Overview:

The Neural Coding Workshop in Plymouth will bring together leading specialists in brain modeling, physics of living systems, experimental neuroscience and engineering to discuss the latest experimental and theoretical results on neural coding and to develop new insights into the principles of information processing in the brain. The aim of this workshop is to stimulate a novel more integrated approach to the study of neural coding.

As for previous workshops in Prague, Versailles and Osaka, this will be a single track event with ample time for informal discussions in a convivial atmosphere. Sessions include 30 min. oral presentations, brief 3 min oral presentations of posters, and poster presentations. There will be approximately 40 oral and 40 poster presentations.

Date: Monday 10 - Friday 14 September 2001
Location: Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom
Email: ncws2001@plymouth.ac.uk
www: http://www.tech.plym.ac.uk/ncws2001
Sponsors
The organisers are grateful to following organisations for their financial support:
 
The Wellcome Trust
The British Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC, GR/R53456/01)
The Faculty of Technology
University of Plymouth

Organising Committee
    Guido Bugmann (Chair, Plymouth)  email , www
    Roman Borisyuk (Plymouth & Moscow)  email, www
    Michael Denham (Plymouth) email, www
    Petr Lansky (Prague) email, www
    Barry Richmond (Washington) email, www
    John Rinzel (New York) email, www
    Jean-Pierre Rospars (Versailles) email, www
    Shunsuke Sato (Osaka) email, www

Programme Overview:
 
Sunday 9
18.00 - 19.00 Registration
19.00 - ... Welcome reception
Monday 10
8.30 - 17.00 Scientific programme
17.45 - 18.30 Reception by the Lord Mayor of Plymouth
19.00 - ...  Dinner on the boat
Tuesday 11
8.30 - 17.30  Scientific programme
18.00 - 20.00  Visit of the former laboratory of Alan L. Hodgkin 
20.00 - ...  Dinner at Royal Corinthian Yacht Club
Wednesday 12
8.30 - 12.30  Scientific programme
14.00 - 18.00  Excursion at  The Eden Project
19.00 - ...  Conference dinner at the Trenython Manor
Thursday 13
8.30 - 18.00  Scientific programme
19.00 - ...  Dinner at the National Marine Aquarium
Friday 14
8.30 - 13.00  Scientific programme
13.30 - 14.30.  Lunch 
14.30 End