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The Futures of Neural Computation Workshop (FUNCT{}) took place from July 8-9, 2020 as a webinar hosted by the Carnegie Mellon University Neuroscience Institute. Recordings of the talks have been posted here with permission of the speakers.

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FUNCT{} schedule and information

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Welcome and Featured Speakers 
Brain Theory 
Decoding the Brain 
Reading the Brain 
Optics

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Welcome & Featured Speakers

Day One Welcome: Tazhi Cohen-Karni, Doug Weber, and Eric Yttri

Mikael Eliasson,Global Head Innovation & PHC, Neuroscience Product Development

Doug Weber, Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University

Implantable, injectable, and wearable devices for sensing and controlling neuromechanical systems

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Brain Theory

Eric Yttri, Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University

Translating neural signals into complex behavior

Sridevi Sarma, Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University 

Uncovering consistent principles of how cortical regions interact to generate behaviors from inconsistent neural recordings across subjects

Pulkit Grover, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University

Information flows in the brain: How do we define them, and what technology do we need to estimate them?

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Decoding the Brain

Matt Smith, Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University 

Decoding local and global cognitive signals from neuronal populations

Eva Dyer, Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Technical University

Comparing high-dimensional neural recordings across time, space, and behavior

Byron Yu, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University

Revealing constraints on learning using dimensionality reduction and
brain-computer interfaces

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Reading the Brain

Day Two Welcome: Tzahi Cohen-Karni and Eric Yttri

Rahul Panat, Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University

Micro and nanoscale additive manufacturing of neural devices

Cindy Chestek, Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan

Neural interfaces for controlling finger movements

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Optics

Maysam Chamanzar, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University

Next generation neurophotonic interfaces

Jacob Robinson, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University

Optical and magnetic brain interfaces

Anna Devor, Biomedical Engineering, Boston University

Optical imaging of cerebral blood flow and metabolism

Konrad Kording, Bioengineering and Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania

Tech development and the underlying questions we ask

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The talks listed below are not publicly available. If you would like to request access, please contact info@ni.cmu.edu. 

Tzahi Cohen-Karni, Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Bioelectronics with nanocarbons
Jana Kainerstorfer, Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Changes in neurovascular coupling in the context of brain injury and elevated intracranial pressure
Matt Smith, Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Decoding local and global cognitive signals from neuronal populations