Invitation to a special ICTP QLS Colloquium by Prof. Tatyana Sharpee on Friday 1 March in Euler Lecture Hall at 11:00

[ICTP Director]

_*I*__*nvitation to a special ICTP Quantitative Life Sciences Colloquium 
on Friday 1 March 2019 in EULER Lecture Hall at 11:00 hrs*_

Dear All,

You are most cordially invited to a special ICTP QLS Colloquium on 
"Hyperbolic geometry and symmetry breaking in neural circuits" by Prof. 
Tatyana Sharpee.

Prof. Sharpee received her MSc degree in Theoretical Physics from 
Ukraine National University, Kiev, Ukraine and a Ph.D. in Theoretical 
Physics form Michigan State University. She turned from Condensed Matter 
physics to neuroscience early on in her career, first at UC San 
Francisco, then at UC San Diego and lately at Salk Institute where she 
is Associate Professor. Prof. Sharpee has been elected Fellow of the 
American Physical Society for "advancing our understanding of how 
neurons represent sensory signals and make decisions".

Sharpee's work aims to develop a unifying theory of how biological 
systems process information. Specifically, she is uncovering how animals 
sense and adapt to their environment, as well as make predictions and 
decisions. To do this, she applies methods from physics, mathematics and 
information theory to chart the principles by which the brain's billions 
of neurons exchange energy and information.

More information is available at http://indico.ictp.it/event/8897/

Light refreshments will be served after the talk.

You are all very warmly invited to attend.

With best regards,

Office of the Director, ICTP