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2008 Robert Hofstadter Memorial Lecture: Prof. Larry F. Abbott

What Public lecture
When 07 April 08
from 08:00 pm to 09:00 pm
Where Hewlett Teaching Center, 370 Serra Mall, Rm. 200
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Remembering the Future, Predicting the Past

An important function of memory is to provide information for predicting the future outcomes of our actions.  At a basic cellular level, neural circuits are capable of extracting causal links and generating activity that is predictive of future events.  How do low-level cellular processes work together to store, retain and recall memories, allowing us to remember and predict?  These questions are the focus of intense experimental and theoretical research.  I will review recent results and discuss a number of ideas illustrated by computer simulations of memory function and prediction.


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