Neuroscience and Beyond
We are a team of PhD students located in Göttingen, Germany, who share a passion about neuroscience and science communication. On a monthly basis we talk with experts in neuroscience and discuss their research, career path, struggles along the way and current problems in the field. Supported by the International Max Planck Research School for Neurosciences as well as the Cluster of Excellence "Multiscale Bioimaging" in Göttingen. The content of the podcast represents our personal opinions and is separate from the institutions we are working at. Ideas are our own!
Neuroscience and Beyond
Peter Dayan: How to study the brain from a computational view | Q-Learning, Memory, Decision Making
In this episode, we have the distinct privilege of speaking with Prof. Peter Dayan, director at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Germany. Prof. Dayan is renowned for using methods from machine learning to understand brain function, particularly linking neurotransmitter levels to prediction errors and uncertainty. His pioneering work in reinforcement learning and co-development of the Q-learning algorithm, have shaped the field of computational neuroscience in profound ways. He is also the co-author of the highly influential textbook Theoretical Neuroscience and co-founder of the prestigious Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit. In 2012, Prof. Dayan received the Rumelhart Prize and in 2017 he was awarded the Brain Prize. On a personal note, it was truly an immense honour to sit down with such a brilliant mind like Prof. Dayan. He was incredibly kind and generous with his time, staying with me until 10:30 PM to answer all of my questions.
Join us as we explore decision making, learning, and memory from a computational perspective.
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Neuroscience and Beyond team:
Svilen Georgiev
Kristina Jevdokimenko
Ahsen Konaç Sayıcı
Beatriz Apgaua
Mels Akhmetali
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