KITP Program: Anatomy, Development, and Evolution of the Brain http://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/ KITP Program: Anatomy, Development, and Evolution of the Brain KITP Program: Anatomy, Development, and Evolution of the Brain en-us © 2008 by the individual authors doug@kitp.ucsb.edu webmaster@kitp.ucsb.edu Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:48:17 -0700 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:48:17 -0700 Education http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 240 Comparative Network Analysis of Neurological Disorders to Focus the Genome-wide Search for Autism Gene Candidates http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/wall/ Dennis Wall, Harvard Med. (Dennis Wall, Harvard Med.) Dennis Wall, Harvard Med. http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/wall/ Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:30:00 -0700 42:02 Population and Quantitative Genetics as Tools for Probing Brain Evolution http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/rockman/ Matt Rockman, Princeton & KITP (Matt Rockman, Princeton & KITP) Matt Rockman, Princeton & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/rockman/ Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:00:00 -0700 1:01:35 Gene Networks and the Evolution of Behavior http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/greenspan/ Ralph Greenspan, Neurosciences Inst. & KITP (Ralph Greenspan, Neurosciences Inst. & KITP) Ralph Greenspan, Neurosciences Inst. & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/greenspan/ Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:30:00 -0700 1:34:50 Videoconference - Evolution of the Animal Central Nervous System: From Platynereis to Vertebrates http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/arendt/ Detlev Arendt, EMBL, Heidelberg (Detlev Arendt, EMBL, Heidelberg) Detlev Arendt, EMBL, Heidelberg http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/arendt/ Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0700 1:17:47 'Tree Thinking' and the Evolutionary Origins of Phototransduction in Animals http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/oakley/ Todd Oakley, UCSB (Todd Oakley, UCSB) Todd Oakley, UCSB http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/oakley/ Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:30:00 -0700 1:17:20 Developmental Bases of Species Differences in Brain Region Size http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/striedter/ Georg Striedter, UCI & KITP (Georg Striedter, UCI & KITP) Georg Striedter, UCI & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/striedter/ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:30:00 -0700 1:06:53 Eye Evolution: Physics Meets Biology http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/fernald/ Russell Fernald, Stanford (Russell Fernald, Stanford) Russell Fernald, Stanford http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/fernald/ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:00:00 -0700 1:02:39 The Evolution of the Insect Nerve Cord: Patterns and Pressures http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/niven/ Jeremy Niven, Univ. Cambridge & KITP (Jeremy Niven, Univ. Cambridge & KITP) Jeremy Niven, Univ. Cambridge & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/niven/ Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:30:00 -0700 1:18:06 What Cross-Phylum Convergence in Higher Brain Centers Reveals About Universal Features of Brain Organization http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/farris/ Sarah Farris, West Virginia Univ. & KITP (Sarah Farris, West Virginia Univ. & KITP) Sarah Farris, West Virginia Univ. & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/farris/ Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:00:00 -0700 1:13:57 Genetic Architecture of the Zebrafish Visual System http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/baier/ Herwig Baier, UCSF & KITP (Herwig Baier, UCSF & KITP) Herwig Baier, UCSF & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/baier/ Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:30:00 -0700 1:15:29 Evolution of the Synapse http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/kosik/ Kenneth Kosik, UCSB & KITP (Kenneth Kosik, UCSB & KITP) Kenneth Kosik, UCSB & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/kosik/ Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:15:00 -0700 1:04:50 A Hypothesis for the Core Function of Sleep: Tuning for Criticality http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/pearlmutter/ Barak Pearlmutter, Univ. Ireland & KITP (Barak Pearlmutter, Univ. Ireland & KITP) Barak Pearlmutter, Univ. Ireland & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/pearlmutter/ Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:30:00 -0700 42:05 A Rapidly Evolved RNA Gene May Have Played a Role in the Evolution of the Cerebral Cortex http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/haussler/ David Haussler, UCSC (David Haussler, UCSC) David Haussler, UCSC http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/haussler/ Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:30:00 -0700 1:16:50 Why Bigger Is Not Necessarily Better: Cellular Scaling Rules for Mammalian Brains http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/herculanohouzel/ Suzana Herculano-Houzel, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro & KITP (Suzana Herculano-Houzel, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro & KITP) Suzana Herculano-Houzel, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/herculanohouzel/ Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:00:00 -0700 1:28:19 The Evolution of Primate Brains and Primate Sensory and Motor Systems http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/kaas/ Jon Kaas, Vanderbilt Univ. (Jon Kaas, Vanderbilt Univ.) Jon Kaas, Vanderbilt Univ. http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/kaas/ Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:00:00 -0700 1:11:33 How the brain deals with cognitive novelty and cognitive routines http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/goldberg/ Elkhonon Goldberg, NY Univ. of Medicine & KITP (Elkhonon Goldberg, NY Univ. of Medicine & KITP) Elkhonon Goldberg, NY Univ. of Medicine & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/goldberg/ Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:30:00 -0700 52:54 Long-distance cortical connections http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/rockland/ Kathy Rockland, RIKEN & KITP (Kathy Rockland, RIKEN & KITP) Kathy Rockland, RIKEN & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/rockland/ Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:30:00 -0700 49:57 Visual cortex maps, feedback connections and apical dendrites http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/swindale/ Nick Swindale, UBC & KITP (Nick Swindale, UBC & KITP) Nick Swindale, UBC & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/swindale/ Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:30:00 -0700 50:39 Universal Properties of Axonal and Dendritic Arbors http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/stevens/ Chuck Stevens, Salk Inst. & KITP (Chuck Stevens, Salk Inst. & KITP) Chuck Stevens, Salk Inst. & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/stevens/ Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:00:00 -0700 1:53:09 Energy Efficiency and the Design of Brains http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/laughlin/ Simon Laughlin, Univ. Cambridge & KITP (Simon Laughlin, Univ. Cambridge & KITP) Simon Laughlin, Univ. Cambridge & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/laughlin/ Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:00:00 -0700 1:35:39 Predicting deviations from optimality and applications to neuroanatomy http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/depolavieja/ Gonzalo de Polavieja, Univ. Autonoma & KITP (Gonzalo de Polavieja, Univ. Autonoma & KITP) Gonzalo de Polavieja, Univ. Autonoma & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/depolavieja/ Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:30:00 -0700 56:02 What can we learn from synaptic weight distributions? http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/hakim/ Vincent Hakim, ENS & KITP (Vincent Hakim, ENS & KITP) Vincent Hakim, ENS & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/hakim/ Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:00:00 -0700 48:39 The importance of neuronal diversity in complex cognitive tasks http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/fusi/ Stefano Fusi, Columbia & KITP (Stefano Fusi, Columbia & KITP) Stefano Fusi, Columbia & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/fusi/ Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:30:00 -0700 40:59 Exploring the Diversity of Neural Circuit Components http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/smith/ Stephen Smith, Stanford Univ (Stephen Smith, Stanford Univ) Stephen Smith, Stanford Univ http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/smith/ Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:45:00 -0700 1:21:55 Combinatorics and Brain Complexity: Understanding Neuronal Diversity Through Large-Scale Gene Expression Analysis http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/lein/ Ed Lein, Allen Inst. (Ed Lein, Allen Inst.) Ed Lein, Allen Inst. http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/lein/ Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:00:00 -0700 1:14:51 Biology: what's the problem? A levels perspective http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/bell/ Anthony Bell, UCB & KITP (Anthony Bell, UCB & KITP) Anthony Bell, UCB & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/bell/ Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:45:00 -0700 1:13:29 Neural decision boundaries for maximal information transmission http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/sharpee/ Tanya Sharpee, Salk Inst. & KITP (Tanya Sharpee, Salk Inst. & KITP) Tanya Sharpee, Salk Inst. & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/sharpee/ Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:30:00 -0700 47:10 From Neuronal Circuit Reconstructions to Principles of Brain Design http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/chklovskii/ Dmitri Chklovskii, Howard Hughes Med. Inst. & KITP (Dmitri Chklovskii, Howard Hughes Med. Inst. & KITP) Dmitri Chklovskii, Howard Hughes Med. Inst. & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/chklovskii/ Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:45:00 -0700 1:29:39 New Methods for Revealing and Manipulating Highly Specific Neural Circuits http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/callaway/ Edward Callaway, Salk (Edward Callaway, Salk) Edward Callaway, Salk http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/callaway/ Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:00:00 -0700 1:21:55 The Other 4 % of Cortex: Blood Flow, Vascular Dynamics, and Progress toward the Angiotome http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/kleinfeld/ David Kleinfeld, UCSD & KITP (David Kleinfeld, UCSD & KITP) David Kleinfeld, UCSD & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/kleinfeld/ Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:45:00 -0700 1:25:40 The Computational Challenges of Connectomics http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/seung/ Sebastian Seung, MIT (Sebastian Seung, MIT) Sebastian Seung, MIT http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/seung/ Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:00:00 -0700 1:27:13 Automating neuron reconstruction from 3D microscopy images http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/stepanyants/ Armen Stepanyants, Northeastern & KITP (Armen Stepanyants, Northeastern & KITP) Armen Stepanyants, Northeastern & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/stepanyants/ Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:30:00 -0700 1:01:19 Inference and Analysis of Networks from Functional Brain Imaging http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/cecchi/ Guillermo Cecchi, IBM Research (Guillermo Cecchi, IBM Research) Guillermo Cecchi, IBM Research http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/cecchi/ Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:00:00 -0700 34:04 Dynamics in the grid cell network and the code for position in the rat brain http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/fiete_i/ Ila Fiete, Caltech & KITP (Ila Fiete, Caltech & KITP) Ila Fiete, Caltech & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/fiete_i/ Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:30:00 -0700 49:56 On statistical interactions in networks http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/nemenman/ Ilya Nemenman, LANL & KITP (Ilya Nemenman, LANL & KITP) Ilya Nemenman, LANL & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/nemenman/ Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:30:00 -0700 42:28 Models and Controls of Stem/Progenitor Cell Proliferation in the Developing and Adult CNS http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/nowakowski/ Richard Nowakowski, UMDNJ-RWJMS (Richard Nowakowski, UMDNJ-RWJMS) Richard Nowakowski, UMDNJ-RWJMS http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/nowakowski/ Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:00:00 -0700 1:19:09 Higher Order LIM Complexes and Cell Fate Specification http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/pfaff/ Sam Pfaff, Salk Inst. (Sam Pfaff, Salk Inst.) Sam Pfaff, Salk Inst. http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/pfaff/ Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:00:00 -0700 1:10:40 Genetic Control of Motor Axon Circuitry: A Noisy Computation http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/luria/ Victor Luria, Columbia & KITP (Victor Luria, Columbia & KITP) Victor Luria, Columbia & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/luria/ Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:15:00 -0700 48:01 Neurotrophin-induced Plasticity in the Developing Visual System: From Axons and Dendrites to Synapses http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/cohencory/ Susana Cohen-Cory, UCI (Susana Cohen-Cory, UCI) Susana Cohen-Cory, UCI http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/cohencory/ Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:30:00 -0700 38:13 Innate Immune Regulation http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/lemke/ Greg Lemke, Salk Institute (Greg Lemke, Salk Institute) Greg Lemke, Salk Institute http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/lemke/ Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:00:00 -0700 59:39 Gene Networks in Animal Development http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/levine/ Mike Levine, UC Berkeley (Mike Levine, UC Berkeley) Mike Levine, UC Berkeley http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/levine/ Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:00:00 -0700 1:14:41 Development of brain maps: Sperry versus Hebb http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/koulakov/ Alex Koulakov, Cold Spring Harbor Lab & KITP (Alex Koulakov, Cold Spring Harbor Lab & KITP) Alex Koulakov, Cold Spring Harbor Lab & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/koulakov/ Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:30:00 -0700 41:56 But what do they