Each sensory system has peripheral receptors and specialized cells to translate the physical stimulus into patterns of electrical signals. Sensory systems then perform a series of common functions that allow the specific information to be integrated by the brain. This symposium brings together leaders who will discuss and compare the molecular events and higher cognition that occurs in the chemosensory, somatosensory, auditory and the visual systems.

Symposium on Biological Complexity:

Sensory Systems: Smell, Taste, Touch, Hearing and Vision

Organizers

Inder Verma (Salk Institute, USA) - Chair
Fred Gage (Salk Institute, USA)
Terry Sejnowski (Salk Institute, USA)
Tom Albright (Salk Institute, USA)
Ron Evans (Salk Institute, USA)
Yves Christen (Fondation IPSEN, France)




Date

January 13-15, 2010




Venue

Salk Institute for Biological Studies,
La Jolla, California, USA