General Information

This one-week 'Topics in Neuroscience' lecture series was designed specifically for trainees of the Sloan Centers for Theoretical Neuroscience, but is open to all. The Sloan Centers (there are five: Salk, Caltech, UCSF, Brandeis and NYU) were set up in part to provide a route for people with formal training in mathematical and physical sciences to enter the field of neuroscience. These lectures have been designed to provide a general introduction to important topics in neuroscience.

Lectures are intended to be broad and self-contained so that they are accessible to listeners with no prior knowledge of the subject matter. The general format will be 4 x 1.5 hr lectures per day, Mon-Fri, Sept 23-27, with time between lectures for discussion and mingling (see schedule below for details).

Registration

The lectures are open to all. If you plan to attend, please notify Margaret Mitchell (margaret@fechner.salk.edu) that you wish to register for the Sloan Conference. No registration fee is required. For Sloan Center Fellows and Guest Speakers a continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. It is important that you indicate that you are a Sloan Center Fellow on the email notification!

Contact Information

Please contact Margaret Mitchell (margaret@fechner.salk.edu) for further information about registration and accommodations, and Tony Zador (zador@sloan.salk.edu) for other information, or check out our website at http://www.sloan.salk.edu

TOPICS IN NEUROSCIENCE - A LECTURE SERIES SPONSORED BY THE SLOAN CENTER FOR THEORETICAL NEUROBIOLOGY AT THE SALK INSTITUTE

Monday, Sept. 23, 1996

9:30 - 1:00 Foundations I: Neuroanatomy - Darcy Kelley (Columbia)

11:15 - 12:45 Foundations II: Electrophysiology - Dan Johnston (Baylor)

2:30 - 4:00 Foundations III: Synaptic Physiology - Chuck Stevens (Salk)

4:15 - 5:45 Foundations IV: Molecular Neuroscience - Rod MacKinnon (Rockefeller)

Tuesday, Sept. 24, 1996

9:30 - 11:00 Development I: Pathfinding - Dennis O'Leary (Salk)

11:15 - 12:45 Development II: Cell Commitment - Marianne Bronner-Fraser (UCI)

2:30 - 4:00 Vision I: Retina - Markus Meister (Harvard)

4:15 - 5:45 Sensory Plasticity - Eric Knudsen (Stanford)

Wednesday, Sept. 25, 1996

9:30 - 11:00 Early Cortex - David Hubel (Harvard)

11:15 - 2:45 Vision II: Development III: Activity Dependence - -Michael Stryker (UCSF)

2:00 - 3:30 Vision III: Higher Cortex - Thomas Albright (Salk)

4:00 - 5:00 Salk Seminar: Eric Knudsen

Thursday, Sept. 26, 1996

9:30 - 11:00 Vision IV: Psychophysics - V. Ramachandran (UCSD)

11:15 - 12:45 Audition: Global Processing and Behavior - Mark Konishi (Caltech)

2:30 - 4:00 Motor I: Eye Movements - David Sparks (U Penn)

4:15 - 5:45 Motor II: Motor Cortex - Andrew Schwartz (NSI)

Friday, Sept. 27, 1996

9:30 - 11:00 Cognitive Neuroscience I: Imaging Cognition - Marty Sereno (UCSD)

11:15 - 12:45 Cognitive Neuroscience II: Memory - Larry Squire (UCSD)

2:30 - 4:00 Cognitive Neuroscience III: Language - Paula Tallal (Rutgers)

4:14 - 5:45 Cognitive Neuroscience IV: Attention - Robert Desimone (NIMH)

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Lodging Information

Participants must arrange for their own lodging. However, we have arranged for conference rates at several local hotels. You must ask for the Salk Institute Corporate Rate for the SLOAN CONFERENCE. None of the rates quoted include room tax- which is 10.5 percent.

La Jolla Cove Suites - 1-800-248-2683

On the beach, near many restaurants and shops in La Jolla Village. Many types of room configuration. If enough Sloan Conference people stay there Complimentary shuttle service to Salk will be provided. (Peerless Shuttles)

Examples of Rooms

Sleeping Room ($41.25) not advertised and no view

Studio ($71.25) queen or twin beds

2 Bedroom Suite ($123.75) 2 bedrooms with 2 twin/ a sofa bed in living room/ocean view

Full Suite ($108.75) 1 bedroom with 2 queen beds and sofa bed in living room

4 bedroom, 4 bath/ sleeps 7 or 16 /$176.25

Free Parking There are more types of room configurations.

Shell Beach Inn - 1-800-248-2683

This is owned by the same group that owns La Jolla Cove Suites and is a block from the Cove Suites. Again, you can take advantage of the shuttle service if enough people are there.

This is a residence hotel with kitchens. It has 46 cottages and houses. 2 bedroom suite with sofa bed in living room is $67.50. 2 & 3 Bedroom houses/ $100 and 105. Studio/?

Guests may use facilities at both hotels.

The Lodge at Torrey Pines - 1-800-995-4507 - About 2.5 miles from Salk

On the Torrey Pines Golf Course, Close to Salk (North of the Institute). A major intersection is closed and you have to detour around Salk and UCSD and approach from the South (about 4 extra miles).

Ask for Salk Institute Corporate Rates for the Sloan Conference

Rooms are $75.00

Free Parking

Complimentary Car Shuttle - Seats 4

La Jolla Marriott - 619-587-1414

About 4 miles from Salk Salk Corporate Rate is $99 per room/parking is $8 per night. This is located across from a large shopping center that contains movie theaters and an ice rink.