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SUMMARY:Networks in action: the crucial role of dynamics in networks neuro
 science - Petra Vértes\, Dept of Psychiatry\, University of Cambridge
DTSTART:20241014T151500Z
DTEND:20241014T170000Z
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CONTACT:Ole Paulsen
DESCRIPTION:Over the past twenty years network approaches have proved inva
 luable in helping interpret the large\, increasingly complex\, multivariat
 e datasets in neuroscience. This shift towards systems-level thinking has 
 shed light on the organization of macro-scale brain networks derived from 
 neuroimaging\, as well as micro-scale neural circuits\, and even molecular
 -scale networks of protein interaction or gene co-expression in the brain.
  In each case\, the network-level features of these systems has proved to 
 be intimately linked to their function. This enabled\, for example\, netwo
 rk analyses to pinpoint key nodes or meso-scale structures in the network.
  In this talk I argue that moving beyond network structure to incorporate 
 dynamical processes supported by these networks unlocks deeper\, often mor
 e mechanistic insights. I will illustrate this point with several strands 
 of work\, including (i) control theoretic approaches in C. elegans neural 
 networks and in the human brain\, and (ii) a reservoir computing framework
  to link the organization of macro and micro-scale brain connectivity to c
 ognitive function.
LOCATION:Hodgkin-Huxley Seminar Room
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