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DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce the 4th Annual Chen Institute-USC Sy
 mposia Series on Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence in Sensation and
  Motivation\, to be held on Thursday\, April 23 and Friday\, April 24\, 20
 26\, as part of the ongoing partnership between the Chen Institute and the
  University of Southern California. \n\n \n\nOn behalf of Drs. Li Zhang an
 d Steve Kay of the USC Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute and the Department of
  Physiology and Neuroscience\, you are cordially invite to join us on Apri
 l 23\, 2026 from 9:00AM to 5:00PM at ZNI Herklotz Conference Room ZNI 112\
 , for a day of inspiring science\, meaningful conversation\, and community
 .\n\n \n\nThe 2026 symposium will maintain its central focus on a fundamen
 tal question in systems neuroscience: How do brain circuits integrate exte
 rnal sensory inputs and internal states to generate motivated behavior? Th
 e meeting will convene leading investigators to examine the circuit\, comp
 utational\, and theoretical principles that underlie sensation and motivat
 ion.\n\n \n\nThis year\, the symposium will place expanded emphasis on the
  rapidly advancing interface between neuroscience and artificial intellige
 nce. In particular\, the program will highlight the bidirectional integrat
 ion of AI methodologies with neuroscience research — exploring how machi
 ne learning and computational frameworks inform the study of neural system
 s\, and how insights from brain function guide the development of artifici
 al intelligence. By fostering dialogue across experimental\, computational
 \, and theoretical approaches\, the symposium aims to clarify shared princ
 iples\, identify critical open questions\, and promote rigorous interdisci
 plinary collaboration.\n\n \n\nThe program will take place over two days:\
 n\n9:00AM-5:00PM            Thursday\, April 23\, 2026 — Public symposiu
 m featuring invited lectures and scientific discussion                 \n\
 n9:00AM-5:00PM            Friday\, April 24\, 2026 — Private Speakers’
  Workshop (invitation only)\, dedicated to in-depth discussion and the dev
 elopment of future collaborative directions\n\n \n\nWe are honored to welc
 ome the following distinguished speakers:\n\nBrice Bathellier — Institut
  Pasteur and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)\, France\
 n\nBing Wen Brunton — University of Washington\n\nLaura Busse — Ludwig
 -Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)\, Germany\n\nMichael Halassa — 
 Tufts University\n\nBrian Lee — University of Southern California (USC)\
 n\nLauren McElvain — University of Southern California (USC)\n\nSamuel N
 astase — University of Southern California (USC)\n\nTalmo Pereira — Sa
 lk Institute for Biological Studies\n\nHerbert Zheng Wu — Icahn School o
 f Medicine at Mount Sinai\n\nDaniel L.K. (Dan) Yamins — Stanford Univers
 ity\n\nGuangwei Zhang — Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)\n\n \n\nA
 ll students\, PhD candidates\, staff\, postdoctoral fellows\, faculty\, an
 d alumni are warmly welcome. \n\n \n\nPlease RSVP at lewesche@usc.edu or s
 can the QR code on the flyer at your earliest convenience. Food and bevera
 ge will be provided. Thank you.
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LOCATION:Herklotz Conference Room\, Herklotz Conference Room ZNI 112
SUMMARY:USC-Chen Institute Symposia Series
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.usc.edu/event/usc-chen-institute-symposia-se
 ries-on-4232026
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