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Biophysical underpinnings of computation and learning in the neocortex

Thursday, September 24, 2026
16:00 America/New_York
Mark Harnett

MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences

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120 minutes

Abstract

Mark Harnett presents work on how synaptic organization, nonlinear dendritic processing, and neuronal activity patterns interact to support computation, flexibility, and learning in the adult mammalian neocortex. The Brain and Cognitive Sciences colloquium is followed by a reception.

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