<html><body><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>Princeton University Department of Physics <br>Hamilton Colloquium Series <br>Sebastian Seung, Neuroscience Institute and Computer Science Department, Princeton University </div><div>4:30 p.m., Thursday, February 11, 2016 <br>Jadwin Hall, Room A-10 <br>Host: N. Phuan Ong , Princeton University <br>Tea at 4 p.m., Lounge Area outside Jadwin A-10</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Structure and function of the retina<br><br>The importance of determining and interpreting the structures of atoms, crystals, and proteins was established long ago. I will discuss current efforts to extend this paradigm to the brain, focusing on new discoveries concerning the structure of the retina gained through 3D electron microscopy, computer vision, and crowdsourcing. I will also describe how such structural information is helpful for understanding how the retina carries out the first steps of visual perception. <br><br><br><br></div></div></body></html>