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SUMMARY:Cognitive Computing and the Network Architecture of the Long Distan
 ce Pathways in the Macaque Brain
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Raghav Singh (IBM\nIndia Research Lab.\nNew Delhi\n )
 \n\nAbstract: \nCognitive computing aims to develop a coherent\, unified\,
  universal mechanism inspired by the mind’s capabilities. Rather than as
 semble a collection of piecemeal solutions\, whereby different cognitive p
 rocesses are each constructed via independent solutions\, we seek to imple
 ment a unified computational theory of the mind.\n\nNeuroanatomy places cr
 itical constraints on the functional connectivity of the cerebral cortex. 
  To understand and model these constraints\, the brain network has to be 
 extracted and and its properties analyzed. We have derived a unique networ
 k incorporating 410 anatomical tracing studies of the macaque brain. The n
 etwork consists of 383 hierarchically organized regions spanning cortex\, 
 thalamus\, and basal ganglia and models the presence of 6\,602 directed lo
 ng-distance connections.\n\nImportant network-theoretic properties that we
  found include: the brain has a exponential degree distribution\; the pre-
 frontal cortex\, the region implicated in executive functions\, is central
  under many different topological centrality measures\; and there exists a
  tighly integrated core in the brain network.  In this talk I will discus
 s the brain network\, its properties\, and how this is useful in the cogni
 tive computing paradigm.\n\nBio - Raghavendra Singh is a Research Staff me
 mber at IBM Research - India (Delhi). He is currently a member of the Cogn
 itive Computing group. His research interests are in the area of informati
 on theory\, signal processing and representation as applied to a spectrum 
 of problems in neuro-science\, compression and transmission of multimedia 
 data\, and monitoring of large-scale data centers.\n\nHe did his PhD. in E
 lectrical Engineering from University of Southern California (2001). His u
 ndergraduate degree is from BITS Pilani\, India (1993). He is a Senior Mem
 ber of the IEEE.\n
URL:https://www.tcs.tifr.res.in/web/events/297
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LOCATION:A-212 (STCS Seminar Room)
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