Confdetail110 : European Science Foundation

ESF-EMBO Symposium

THREE-DIMENSIONAL SENSORY AND MOTOR SPACE: PROBABILISTIC MECHANISMS OF LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT IN SENSORIMOTOR SYSTEMS

Chaired by

CHAIR:

DanielWolpertE-Mail: University College LondonInstitute of NeurologySobell Department of Motor Neuroscience & Movement DisordersLondonUnited Kingdom

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/

VICE-CHAIR:

JeroenSmeetsE-Mail: Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamFaculty of Human Movement SciencesAmsterdamNetherlands

http://www.vu.nl/home/index.cfm

Dates

8-13 October 2005

Location

Hotel Eden Roc, Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain
The conference will take place in Sant Feliu de Guixols, on the Spanish Costa Brava, 120 km north of Barcelona and 30 km south of Girona. Group transportation will be arranged from/to Barcelona airport, on arrival and departure days.

Final Programme & List of Accepted Participants

This series of meetings focuses on the progress in the field of perception and action, and in particular the interface between the two. We live in a three-dimensional world. Sensory inputs define our position in space and that of objects. Motor output is used for self-motion as well as for manipulation of objects. We experience one unique sensory space, which requires the fusion of visual, acoustic, somatosensory, vestibular, and other inputs. This is computationally a highly non-trivial process, as the sensory systems utilise different coding formats and co-ordinate frames. Generating the appropriate motor command on the basis of this information is further complicated by the continuously changing environment, and state of our sensory and motor system. This requires plasticity of the sensorimotor pathways. Over recent years there have been tremendous advances in the fields of development and learning in sensorimotor systems. A key aim of the meeting will be to bring together scientists from diverse areas who do not normally meet, with the aim of providing a cohesive view of sensorimotor learning which can lead to a cross-fertilization of ideas.

This meeting will cover neurophysiological, molecular, psychological, neuroimaging and computational approaches to sensorimotor development and learning. One emphasis of the meeting will be to explore an evolving idea in the field; that the statistics of both the motor and sensory apparatus as well as statistics of the outside world determine through probabilistic mechanisms the processes underlying development and learning.

Final Programme PDF (61 KB) Last Updated 13-October-2005 List of Invited Speakers & Accepted Participants

Group Transportation & Practical Information Guide

On Saturday 8 October, group transportation (two buses) will be arranged from Barcelona airport to the hotel. Bus departure times will be as follows: 16.00 , 18.00.
Bus transportation back to Barcelona airport will also be arranged for Thursday13 October departing at: 12.45 ,14.00.

For further information, please consult the Practical Information Guide PDF (300 KB)

Conference Fees

Conference fees include full local costs, a half-day excusion and, for conferees, a registration fee of EUR 200.
Guest fees do not include use of conference facilities and equipment (i.e. internet...) nor are guests entitled to attend sessions.

Fees	Fees (1)	What the fees cover
EUR 690	EUR 740	conference, meals and single room
EUR 620	EUR 670	conference, meals and twin OR double room
EUR 400	EUR 450	non-resident: conference, meals (no room)
EUR 400	EUR 450	guest, full-board and shared double room with conferee
EUR 370	EUR 420	guest, half-board and shared double room with conferee
(1) A 50 EUR supplement is charged if payment is received after the deadline (4 weeks prior to the conference)

Registration Form

All accepted participants - invited speakers and grantees included - are requested to confirm attendance and room requirements by filling in and faxing back a Registration Form.
Closing Date for Registration & Fee Payment: 10 September 2005