see? Functional consequences of abnormal visual system topography in ephrin-A-/- mice http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/rodger/ Jenny Rodger, Univ. W. Australia & KITP (Jenny Rodger, Univ. W. Australia & KITP) Jenny Rodger, Univ. W. Australia & KITP http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/rodger/ Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:30:00 -0700 36:14 The Role of Ephrins and Structured Retinal Activity in the Development of Visual Map Topography http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/feldheim/ David Feldheim, UCSC (David Feldheim, UCSC) David Feldheim, UCSC http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/feldheim/ Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:00:00 -0700 1:34:07 Genes and Symmetries in Visual Cortex Development http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/wolf/ Fred Wolf (Fred Wolf) Fred Wolf http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/wolf/ Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:30:00 -0700 52:47 Oscillatory Synchronization and Information Coding in the Olfactory System http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/bazhenov/ Maxim Bazhenov (Maxim Bazhenov) Maxim Bazhenov http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/bazhenov/ Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:45:00 -0700 38:43 Three Theoretical Problems Motivated by Recent Birdsong Experiments http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/greenside/ Henry Greenside (Henry Greenside) Henry Greenside http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/greenside/ Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:00:00 -0700 45:09 Brain Circuit Reconstruction by Sectioning Electron Microscope http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/denk/ Winfried Denk, MPI-Heidelberg (Winfried Denk, MPI-Heidelberg) Winfried Denk, MPI-Heidelberg http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/denk/ Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:00:00 -0700 1:19:15 Rules Governing the Elaboration of Dendritic Arbors http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/cline/ Holly Cline, Cold Spring Harbor (Holly Cline, Cold Spring Harbor) Holly Cline, Cold Spring Harbor http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/cline/ Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:00:00 -0700 1:04:38 Cortical Maps: Fourier Approach to Optical Imaging http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/kalatsky/ Val Kalatsky, Univ of Houston (Val Kalatsky, Univ of Houston) Val Kalatsky, Univ of Houston http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/kalatsky/ Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:00:00 -0700 51:02 Neural Plasticity in an Unconventional Animal System, the Songbird http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/devoogd/ Tim DeVoogd, Cornell Univ (Tim DeVoogd, Cornell Univ) Tim DeVoogd, Cornell Univ http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/devoogd/ Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:30:00 -0700 43:25 Shared Computational Principles in Sound Localization http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/carr/ Catherine Carr (Catherine Carr) Catherine Carr http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/carr/ Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:00:00 -0700 42:03 The Emergence of Synaptic Specificity in a Developing Neural Circuit http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/ghosh/ Anirvan Ghosh (Anirvan Ghosh) Anirvan Ghosh http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/ghosh/ Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:30:00 -0700 1:33:28 Continuation of the Morning's Talks http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/discussion1/ Peter Mombaerts (MPI Biophysics), Stuart Firestein (Columbia Univ) (Peter Mombaerts (MPI Biophysics), Stuart Firestein (Columbia Univ)) Peter Mombaerts (MPI Biophysics), Stuart Firestein (Columbia Univ) http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/discussion1/ Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:00:00 -0700 1:05:55 How Does the Brain Make Sense of Scents? http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/firestein/ Stuart Firestein (Stuart Firestein) Stuart Firestein http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/firestein/ Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:00:00 -0700 43:01 Olfaction Targeted http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/mombaerts/ Peter Mombaerts, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics (Peter Mombaerts, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics) Peter Mombaerts, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/mombaerts/ Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:00:00 -0700 1:09:47 Functions of Neurotrophic Factors in the Nervous System http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/chao/ Moses Chao, NYU Medical Center (Moses Chao, NYU Medical Center) Moses Chao, NYU Medical Center http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/brain08/chao/ Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:45:00 -0700 1:26:53