Student-run speaker series: Vivek Jayaraman

On Monday July 3rd at 16:30, the student-run speaker series "Circuits club" will feature a lecture by Vivek Jayaraman,Janelia Research Campus, HHMI, USA.

His presentation, entitled "Structural priors for flexible goal-directed navigation" will be held at the BCCN Lecture Hall, Philippstraße 13, Haus 6.

Abstract: Relatively unstructured artificial networks can be trained over millions of trials to perform specific flexible behaviors, but it is notable that many animals adapt their behavior to changing cues, contexts and goals with barely any experience. Dr. Jayaraman will use a combination of behavioral, physiological and connectomic evidence from the fly, Drosophila melanogaster, to highlight how the modularity and structure of its neural networks enable the animal to quickly generate and modify internal representations to achieve rapid flexibility in navigation.

Here you can find information about the next appointments!