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Appendix B: Workshop Agenda
Pages 33-40

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... This concept is pertinent to every level of brain organization, from understanding how molecules become assembled into neurons to how neurons get assembled into neuronal circuits, how those circuits develop unique properties and capabilities, and finally how dysfunction at any of these levels may lead to disorders of the brain. Objectives: • Illuminate the progress and successes made by the neuroscience community and highlight the challenges still facing the field.
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... Overview and Objectives of the IOM Neuroscience Forum's Grand Challenges Initiative KATHIE OLSEN Deputy Director National Science Foundation 9:30 a.m. From Molecules to Minds: Opportunities and Challenges COLIN BLAKEMORE Chief Executive Officer (former)
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... Principles of Neuronal Coding WILLIAM BIALEK John Archibald Wheeler/Battelle Professor in Physics Joseph Henry Laboratories of Physics Lewis–Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics Princeton University 10:15 a.m. Circuits: Between Systems and Cellular Processes EVE MARDER Professor of Neuroscience Department of Biology and Volen Center Brandeis University 10:30 a.m.
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... Research and Neuroethics JONATHAN MORENO David and Lyn Silfen University Professor Center for Bioethics University of Pennsylvania Health System 11:15 a.m. Discussion STORY LANDIS, Session Chair Director National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Noon LUNCH SESSION II: EXPLORING THE GRAND CHALLENGES Session Objective: Highlight and discuss cross-cutting themes and knowledge gaps, and how these may help to identify a set of guiding principles and fundamental scientific questions.
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... Panel Discussion 1: What are the current challenges and opportunities? Machine Learning and Its Implications on Understanding the Brain TOM MITCHELL Fredkin Professor of AI and Machine Learning Chair Machine Learning Department School of Computer Science Carnegie Mellon University Neurophysiologic and Modeling Strategies to Understand the Brain THEODORE BERGER David Packard Professor of Engineering, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Neurobiology Director Center for Neural Engineering University of Southern California Computational Neuroscience: What Lies Ahead?
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... Understanding Neuronal Connections Using Imaging Strategies JEFF LICHTMAN Professor Molecular and Cellular Biology Harvard University Multimodal Neuroimaging of Brain Activity and Connectivity BIN HE Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Neuroscience Interim Director, Center for Neuroengineering University of Minnesota Molecular Neurobiology and Genetics of Circadian Clocks JOSEPH S TAKAHASHI Investigator Howard Hughes Medical Institute Walter and Mary E
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... DEKOSKY Professor and Chair Department of Neurology University of Pittsburgh SESSION III: NEXT STEPS: ENERGIZING THE COMMUNITY Session Objective: What "grand challenges" were identified during the workshop that will inspire the scientific and public communities to support and engage this initiative? Identify and discuss current and future technological and resource needs that will be necessary to overcome associated challenges and advance and accelerate discovery.
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... 40 FROM MOLECULES TO MINDS EVE MARDER Professor of Neuroscience Department of Biology and Volen Center Brandeis University STEVEN HYMAN Provost Harvard University TOM INSEL Director National Institute of Mental Health ALAN LESHNER Executive Publisher Science Magazine Chief Executive Officer American Association for the Advancement of Science TING-KAI LI Director National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism NORA VOLKOW Director National Institute on Drug Abuse 5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks KATHIE OLSEN Deputy Director National Science Foundation 5:15 p.m.
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