Cognitive Computational Neuroscience: A New Conference for an Emerging Discipline

Thomas Naselaris; Danielle S Bassett; Alyson K Fletcher; Konrad Kording; Nikolaus Kriegeskorte; Hendrikje Nienborg; Russell A Poldrack; Daphna Shohamy; Kendrick Kay

doi:10.1016/j.tics.2018.02.008

Cognitive Computational Neuroscience: A New Conference for an Emerging Discipline

Trends Cogn Sci. 2018 May;22(5):365-367. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2018.02.008. Epub 2018 Feb 27.

Authors

Thomas Naselaris¹, Danielle S Bassett², Alyson K Fletcher³, Konrad Kording⁴, Nikolaus Kriegeskorte⁵, Hendrikje Nienborg⁶, Russell A Poldrack⁷, Daphna Shohamy⁵, Kendrick Kay⁸

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
² Departments of Bioengineering, Electrical and Systems Engineering, and Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
³ Departments of Computer Science, Statistics, and Mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
⁴ Departments of Bioengineering and Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
⁵ Department of Psychology and Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
⁶ Werner Reichardt Center for Integrative Neuroscience, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
⁷ Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
⁸ Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA. Electronic address: kay@umn.edu.

Abstract

Understanding the computational principles that underlie complex behavior is a central goal in cognitive science, artificial intelligence, and neuroscience. In an attempt to unify these disconnected communities, we created a new conference called Cognitive Computational Neuroscience (CCN). The inaugural meeting revealed considerable enthusiasm but significant obstacles remain.

Keywords: artificial intelligence; cognitive science; computational modeling; machine learning; neural networks.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Artificial Intelligence
Cognitive Neuroscience*
Computational Biology*
Congresses as Topic*
Humans

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