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Neuron Digest   Friday, 28 Aug 1992
                Volume 9 : Issue 42

Today's Topics:
        Call for Presentations: Knowledge Technology in the Arts
              Call for Papers (Biological Neural Networks)
            Neural Networks in Medicine and Biology - Geneva
            Behavioral Neurodynamics conference, Radford, VA


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Subject: Call for Presentations: Knowledge Technology in the Arts
From:    "Peter M. Todd" <ptodd@spo.rowland.org>
Date:    Wed, 12 Aug 92 17:57:37 -0500


(I hope we will get some connectionist contributions-- Peter)


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          CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS on Knowledge Technology in the Arts
                                       
                     to be presented in a special session
                        at the 1993 Conference of the
            Society of Electroacoustic Music in the U.S. (SEAMUS)
                        University of Texas at Austin
                        March 31st to April 3rd, 1993

               and at the Fourth Arts and Technology Conference
                     Connecticut College, New London, CT
                            March 4th to 6th, 1993
 
During the 1993 SEAMUS conference, a special session on knowledge
technology in the arts will be held, co-sponsored by SEAMUS and IAKTA,
the newly founded International Association for Knowledge Technology in
the Arts.  The main purpose of this session is to familiarize artists
with the applications of AI, Connectionism, and other knowledge
technologies in music and related arts, and the new tools that are
available for these artistic pursuits.  IAKTA is calling for proposals
for presentations on applications of symbolic AI and neural networks to
topics in composition, performance, and teaching in the computer arts
(music, film, dance, video art, performance art), in keeping with the
conference's focus on "Music, Media, and Movement".  We would most like
to encourage the submission of tutorial presentations that will help
inspire artists to learn more about and become involved in knowledge
technology, both as practitioners and as researchers.  Speakers will have
approximately 25-45 minutes to give a thorough introduction to their
topic.  Talks on new and innovative uses of knowledge technology and the
arts are also welcomed.

Please send abstracts/descriptions up to two pages in length and
descriptions of your audiovisual requirements by October 1 to IAKTA
president Otto Laske (laske@cs.bu.edu) and secretary Peter Todd
(ptodd@spo.rowland.org).

(For more information on IAKTA itself, our goals, membership structure,
etc., please contact Peter Todd at ptodd@spo.rowland.org .)

IAKTA would also like to encourage paper submissions on knowledge
technology in the arts to the Fourth Arts and Technology Conference at
Connecticut College.  This conference will be held March 4th to 6th,
1993, in New London, Connecticut, and is being organized by Noel Zahler
and David Smalley.  The emphasis of the Arts and Technology Conference is
multidisciplinary interaction; it will cover virtual reality, cognition
and the arts, experimental theater, the compositional process, and
speculative uses of technology in education.  Submissions in the form of
a detailed two-page abstract including audiovisual requirements should be
sent by October 15 to

        Dr. Noel Zahler, Co-director
        Center for Arts and Technology
        Connecticut College, Box 5632
        207 Mohegan Avenue
        New London, CT 06320-4196
        email: nbzah@conncoll.bitnet

(Authors should be notified of acceptance by November 15, and
camera-ready copy will be due by January 15, 1993.)  A copy of the
contribution should also be sent to IAKTA president Otto Laske
(laske@cs.bu.edu) and secretary Peter Todd (ptodd@spo.rowland.org).
 
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Subject: Call for Papers (Biological Neural Networks)
From:    dtam@morticia.cnns.unt.edu
Date:    Fri, 14 Aug 92 16:30:50 -0600

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=                    Call for Papers                    =
=========================================================


                Progress in Neural Networks
        Special Volume: Biological Neural Networks


     This special issue aims at a review of the current research progress
made in the understanding of biological neural systems and its relations
to artificial neural networks.  Computational and theoretical issues
addressing signal processing capabilities and dynamics of biologically
based systems will be covered.  Development and plasticity of
neuroanatomical architecture are emphasized.

