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DESCRIPTION:Brains are evolved to learn\, enabling animals to respond flexi
 bly to an unpredictable world and to draw on experience to guide future be
 haviors. To learn efficiently\, brains need to balance a high degree of fl
 exibility in the representation of the outside world with the limited neur
 onal infrastructure available to them. Focusing on the <i>Drosophila melan
 ogaster</i> olfactory system\, my research investigates how the neuronal c
 ircuits that enable efficient learning are pre-configured to interpret the
  world. In my presentation\, I will explore two key questions: First\, wha
 t are the neural pre-configurations that allow the brain to learn efficien
 tly from the environment? Second\, how are these pre-configurations shaped
  by the ecological conditions in which brains evolve? Using a wide range o
 f approaches — from neuronal connectivity mapping and behavioral assays 
 to cross-species comparisons and the study of species interactions — we 
 reveal the subtle ways in which ecology shapes neuronal circuit architectu
 re and function.\nSpeaker: Sophie Caron
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LOCATION:online via zoom
SUMMARY: The ecological mind — making sense of the world with a tiny brai
 n
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