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Program Summary Thursday, 27 February 4:00 pm Registration opens 5:30 pm Welcome reception 6:20 pm Opening remarks 6:30 pm Session 1: Keynote Invited speaker: Thomas Jessell 7:30 pm Poster Session I Friday, 28 February 7:30 am Breakfast 8:30 am Session 2: Circuits I: From wiring to function Invited speaker: Thomas Mrsic-Flogel; 3 accepted talks 10:30 am Session 3: Circuits II: Population recording Invited speaker: Elad Schneidman; 3 accepted talks 12:00 pm Lunch break 2:00 pm Session 4: Circuits III: Network models 5 accepted talks 3:45 pm Session 5: Navigation: From phenomenon to mechanism Invited speakers: Nachum Ulanovsky, Jeffrey Magee; 1 accepted talk 5:30 pm Dinner break 7:30 pm Poster Session II Saturday, 1 March 7:30 am Breakfast 8:30 am Session 6: Behavior I: Dissecting innate movement Invited speaker: Hopi Hoekstra; 3 accepted talks 10:30 am Session 7: Behavior II: Motor learning Invited speaker: Rui Costa; 2 accepted talks 11:45 am Lunch break 2:00 pm Session 8: Behavior III: Motor performance Invited speaker: John Krakauer; 2 accepted talks 3:45 pm Session 9: Reward: Learning and prediction Invited speaker: Yael Niv; 3 accepted talks 5:15 pm Dinner break 7:30 pm Poster Session III COSYNE 2014 i Sunday, 2 March 7:30 am Breakfast 8:30 am Session 10: Decision making Invited speakers: Anne Churchland, Joshua Gold; 2 accepted talks 11:00 am Session 11: Modulation: (Dis)Engaging sensory processing 4 accepted talks 12:00 pm Lunch break 2:00 pm Session 12: Perception Invited speaker: Doris Tsao; 2 accepted talks ii COSYNE 2014 Poster Session Topics Session I Session II Session III Thursday Friday Saturday Topic Area Optogenetics 1–5 Behavior 6–12 Neural encoding, decoding 13 1–31 Cognition 14–55 1–3 Computational, modeling 56–100 32–35 4–62 Other representations 36–39 Sensory systems 40–88 63–64 Techniques 89–100 Learning, plasticity 65–84 Motor systems 85–100 COSYNE 2014 iii Brain Corporation leverages neuroscience and machine learning towards a platform enabling robots who learn. 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Plus have hacker level ability in regards to programming: � Programming in two or more languages, including Python and C/C++/Objective-C. Competitive Compensation Packages The employee compensation package includes a stock option grant, matching 401k retirement contributions, medical, dental and vision insurance coverage, and annual performance bonuses. Employees have access to facilities on the Qualcomm campus and the offi ce is located in proximity to UCSD and the Salk Institute in San Diego, California. Please visit www.braincorporation.com for more information. Great companies never stop moving forward Qualcomm is a world leader in providing mobile communications, computing and network solutions that are transforming the way we live, learn, work, and play. As a pioneering technology innovator, we are committed to continuous evolution and exploration. 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