     Authors are invited to submit original manuscripts describing recent
progress in biological neural network research addressing computational
and theoretical issues in neurobiology and signal processing in the
central nervous system.  Manuscripts should be self-contained.  They may
be of tutorial or review in nature.  Suggested topics include, but are
not limited to:

* Biophysics of neurons in a network
* Biochemistry of synaptic transmission
* Development of neuroanatomical circuitries
* Receptive field and organization of dendrites
* Synaptic plasticity and synaptic development
* Signal encoding, decoding and transduction
* Subthreshold vs spike code signal processing
* Functional circuitry analysis
* Neural population interactions and dynamics
* Physiological functions of neuronal networks
* Biological neuronal network models
* Processing capabilities of biologically based systems

     Submit abstracts, extended summaries, or manuscripts to the volume
editor directly.  For more information please contact.

Volume Editor
Dr. David C. Tam
Center for Network Neuroscience
Department of Biological Sciences
P. O. Box 5218
University of North Texas
Denton, TX 76203

Tel: (817) 565-3261
Fax: (817) 565-4136
E-mail: dtam@morticia.cnns.unt.edu

Publisher: ABLEX PUB CORP 355 Chestnut St., Norwood, NJ 07648


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Subject: Neural Networks in Medicine and Biology - Geneva
From:    SABBATINI%ccvax.unicamp.br@BITNET.CC.CMU.EDU
Date:    Fri, 21 Aug 92 09:21:00 -0300

                    The Scientific Program on

                    NEURAL NETWORKS IN MEDICINE

        in the Seventh World Congress of Medical Informatics
         (MEDINFO 92) - Palexpo Geneva, 6-10 September 1992


The explosive growth of artificial neural network systems (also called
connectionist or nuromorphic systems) in the last years has followed
several convincing demonstrations of its usefulness in decision-making
tasks, particularly in the classification and recognition of patterns.
Not surprisingly, the medical and biological applications of such systems
have followed suit and are growing at a relentless pace. Connectionist
systems have been used successfully in computer-aided medical diagnosis,
intelligent biomedical instrumentation, classification of images of cells
and tissues, recognition of abnormal EKG and EEG features, development of
prosthetic devices, prediction of protein structure, etc. Thus, this is
an important area which will be increasingly considered as an alternative
to implementation of intelligent systems in all areas of Medicine and
Biology.

This year's scientific program will include several activities and papers
on the subject of neural networks applications. They are summarized below
for the benefit of people interested in this area.



POSTER SESSION Z-1.1, Sept. 7, 11:00-13:00

Diagnosis of children's ketonemia by neural network Artificial
Intelligence. A. Garliausakas, A. Garliauskiene (Lithuania)

Diagnosing functional disorders of the cervical spine using
backpropagation networks. Preliminary results.  W. Schoner, M. Berger, G.
Holzmueller, A. Neiss, H. Ulmer (Austria)


POSTER SESSION Z-1.1, Sept. 7, 14:00-16:00

The use of neural network in decision making of nursing diagnosis Y.
Chen, X. Cai, L. Chen, R. Guo (China)



SEMI-PLENARY SESSION 2-04 (Room PS-11) - Sept. 8, 9:30-10:30 Neural
Networks and Their Applications in Biomedicine

Applications of connectionist systems in Biomedicine Renato M.E.
Sabbatini (Brazil)

A neural network approach to assess myocardial infarction A. Palazos, V.
Maojo, F. Martin, N. Ezquerra (Spain)



DEMONSTRATION 3-09 (Room S81) - Sept. 9, 16:00-17:30

HYPERNET - A decision support system for arterial hypertension M. Ramos,
M.T. Haashi, E. Czogala, O. Marson, H. Aszen, O. Kohlmann Jr., M.S.
Ancao, D. Sigulem (Brazil)



SESSION 9-01 (Room S-68) - Sept. 10, 10:30-11:00

Neural networks for classification of EEG Signals D.C. Reddy, D.R. Korrai
(India)


