<div dir="ltr"><div style="border:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:15px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(32,31,30)">Dear All</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:15px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(32,31,30)"></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:15px;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(36,36,36)"></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:15px;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(36,36,36)"></span></span></span><font color="black" style="font-size:12pt"><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"></span></font><div style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><div style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><div style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(32,31,30)"><br aria-hidden="true"></div><div style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(32,31,30)">*<span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><u>Apologies for cross-posting</u>*</div><div style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(32,31,30)"><br aria-hidden="true"></div><div style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)">The</font><b style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(32,31,30)"> Center for Robotics and Neural Systems</b><font style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> (<span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">CRNS</span>) is pleased to announce the<span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">talk</span><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> </span>of </font><b style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(32,31,30)">Dr. </b><b style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Dileep George</b><font style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> from<span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></font><font color="#222222" style="font-size:12pt"><b>Google DeepMind</b></font><font style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> - USA on Wednesday, </span><b><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">November 30<span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><sup>th</sup> <font color="#201F1E" style="font-size:14px;font-weight:400"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">from </span></font><b style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(32,31,30)"></b><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-weight:400;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"><b>3:00 PM</b></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-weight:400;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-weight:400;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black">to</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-weight:400;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-weight:400;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"><b>4:30 PM</b></span><b style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(32,3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inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Using RCN we derive a family of anatomically instantiated and functional cortical circuit models. Efficient inference and generalization guided the representational choices in the original computational model. The cortical circuit model is derived by systematically comparing the computational requirements of this model with known anatomical constraints. The derived model suggests precise functional roles for the feed-forward, feedback, and lateral connections observed in different laminae and columns, assigns a computational role for the path through the thalamus, predicts the interactions between blobs and interblobs, and offers an algorithmic explanation for the innate inter-laminar connectivity between clonal neurons within a cortical column. The model also explains several visual phenomena, including the subjective contour effect, and neon-color spreading effect, with circuit-level precision. Our work paves a new path forward in understanding the logic of cortical and thalamic circuits.</span><span style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(50,49,48)"><div style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"><div style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:15px;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(32,31,30)"><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><p style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0px"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:13.5pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Times,serif;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"></span></p></blockquote></div><div style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><br aria-hidden="true"></div>>> If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me, <br aria-hidden="true"></div></span></span></div><div style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><br aria-hidden="true"></div><div style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Regards</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="border:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><br aria-hidden="true"></div><div style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><div style="border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><div style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"></div><div style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-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