, www.brain-mind-institute.org gets you to the BMI web site with the current webinar schedule, talk abstracts, upcoming activities, and organization plans for the future. _______________________________________________ BMI mailing list BMI(a)lists.cse.msu.edu http://lists.cse.msu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/bmi To subscribe or unsubscribe go to http://lists.cse.msu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/bmi and enter your e-mail address in the provided box and confirm your action by responding the the e-mail sent by listserv.