From paule at bic.mni.mcgill.ca Thu Mar 3 14:18:22 2022 From: paule at bic.mni.mcgill.ca (Paule-Joanne Toussaint) Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2022 14:18:22 -0500 (EST) Subject: [BIC-announce] Fwd: JULAIN Talk 17.3.2022, 4pm | Shahab Bakhtiari, MILA | Specialized parallel pathways in brains and artificial neural networks (fwd) Message-ID: Dear All, Shahab Bakhtiari -Postdoctoral Fellow with Blake Richards in the LiNC Lab, McGill U., and MILA- is giving a JULAIN Talk (Forschungszentrum Juelich) online on Thursday March 17th at 16:00h Juelich / 11:00h Montreal. Please join. Best, Paule-J ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Von: "Wenzel, Susanne" Datum: Donnerstag, 3. M?rz 2022 um 10:48 An: ML Betreff: JULAIN Talk 17.3.2022, 4pm | Shahab Bakhtiari, MILA | Specialized parallel pathways in brains and artificial neural networks ? Dear colleagues, We are happy to announce our?next JULAIN Talk: Shahab Bakhtiari, PhD Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms (MILA) will talk about? Specialized parallel pathways in brains and artificial neural networks ????????? When: 17 March 2022, 4pm ????????? Where: virtual event ????????? video conf link:?https://zoom.us/j/91305203810?pwd=Qkxyd0ZOdCtoWldGdHlrMUhXOU9LUT09 Meeting ID: 913 0520 3810??? Passcode: 9d4uqw Moderation: Timo Dickscheid, Helmholtz AI, INM-1 Abstract The visual system of mammals is comprised of parallel, hierarchical specialized pathways. Different pathways are specialized in so far as they use representations that are more suitable for supporting specific downstream behaviours. In particular, the clearest example is the specialization of the ventral (" what") and dorsal (" where") pathways of the visual cortex. These two pathways support behaviours related to visual recognition and movement, respectively. To-date, deep neural networks have mostly been used as models of the ventral, recognition pathway. However, it is unknown whether both pathways can be modelled with a single deep ANN. In this talk, I will show how a single model with a single loss function can capture the properties of both the ventral and the dorsal pathways. I show that when we train a deep neural network architecture with two parallel pathways using a self-supervised predictive loss function, we can outperform other models in fitting the visual cortex. Moreover, we can model both the dorsal and ventral pathways. These results demonstrate that a self-supervised predictive learning approach applied to parallel pathway architectures can account for some of the functional specialization seen in mammalian visual systems. Short CV Shahab Bakhtiari is a postdoctoral researcher at Mila - Quebec AI Institute. His research is focused on representation learning in brains and artificial neural networks. Shahab received his PhD degree in neuroscience at McGill University. Before that, he received his bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering from University of Tehran, Iran. ? ? --- JULAIN ? 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Many brain imaging studies have identified fine-grained patterns of brain activity associated with such experiences but these findings are generally correlational in nature. As a result, we still have a limited understanding of the precise patterns of brain activity directly responsible for generating negative subjective experiences. In this presentation, we will discuss a series of decoded neurofeedback studies aimed directly at studying this question in double-blind placebo controlled settings. In these studies, participants are trained to modulate specific patterns of brain activity using machine learning and closed-loop functional magnetic resonance imaging. We will discuss results indicating a dissociation between the subjective report of fear and measures of amygdala and skin conductance reactivity. These findings are in contradiction with popular views suggesting that amygdala and skin conductance reactivity are good proxies of the subjective experience of fear. 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URL: From christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Wed Mar 30 11:00:55 2022 From: christophe.grova at mcgill.ca (Christophe Grova) Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 15:00:55 +0000 Subject: [BIC-announce] =?windows-1252?q?Postdoc_opportunity_in_EEG/fMRI_o?= =?windows-1252?q?f_sleep_disorder_at_PERFORM_centre=2C_Concordia_Universi?= =?windows-1252?q?ty=2C_Montr=E9al_CANADA?