Machine Learning and Human Thought - A Modern Frontier
Read Montague, Ph.D.
Virginia Tech Carilion Vernon Mountcastle Research Professor
Director, Center for Human Neuroscience Research
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
Professor, Department of Physics, Virginia Tech College of Science
Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture: Machine Learning and Human Thought - A Modern Frontier
Date: Sept. 28, 2023
Time: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. (Reception and hors d'oeuvres at 5 p.m.)
Archived video
About this Seminar
Machine learning and neural network approaches to complex problems have now invaded all parts of neuroscience and have long been part of an effort to understand the mind-brain connection. These efforts have now reached a stage where artificial systems best human performance and they even serve as a basis for understanding healthy and diseased mental function. This talk will highlight some recent successes of machine learning methods and point the way to practical advances in how we treat disorders of the mind and brain.
Additional Details
This is a free event hosted by Dr. Michael Friedlander and the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute. For more information, please call 540-526-2059.
About Maury Strauss
Maury Strauss is a longtime community benefactor and businessman who supports biomedical research with the goal of energizing the local economy and improving quality of life in our neighborhoods and around the world. In order to ensure the continued success of Roanoke’s biomedical research enterprise, as well as the free public seminars, Mr. Strauss has made a generous gift to the series. Read More.
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