09:00-09:10 Welcome opening
Lectures
09:10-09:35 (20 min + 5 min Q&A) - Video
Title: The physical basis of haptic perception
Abstract: In this discussion I propose the idea that the sense of touch, supported by the somatosensory system, has developed to take advantage of the ambient physics. While this is certainly not an original idea, it has proven to be rich in surprises and practical consequences which will be discussed by examples.
09:35-10:00 (20 min + 5 min Q&A) - Video
Title: Touch in silico
Abstract: Neuromimetic algorithms has the potential to provide sense of touch for human-made devices in the near future. Here we discuss the recent work on information processing, communication and recovery along the somatosensory axis and introduce a biologically realistic and computationally efficient multilayer model of the sensory cortex that could learn from the experience of the agent.