= Message-ID: Dear friends and colleagues, I hope you are all doing well, We are contacting you because we have a great opportunity to recruit a postdoctoral fellow to work on very exciting projects involving simultaneous high-density EEG and fMRI recordings in patients with sleep disorder. This postdoc fellow will be co-supervised by my main collaborator at PERFORM Dr Thien Thanh Dang-Vu and by myself The fellow will be working on different projects, including a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)-funded study examining the neural mechanisms of central disorders of hypersomnolence (i.e., narcolepsy, idiopathic hypersomnia). The fellow will also have access to several datasets from other projects and cohorts to examine the impact of sleep disturbances on cognition and brain function. The fellow will be actively involved in the recruitment, data acquisition and analyses of participants with sleep disturbances, and will co-lead a team of research assistants, graduate and undergraduate trainees involved in these projects. The fellow will also benefit from several collaborations with other sleep and neuroimaging labs, in Montreal and internationally (e.g., Netherlands). The fellow will be based in the Department of Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology at Concordia University in Montreal (Quebec), in the Department of Physics of Concordia University and at the PERFORM Center (http://www.concordia.ca/research/perform.html). The fellow will also be affiliated with the Centre de Recherche de l?Institut Universitaire de G?riatrie de Montr?al (CRIUGM; http://www.criugm.qc.ca/fr.html). At both PERFORM Center and CRIUGM, the fellow will have access to multiple platforms fully dedicated to research such as a Sleep Lab and an Imaging Suite (including a 3-Tesla MRI, MR compatible high-density EEG, fNIRS). The Sleep, Cognition and Neuroimaging Lab (SCNLab), led by Dr. Dang-Vu, includes 5 bedrooms equipped with polysomnography and high-density EEG systems, actigraphy devices and cognitive testing equipment, and direct access to MRI research facilities within the same building. Required education/skills: Ph.D. degree (or close to completion) in neuroscience, biomedical engineering, health sciences, or a related field (e.g.,electrical engineering, psychology, biology, ...), excellent organizational skills, autonomy and ability to work in team, good writing skills and established publication record. Experience in one or more aspects of the research themes, particularly in neuroimaging and/or sleep research, is an asset. Salary will be determined according to the level of training and past experiences. This appointment will be renewable on a yearly basis, contingent on satisfactory performance. You can apply for this position by sending your curriculum vitae and a letter of motivation to Dr Dang Vu and myself. Request for any additional information should also be directed to us. Review of applications will begin as they are received and will continue until the position has been filled. Start date is flexible. Only those candidates selected to interview will be contacted. Contacts: Dr. Thanh Dang-Vu, M.D., Ph.D.: tt.dangvu at concordia.ca Dr Dang-Vu lab: https://scnlab.com Dr Christophe Grova PhD : christophe.grova at concordia.ca Dr Grova lab: https://www.concordia.ca/artsci/physics/research/grova-research-group.html ___________________________________________________________________ Christophe Grova, PhD Associate Professor, Physics Dpt, Concordia University PERFORM centre, Concordia University Chair of PERFORM Applied Bio-Imaging Committee (ABC) Adjunct Prof in Biomedical Engineering, and Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt, McGill University Multimodal Functional Imaging Lab (Multi FunkIm) Montreal Neurological Institute - epilepsy group Centre de Recherches en Math?matiques Physics Dpt Concordia University - Loyola Campus - Office SP 265.02 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC H4B 1R6 Phone: (514) 848-2424 ext.4221 email : christophe.grova at concordia.ca , christophe.grova at mcgill.ca Explore Concordia: http://explore.concordia.ca/christophe-grova Physics, Concordia University: https://www.concordia.ca/faculty/christophe-grova.html MultiFunkIm Lab: https://www.concordia.ca/artsci/physics/research/grova-research-group.html#research ______________________________________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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