WORKSHOP 3-08 (Room W25) - Sept. 8, 18:00-22:00

Applications of connectionist systems in Biomedicine

Chair: Renato M.E. Sabbatini (Campinas State University, Brazil)

The workshop has the objective of reviewing and discussing the value,
aims, classes and results of artificial neural network systems (ANS)
applications in the biomedical area. Specific techniques and results will
be demonstrated (in many instances using actual computers) in several
important domains, such as (i) ANS simulation environments, languages and
hardware specifically designed for biomedical applications, (ii) signal
and image processing tasks; (iii) development of computerised
decision-making systems in diagnosis, therapy, etc.; (iv) integration
with other Artificial Intelligence approaches; (v) practical aspects in
the evaluation, development and implementation of ANS systems in
Biomedicine; (vi) current research and perspectives of advancement.

The Workshop will be conducted by several renowned specialists in the
growing field of ANS applications in Biomedicine. In addition, the
participants will have the opportunity to try some hands-on
demonstrations on interesting software products in this area. All
participants will receive an information package containing a list of
publications on the subject (papers, review, books, technical reports,
government studies, etc.), with abstracts; available hardware and
software resources (neural network simulation environments, neurochips
and neuroboards, specific medical NN application software, biomedical
instruments embedding NNs, etc., either commercial or non-commercial); a
list of research groups, laboratories and individuals involved in the
area of ANS applications in Biological and Health Sciences; with
addresses and research areas.

INVITATION

I would like to invite all persons active in this area of research and
development, to contribute with discussions, short presentations and
software demonstrations, to the workshop.

Those who are interested in participating, please send name, mail and
e-mail/fax address to me, together with a short proposal about his/her
potential intervention at the Workshop.


                                  Renato M.E. Sabbatini

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*  Director                          * BITNET  : SABBATINI@BRUC.BITNET      *
*  Center for Biomedical Informatics * Tel.: +55 192 39-7130 (office)       *
*  State University of Campinas      *               39-4168 (home)         *
*                                    * Fax.: +55 192 39-4717 (office)       *
*  P.O. Box 6005                     * Telex: +55 19 1150                   *
*  Campinas, SP 13081 - BRAZIL       *                                      *
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Subject: Behavioral Neurodynamics conference, Radford, VA
From:    marshall@marshall.cs.unc.edu (Jonathan A. Marshall)
Date:    21 Aug 92 17:55:30 +0000

[[ Editor's Note: To obtain additional information about the conference
(or to submit an abstract), please contact the conference organizers
directly at the B.R.A.I.N.S. Center, Box 6977, Radford University,
Radford, VA 24142.  Phone: 703-831-6108.  Please do NOT use e-mail to
reply.  -PM ]]


                       1st Appalachian Conference on

                         BEHAVIORAL NEURODYNAMICS:
                 PROCESSING IN BIOLOGICAL NEURAL NETWORKS
                                                                     
               in conjunction with inaugural ceremonies for
         The Center for Brain Research and Informational Sciences
                                     
                   Radford University, Radford, Virginia
                           September 17-20, 1992

The conference program will center on behavioral neurodynamics.  A surge
of interest recently has converged to indicate that methods of quantum
field theory and non-linear dynamics can be applied usefully to the
processing of neuroelectric signals.  Schroedinger equations, Heisenberg
matrices and symmetry groups have been developed and are being
implemented in computational programs to deal with topics such as imaging
and object perception.  Recordings from single units in the visual cortex
have been analyzed in terms of models congruent with these
implementations.

Central to the development of behavioral neurodynamics is an
understanding of the Gabor elementary function and related Hermitians
such as wavelets.  Gabor constructed his unit (to measure the efficiency
of communication across the Atlantic cable) with the same mathematics
used by Heisenberg in describing the processes of quantum physics.  Gabor
therefore called his unit a quantum of information.  This quantum
measures the minimum uncertainty with which a signal can maintain both
its spectral distributed aspects and its spacetime configuration.
Subsequently, Gabor related his measure to the measure of effectiveness
of a communication devised by Shannon: the measure of information as a
reduction of uncertainty.  In turn, Shannon related his measure of
uncertainty to the thermodynamic concept of entropy, a measure of the
amount of organization of a process.

