Dr. Karl Friston will be giving the Fields Institute Distinguished Lecture Series 2025, hosted in collaboration with the University of Toronto, CAMH KCNI, and SickKids NMH. This three-part series will take place October 8–10, from 5:30–7:00 PM, and will span topics at the intersection of the brain, mind, and intelligence (biological and artificial).
Lecture Schedule:
- October 8: I am therefore I think (Peter Gilgan Centre, 686 Bay St.)
- October 9: Active inference and belief propagation in the brain (Peter Gilgan Centre, 686 Bay St.)
- October 10: Active inference and artificial curiosity (Bahen Centre for Information Technology, 40 St. George St.)
Dr. Karl Friston is a theoretical neuroscientist and authority on brain imaging. He invented statistical parametric mapping (SPM), voxel-based morphometry (VBM) and dynamic causal modelling (DCM). These contributions were motivated by schizophrenia research and theoretical studies of value-learning – formulated as the dysconnection hypothesis of schizophrenia. Mathematical contributions include variational Laplacian procedures and generalized filtering for hierarchical Bayesian model inversion. Friston currently works on models of functional integration in the human brain and the principles that underlie neuronal interactions. His main contribution to theoretical neurobiology is a free-energy principle for action and perception (active inference).
The event is open to all, but registration is required. Details and registration link can be found here: http://www.fields.utoronto.ca/