Computational Approaches to Memory and Plasticity

We invite Ph.D. students, master’s students, final-year undergraduates, and postdocs worldwide from all backgrounds to CAMP@Pune. At this intensive 17-day course, students will be trained in theoretical and computational modeling of memory and plasticity in the brain, spanning different scales of space, time, and complexity. This year’s flavor of CAMP will be Networks across scales. The course will include lectures, hands-on tutorials, and projects geared towards providing a thorough introduction to the exciting and interdisciplinary field of computational neuroscience. Accommodation and meals will be covered for the participants.

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An image from the Allen Mouse Brain Connectivity Atlas, a wiring diagram that traces a mesoscale “connectome,” a brain-wide map of the animal’s neural connections, illustrating short- and long-range connections across the entire mouse brain.

The method (smFISH) captures genes that are switched on in neurons and other cells in post-mortem brain tissue from patients with MS.

Transgenic mouse lines engineered at the Allen Institute allow researchers to see neurons in new ways. Here, excitatory neurons in the cortex are labeled in green and red.

Data visualization shows a 3D abstraction of single cells from the early development of the mouse central nervous system. These data are from a 2 million-cell experiment conducted at the Allen Discovery Center at UW Medicine tracing early mammalian growth at the single-cell level.

Mouse neurons by their shape and electrical activity into different morphological and electrophysiological types.

Workshop Dates:

2nd July - 17th July
2026

Application Deadline:

20th May
2026

Location:

IISER Pune
India

This year’s CAMP flavour

Network across scales

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The metaphor of the brain as a loom originates with Charles Sherrington, who famously wrote, “Swiftly the brain becomes an enchanted loom, where millions of flashing shuttles weave a dissolving pattern—always a meaningful pattern, though never an abiding one.” His evocative words capture the fleeting yet purposeful nature of brain activity. The image of a loom suggests a mechanistic underpinning to what often feels like a magical process. Notably, the Jacquard loom—an early precursor to modern computing with its punch card system that heralded the binary logic foundational to today’s computers. The inverted head in the poster alludes to the 1937 depiction by Penfield and Brody of the homunculus, represented upside down to reflect the brain’s somatotopic map.

Poster design by Prof. Sudhakar Nadkarni

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About IISER Pune

The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune is one of seven IISERs located across the country. These institutes incorporate cutting-edge research in science and humanities into their teaching programs. We are situated in the city of Pune, which is steeped in history and culture. The city has witnessed the rise and fall of dynasties, the birth of the feminist movement in India, and significant events in the Indian freedom movement. Every nook and cranny of the old city still bears memories of the heroes and villains of history. We are approximately an hour’s drive from the fabled Western Ghats, a biodiversity hotspot, and a UNESCO world heritage site. The ghats will be colored rain-drenched green in July, a perfect time to explore.

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Dr. Homi Bhabha Road,
Pashan, Pune,
Maharashtra, India — 411008

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For any queries regarding the workshop or registration, reach out to:

camp@acads.iiserpune.ac.in