Cognitive Computational Neuroscience: A New Conference for an Emerging Discipline

Thomas Naselaris, Danielle S. Bassett, Alyson K. Fletcher, Konrad Kording, Nikolaus Kriegeskorte, Hendrikje Nienborg, Russell A. Poldrack, Daphna Shohamy, Kendrick Kay
2018 Trends in Cognitive Sciences  
Understanding the computational principles that underlie complex behavior is a central goal in cognitive science, artificial intelligence, and neuroscience. In an attempt to unify these disconnected communities, we created a new conference called Cognitive Computational Neuroscience (CCN). The inaugural meeting revealed considerable enthusiasm but significant obstacles remain. What is CCN? A common goal of cognitive science, artificial intelligence, and neuroscience is to identify the
more » ... nal principles that underlie perception, action, and cognition. Despite this shared goal, the three disciplines largely work independently of one another and have developed strikingly different languages, concepts, and tools. To bridge these disparate approaches, we convened a new conference called CCN. In September 2017 more than 600 research leaders and trainees from the different disciplines came together for three days of
doi:10.1016/j.tics.2018.02.008 pmid:29500078 pmcid:PMC5911192 fatcat:dkhiilcxy5g4blhgc44ijx4l7i