The Center for Brain Research and Informational Sciences (B.R.A.I.N.S) at
Radford University has taken major steps to implement these fundamental
concepts to the analysis of the three types of neuroelectric signals:
those evoked at the scalp by sensory stimulation; those recorded from
ensembles of single neurons by such stimulation; and the ongoing
"background" scalp recorded brain electrical activity.  The conference is
designed to enhance this capability and help attendees further their own
capabilities.

Much remains to be done and the time is ripe for interaction with
colleagues with like interests.  Most important is extension of the
current concepts to include the advances made in nonlinear dynamics.
Despite the currently popular view, on the basis of our investigations,
it is unlikely that the brain ordinarily operates solely as a chaotic
system, deterministic or otherwise.  A grounding of nonlinear approaches
in quantum neurodynamic inspired information theoretic models such as
those discussed above would therefore be advantageous to both
disciplines.  To this end the First Appalachian Conference on Behavioral
Neurodynamics is dedicated.

The conference, co-sponsored by the International Neural Network Society
(INNS), will concentrate on comparing signal processing in biological and
artifactual neural networks.  Subsequent conferences will deal, in depth,
with implementing these techniques in situations demanding attention,
intention and thought.

You are invited to contribute to a poster session if you have results
pertinent to our understanding of processing in biological neural
networks or in relating the concepts of chaos theory to those of quantum
field theory.  Also keep in mind the possibility for contributing to
future Appalachian Conferences.  For contributing to either the current
or future conferences please send a one-page abstract for review.

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PROGRAM OUTLINE


Thursday, September 17, 1992

7-9 p.m.   Reception, Muse Banquet Hall

Friday, September 18, 1992

WELCOMING ADDRESSES

 8:30 a.m. Karl Pribram:  The Issues
 9:00 a.m. Harold Szu:  A Paradigm Shift for Neural Network Theory:
           Collective Behavior of Thousands of Chaotic Elements
 9:30 a.m. Paul Werbos:  Chaotic Solitons, Computation and Quantum Field
           Theory
10:00 a.m. Michael Stadler:  Neurodynamics and Synergetics
10:30 a.m. DEDICATION CEREMONIES FOR THE CENTER FOR BRAIN RESEARCH
11:30 a.m. KEYNOTE ADDRESS:  Sir John Eccles:  How Evolving Dendritic 
           Complexity in the Mammalian Brain Opened it to the World of
           Feeling and Eventually to Self Consciousness

 1:00 p.m. Luncheon

QUANTUM NEURODYNAMICS

 2:00 p.m. Kunio Yasue & Mari Jibu: The Basics of Quantum Brain Dynamics
 3:30 p.m. Robert Dawes:  Introduction to Advances in Quantum Neurodynamics
 5:00 p.m. Walter Schempp:  News Directions

 7:30 p.m. Cocktails
 8:00 p.m. Dinner

Saturday, September 19, 1992

BIOLOGICAL BASES FOR NEURODYNAMICS

 8:30 a.m. Stuart Hameroff: Nanoneurology
10:00 a.m. Adi Bulsara: Models for Neural/Dendritic Coupling
11:30 a.m. Bruce McLennan: Emergent Computation in Neural Networks

 1:00 p.m. Luncheon

 2:00 p.m. Walter Freeman: Dynamics of Processing in Sensory Driven Systems
 3:30 p.m. Barry Richmond: Information Processing in Sensory Driven Neural
           Ensembles
 5:00 p.m. Robert Desimone:  Attention Driven Brain Systems

 7:30 p.m. Cocktails
 8:00 p.m. Dinner

Sunday, September 20, 1992

8:30 a.m.  Tour of the Laboratories

11:30 a.m. Brunch 

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CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

Please fill out this form and return it with your registration fee of $75.
Please print.  Make checks payable to Radford University Foundation, Inc.
and send form to B.R.A.I.N.S. Center, Box 6977, Radford University, Radford,
VA 24142 For additional information, call 703-831-6108.

