LASCON 2016
VI Latin American School on Computational Neuroscience
NeuroMat – Research, Innovation and Dissemination Center
for Neuromathematics,
Institute of Mathematics and Statistics, University of São Paulo
São Paulo, SP, Brazil
January 3 – 29 2016
The sixth edition of the Latin American School on Computational Neuroscience – LASCON VI was held in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. The school was four weeks long and covered the following topics: biophysically detailed single neuron models; reduced and simplified neuron models; neural network models; synaptic plasticity and memory models; neural dynamics; spike train analysis; connectomics; stochastic models in neuroscience; and computational psychiatry. These models were illustrated with the use of programs NEURON, neuroConstruct, Matlab, NEST, Brian and the Virtual Brain. The faculty was composed of an international team of world-renowned researchers in the field of computational neuroscience.
LASCON 2016 was an activity of the Research, Innovation and Dissemination Center (RIDC) for Neuromathematics (NeuroMat).
Organizing Committee
Organizers
Antonio Galves (University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil)
Antonio Roque (University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil)
Marcelo Reyes (Federal University of ABC, Santo Andre, SP, Brazil)
Local Organizers
Cristiane Salum (Federal University of ABC, Santo Andre, SP, Brazil)
João Peschanski (NeuroMat – FAPESP, Brazil)
Julian Tejada (Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, SE, Brazil)
Lourdes Netto (University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil)
Marilucia Otama (University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil)
Quélita Lidaiana (Federal University of ABC, Santo Andre, SP, Brazil)
Rafael Camargo (Federal University of ABC, Santo Andre, SP, Brazil)
Simone Harnik (NeuroMat – FAPESP, Brazil)
Scientific Committee
Adriano Tort (Brain Institute, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, RN, Brazil)
Antonio Galves (University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil)
Antonio Roque (University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil)
Arnd Roth (University College, London, UK)
Cristiane Salum (Federal University of ABC, Santo Andre, SP, Brazil)
Julian Tejada (Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, SE, Brazil)
Marcelo Reyes (Federal University of ABC, Santo Andre, SP, Brazil)
Osame Kinouchi (University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil)
Rafael Camargo (Federal University of ABC, Santo Andre, SP, Brazil)
Reynaldo Pinto (University of Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil)
Rodrigo Oliveira (Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme, Lisbon, Portugal)
Sidarta Ribeiro (Brain Institute, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, RN, Brazil)
Volker Steuber (University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK)
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
NeuroMat – Research, Innovation and Dissemination Center for Neuromathematics
USP – Universidade de São Paulo
UFABC – Universidade Federal do ABC
Brain Support Coorporation