Our unique brain: from cells to networks
09:00 - 10:30 - Session 5 - Neurons in the human brain
Chair: Inbal Goshen, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Christof Koch, Allen Institute for Brain Science, USA -
Human neuroscience – Not so different from the mouse after all
Huib Mansvelder, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands -
Can computational properties of human neurons explain human mental ability?
Kathleen Rockland, Boston University, USA -
Are there human-specific neuroanatomical features and where would we find them?
11:00 - 12:00 - Session 6 - Axonal projection and Astrocyte in the human brain
Chair: Ariel Rokem, University of Washington
Giorgio Innocenti, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden -
The white matter in primates: structure and function of the old site of the soul
Maiken Nedergaard, University of Copenhagen, Denmark -
The contribution of glial cells to what makes us human
13:00 - 14:30 - Session 7 - Human brain networks and long range connectivity
Chair: Simon Eickoff, Forschungszentrum Jülich
Olaf Sporns, Indiana University, USA -
Human connectomics: mapping and modeling brain networks
Yaniv Assaf, Tel Aviv University, Israel -
The CONNECTOME: structure, function and evolution
15:00 - 16:00 - Session 8 - Human cortical organization
Chair: Aviv Mezer, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Katrin Amunts, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany -
Insights into human brain organization from cortical mapping
Panel Discussion
Christof Koch, Allen Institute for Brain Science, USA –
Neuroscience in 2068 - A look at the last century