______ $75 check enclosed
Name_____________________________________________________________________
Place of Employment______________________________________________________
Business Address_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
Office Phone (    )________________  Home Phone (    )___________________


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LOCATION

Radford University is located in the City of Radford, Virginia, in
southwest Virginia near Interstate 81.  Take exit 109 off I-81 into
Radford on Route 177 (Tyler Avenue) approximately three miles to the Best
Western Radford Inn, phone 703-639-3000.  Mention the Appalachian
Conference and receive special reduced rates.

For those having reservations at the Hampton Inn, Christainsburg, phone
703-382-2055, take exit 118 off I-81.  Mention the Appalachian Conference
and receive special reduced rates.

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PARTICIPANTS

Keynote Speaker

Sir John Eccles, Nobel Laureate in physiology and medicine in 1963, is a
pioneer in brain research.  He has been the world's leader in exploring
synaptic processes for most of this century.  With noted philosopher Sir
Karl Popper he has worked out an interactionist model of the relationship
between mind and brain, presenting a bold solution to one of the most
fundamental questions concerning the nature of man.  Sir John received
his early training with Sir Charles Sherrington at Oxford University.  He
went on to professorial appointments at the University of New Zealand and
to head the physiology department at the National University of Australia
in Canberra.

Conference Speakers

Adi Bulsara, Ph.D., Naval Research and Development, San Diego, CA.

Robert Dawes, Ph.D., President and principal scientist, Martingale
                     Research, Allen, Texas; Adjunct associate professor,
                     Center for Networks Neuroscience, University of 
                     North Texas; Adjunct assistant professor, department
                     of human development, University of Texas at Dallas.

Robert Desimone, Ph.D., research psychologist, division of neuropsychology,
                        National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Md.

Walter Freeman, M.D., professor of neurobiology, University of California,
                      Berkeley.

Stuart Hameroff, Ph.D., professor of anesthesiology, University of Arizona.

Mari Jibu, Ph.D., candidate in anesthesiology, Okayama University Medical
                  School; research associate, Research Institute for 
                  Informatics and Science, Notre Dame Seishin University,
                  Japan.

Bruce McLennan, Ph.D. associate professor of computer science, University
                       of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.

Barry Richmond, M.D.  medical research officer, National Institute of 
                      Mental Health, Bethesda, MD.

Walter Schempp, professor, Lehrstuhl Fur Mathematik, Universitat Siegen,
                Siegen, Germany.

Michael Stadler, Ph.D., professor, Institute for Cognitive Psychology, 
                        Universitat Bremen, Bremen, Germany.

Harold Szu, Ph.D., information sciences group leader, mathematics and
                   informational sciences branch, physics division,
                   Naval Surface Warfare Center, Silver Spring, Md.

Paul Werbos, Ph.D., program director, neuro-engineering, National Science
                    Foundation, Washington, D.C., President, International
                    Neural Network Society.

Kunio Yasue, Ph.D., director and head, Research Institute for Informatics
                    and Science, Notre Dame Seishin University, Japan.

CONFERENCE DIRECTOR

Karl H. Pribram, M.D., certified by the Board of Neurological Surgery and 
                       the Board of Medical Psychotherapists, has held
                       appointments in neurology and neurosurgery at the
                       University of Illinois, in surgery at the University
                       of Tennessee, in physiology at Yale University and in 
                       psychology and psychiatry at Stanford University
                       where he received a NIH lifetime research career
                       award.  On becoming professor emeritus after 30
                       years at Stanford, Pribram accepted the appointment
                       of James P. and Anna King University Professor and
                       Eminent Commonwealth Scholar of Virginia at 
                       Radford University.

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