LASCON 2006 – I Latin American School on Computational Neuroscience
The first edition of the Latin American School on Computational Neuroscience – LASCON I was held at the University of São Paulo, campus of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo State, Brazil. The school was two weeks long and covered the following topics: biophysically detailed single neuron models; neural network models; synaptic plasticity and memory models and biochemical modeling. These models were illustrated with the use of programs NEURON and GENESIS. The faculty was composed of an international team of world-renowned researchers in the field of computational neuroscience.
ORGANIZER
Antonio Roque
(University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil)
CO-ORGANIZER
Rodrigo Oliveira
(University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil)
Scientific Committee
James Bower (University of Texas, San Antonio, TX, USA)
David Beeman (University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA)
Rodrigo Oliveira (University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil)
Antonio Roque (University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil)
Sponsors
IBRO – International Brain Research Organization (IBRO Latin American Regional Committee)
CNPq – Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
CAPES – Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
FAPESP – Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
USP – Universidade de São Paulo