Simulating the brain is a challenge, even for modern supercomputers. As simulations grow in
size, traditional memory and communications mechanisms do not scale, and energy consumption can
become prohibitive. A solution to this problem is to develop bespoke hardware tailored to brain
simulation, also known as neuromorphic hardware. This seminar will introduce SpiNNaker (Spiking
Neural Network Architecture), a neuromorphic platform developed at the University of Manchester.
This massively parallel machine, comprised of over 1 million programmable ARM cores with a unique
routing framework, enables real-time power-efficient simulation of large-scale spiking neural
networks. As well as introducing the machine architecture and software, a range of simulations will
be presented, including a discussion of how simulating the brain can also inform the field of computer
science in order to help us develop more efficient, fault-tolerant computing machines.
Lecture by: Prof. Dr. Cyriel M.A. PENNARTZ, Head of Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience group, University of Amsterdam Consciousness and the integration of modalities: theory and experiment Thursday, 22…
Open meeting in Forum for Consciousness Research and The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Monday, 22 January, 2018, 18:00: A conversation with Björn Merker about consciousness and the brain Place:…
Technical workshop: Uncovering dreams within sleep with magnetic brain stimulation and EEG 10.30–11.15 Dr. Jaakko NIEMINEN: Uncovering dreams within sleep with magnetic brain stimulation and EEG 11.15 – 11.30 …
Evolutionary and developmental transformations of apical function in neocortical pyramidal cells Prof. Bill PHILLIPS, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK An OPEN MEETING the 20th of April, 2016, 14.00-16.00: Runde Auditorium,…
This Monday (October 10, 2016) there will be an OPEN MEETING in the Forum for Consciousness Research. The meeting will be held in Auditorium 13, in Domus Medica, Gaustad (next to…
Symposium on Consciousness in Oslo, August 26, 2016 At the Scandinavian Physiological Society Annual Meeting, which will take place in Oslo, August 26th – 28th, 2016. Venue: The University of Oslo, Blindern…
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The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and the Forum for Consciousness Research jointly present an OPEN MEETING concerning Free will and Consciousness. Lecture by Prof. *John Dylan HAYNES* Director…
Forum for Consciousness Research invites you to an open meeting with a lecture by Professor Jean-Pierre Changeux titled Toward a molecular biology of conscious processing: consequences for drug design The Lecture will take…
Prof. Kenneth Hugdahl is a Swedish-born psychologist (phD from Uppsala University in 1977) and a pioneer in fMRI research in Norway and Scandinavia. In 1984 he was appointed professor at…