Sergey, I would love to hear that talk. Distilled neuroscience is gold. Perhaps, along with Fergal's talk, it could lead into a forum/discussion on potential computational experiments inspired by neuroscience? An explicit bridge-building exercise between theory and practice. We would need a skilled moderator.
On 27 October 2015 at 07:43, Marcus Lewis <[email protected]> wrote: > +1, I'd be interested in your talk. > > On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 4:40 PM Sergey Alexashenko < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hey David, >> >> Sorry, I must have not been clear. I do not intend to present theories >> from neuroscience, just evidence. For example, we now know that inhibitory >> neurons can block off information input to an excitatory neuron's cell body >> from one specific dendrite. That seems like it could be important, but HTM >> has no way to account for that. There are a few other similar mechanics. >> >> Obviously, I have theories about these behaviors (and so do other >> people), but I do not want to present them for similar reasons to those in >> your email. >> >> What are your thoughts on that approach? >> >> Sergey >> >> On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 4:18 PM, David Ray <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Sergey, >>> >>> Can you put it in context - show how the contrary opinions actually >>> demonstrate computational viability - and not just someone's opinions? Show >>> how the challenging theories have a computational model which illustrates a >>> more efficient likelihood of prediction accuracy? Because If all the >>> challenging theories do is propose a theory, then how is it a contribution >>> considering HTM theory yields actual results. >>> >>> So personally I'm not interested unless the theory can demonstrate an >>> increase in cognitive resolution. >>> >>> But that's just me... >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Oct 26, 2015, at 5:28 PM, Sergey Alexashenko < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hey everyone, >>> >>> Do you think there would be any interest in a short talk on some >>> neuroscience challenges to HTM theory? I am specifically thinking about >>> dendritic computation, role of inhibitory neurons and non-Hebbian >>> plasticity. I know this sounds dense, but I am reasonably sure I can make >>> it sound accessible to people who have only On Intelligence and the white >>> paper as their background. >>> >>> Sergey >>> On Oct 26, 2015 3:22 PM, "Fergal Byrne" <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Yes, either Matt will get a recording, or the speaker will, or someone >>>> will come and use their own camera/mike. Or best, all of these. >>>> >>>> On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 9:44 PM, Marcus Lewis <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Will these talks be recorded? I vote for "yes". >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 1:23 PM, Matthew Taylor <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks Fergal, >>>>>> >>>>>> Please edit this wiki document: >>>>>> >>>>>> https://github.com/numenta/nupic/wiki/HTM-Challenge-Community-Meetup-Planning >>>>>> >>>>>> --------- >>>>>> Matt Taylor >>>>>> OS Community Flag-Bearer >>>>>> Numenta >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 12:54 PM, Fergal Byrne >>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> > Thanks Matt for organising the Hangout this morning/afternoon. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > The Community Meetup on Friday, November 13th [1] is hosted by >>>>>> Numenta but >>>>>> > is our day. Please have your say in designing and shaping how the >>>>>> day works. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > The current proposal is a mixture of longish talks (40-50mins plus >>>>>> Q&A) and >>>>>> > lightning talks (5-15mins plus Q&A). >>>>>> > >>>>>> > We have so far pencilled in two long-form talks: >>>>>> > >>>>>> > 1. Donna Dubinsky (Numenta co-founder and CEO) on the "Business of >>>>>> HTM" >>>>>> > 2. Me on "Symphony from Synapses: Neocortex as a Universal >>>>>> > Dynamical Systems Modeller" >>>>>> > >>>>>> > We have from 3pm until 9ish, so there's plenty of room for talks of >>>>>> both >>>>>> > types. I'd personally enjoy a good mixture of a few more long-form >>>>>> and a >>>>>> > good number of swift talks. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Matt is going to set up a Wiki page for this (he'll post a link >>>>>> here), so >>>>>> > please jump in with your talk proposals - specify approx length of >>>>>> the talk >>>>>> > so we can figure out how to schedule them. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > For those who cannot attend in person, we'll hopefully organise a >>>>>> > webcast/hangout way to deliver your contribution. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > This is all subject to objections/amendments from you guys, nothing >>>>>> is set >>>>>> > in stone. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Regards, >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Fergal Byrne >>>>>> > >>>>>> > [1] http://www.meetup.com/numenta/events/224711563/ >>>>>> > >>>>>> > -- >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Fergal Byrne, Brenter IT @fergbyrne >>>>>> > >>>>>> > http://inbits.com - Better Living through Thoughtful Technology >>>>>> > http://ie.linkedin.com/in/fergbyrne/ - >>>>>> https://github.com/fergalbyrne >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Founder of Clortex: HTM in Clojure - >>>>>> > https://github.com/nupic-community/clortex >>>>>> > Co-creator @OccupyStartups Time-Bombed Open License >>>>>> http://occupystartups.me >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Author, Real Machine Intelligence with Clortex and NuPIC >>>>>> > Read for free or buy the book at >>>>>> https://leanpub.com/realsmartmachines >>>>>> > >>>>>> > e:[email protected] t:+353 83 4214179 >>>>>> > Join the quest for Machine Intelligence at http://numenta.org >>>>>> > Formerly of Adnet [email protected] http://www.adnet.ie >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> Fergal Byrne, Brenter IT @fergbyrne >>>> >>>> http://inbits.com - Better Living through Thoughtful Technology >>>> http://ie.linkedin.com/in/fergbyrne/ - https://github.com/fergalbyrne >>>> >>>> Founder of Clortex: HTM in Clojure - >>>> https://github.com/nupic-community/clortex >>>> Co-creator @OccupyStartups Time-Bombed Open License >>>> http://occupystartups.me >>>> >>>> Author, Real Machine Intelligence with Clortex and NuPIC >>>> Read for free or buy the book at https://leanpub.com/realsmartmachines >>>> >>>> e:[email protected] t:+353 83 4214179 >>>> Join the quest for Machine Intelligence at http://numenta.org >>>> Formerly of Adnet [email protected] http://www.adnet.ie >>>> >>> >> -- Felix Andrews / 安福立 http://www.neurofractal.org/felix/
