The 41 speakers of the 1995 International Conference on Neurons, Networks, and Motor Behavior in Tucson will focus on cellular, network, and behavioral levels of organization. At the cellular level, speakers will describe the computational characteristics of individual neurons and how these characteristics can be modified by neuromodulators. At the network and the behavioral levels, speakers will discuss how network structure is dynamically modulated to produce adaptive behavior. Recent advances in our understanding of the complex coordination of motor output generated during a variety of motor behaviors relies upon our detailed knowledge of the characteristics of the neurons and networks that generate these motor behaviors. An emerging principle of organization is that the nervous system is remarkably efficient in the construction of neural networks.
New results point to remarkable multitasking of networks of neurons generating motor behavior.