Link: http://www.frontiersin.org/Cognitive_Science/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00105/full
Dear colleagues,
We are working towards compiling a NeuroComputing journal special issue on
Brain inspired models of cognitive memory
Author paper submission deadline: 1st August 2012
Reviews due: 15th October 2012
Revised manuscripts due on: 15th November 2012
Final decision notice: 15th December 2012
To ensure that all manuscripts are correctly identified for inclusion into the special issue you are editing, it is important that authors select
“Article Type” Special Issue: IJCNN-BICM-2012 when they reach the step in the submission process; failure to do so will cause the papers to go unrecognized as belonging to your special issue. Please also email the guest editors (see email below) about your intention to submit a paper
Current memory technologies have experienced significant progress in terms of storage capacity, operation speed, integration capability, etc. However, their functions are highly constrained in storing and transferring data in space and time, prompting the need for improvement. Is there any available memory system that has multiple functions besides only data storage? Nature gives the firm answer: yes, it is human memory.
In contrast to physical memories, the biological counterpart has versatile functions. For instance, it stores data associatively such that different modalities of data could be retrieved simultaneously; it can learn different concepts, categorize and store them in an organized manner; it can process and store data concurrently and in a distributed fashion; it can restore content even if some part is damaged; it can perceive the stimulus and predict the next event; it can adapt to the environment and perform selective storage. Functions such as adaptation, learning, perception, self-organization and prediction make human memory have distinct cognitive features. Can we change the way data is currently being stored in computational systems by building a physical memory device that has cognitive functions like human memory?
The scope of the question transcends several interdisciplinary boundaries and combines efforts in both hardware and software engineering. It has prompted us to organize the special session at IJCNN 2012 on brain inspired memory models, with the aim to offer a meeting opportunity for researchers belonging to the various communities of computational intelligence, machine learning, cognitive modelling, as well as researchers in hardware (circuit level) implementation of cognitive systems and those working at materials level research, such as memristors and phase change materials. Research papers that focus on how these technologies can be used to develop a memory based intelligent system contributed to the special session.
The Neurocomputing special issue aims to extend some of the ideas that were proposed in the IJCNN special session, as well as to solicit high quality papers that discuss new ideas on the modelling of memory and the development of cognitively inspired memory devices and aims to create a bridge between hardware and system level research.
Topics of interest to the publication include (but are not limited to):
To ensure ample time for the authors to prepare the manuscripts, the submission of the manuscripts is due on 1st August 2012
Guest Editors:
Dr Kiruthika Ramanathan, Data Storage Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore
Email: Kiruthika_r@dsi.a-star.edu.sg
Dr. Tang Huajin, Institute of InfoComm Research, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore
Email: htang@i2r.a-star.edu.sg
Dr. Ning Ning, Data Storage Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore
Email: Ning_ning@dsi.a-star.edu.sg
The Best Illusion of the Year Contest is happy to announce that the TOP TEN illusions have been chosen!!
The Contest Gala will be on Monday, May 14th, 5pm, in the Philharmonic Center of Arts (Naples Fl). The 2012 Contest Gala will be hosted by Margaret Livingstone and Stuart Anstis! Everybody is invited!!!
Who will the TOP THREE winners be??? That’s up to YOU! The audience will choose them from the current TOP TEN list.
For more details, please visit our webpage: http://illusionoftheyear.com
2012 TOP TEN ILLUSION CONTESTANTS (alphabetical order): To see the illusions themselves… you must come to the CONTEST!!!
"Head-Size Illusion": Kazunori Morikawa and Eri Ishii, Osaka University, Japan
"Floating Star": Kaia Nao
"The Disappearing Hand Trick": Roger Newport, Helen Gilpin and Catherine Preston, University of Nottingham, UK
"Exorcist Illusion – Twisting Necks": Thomas Papathomas, Tom Grace Sr., Marcel de Heer and Robert Bunkin, Rutgers University, USA
"Color Wagon Wheel": Arthur Shapiro and William Kistler, American University, USA
"When Pretty Girls Turn Ugly: The Flashed Face Distortion Effect": Jason Tangen, Sean Murphy and Matthew Thompson, The University of Queensland, Australia
"Peripheral Action Phantom Illusion": Steven Thurman and Hongjing Lu, UCLA, USA
"Attentional modulation of perceived color": Peter Tse, Dartmouth College, USA
"Illusion of Height Contradiction": Sachiko Tsuruno, Kinki University, Japan
On behalf of the Neural Correlate Society,
Susana Martinez-Conde (Executive Producer, Best Illusion of the Year Contest)
Neural Correlate Society Executive Committee: Jose-Manuel Alonso, Stephen Macknik, Susana Martinez-Conde, Luis Martinez, Xoana Troncoso, Peter Tse
The Neural Correlate Society is a tax-exempt 501(c)3 non-profit organization, whose mission is to promote the public awareness of neuroscience research.
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Susana Martinez-Conde, PhD
Director, Laboratory of Visual Neuroscience
Barrow Neurological Institute
350 W. Thomas Rd.
Phoenix AZ 85013
USA
Phone: +1 602 406-3484
Fax: +1 602 406-4192
Email: smart@neuralcorrelate.com
http://smc.neuralcorrelate.com
Postdoctoral Associate Position in Translational Neuroimaging
with emphasis on Decision Neuroscience and/or Psychiatric Neuroscience
Applications are invited for an NIH-funded postdoctoral position in the lab of Dr. Pearl Chiu (http://people.vtc.vt.edu/~chiup/) at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute (http://research.vtc.vt.edu/). Projects in the lab use fMRI to examine the neurobiology of motivated behavior and social influences on decision-making with methods adapted from experimental economics, behavioral & computational neuroscience, genetics, and psychology. We also have a strong interest in developing quantitative data-driven methods for assessment and diagnosis of psychiatric illness. For candidates interested in psychiatric neuroscience, the lab provides plentiful opportunities to examine how neural anomalies may be quantified and rehabilitated in conditions including depression, substance dependence, and post-traumatic stress.
The lab is located in the newly established Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute in Roanoke, VA, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway. The VTCRI provides full access to outstanding infrastructure, including three research-dedicated Siemens 3T Trio scanners and a high-throughput computing cluster. The successful candidate will play a lead role in highly collaborative multidisciplinary scientific efforts among the VTC School of Medicine and Research Institute, the Carilion Healthcare System, and departments across Virginia Tech.
Minimum requirements for the position include: 1) a PhD in cognitive or computational neuroscience, engineering, psychology, experimental economics, or a related field; 2) facility with signal processing or computational/quantitative methods; and 3) demonstrated potential for excellence. Please forward a statement of interest, CV, and three letters of recommendation.
Consideration of applications will begin immediately and will end when the positions are filled. Salary is competitive and will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. Virginia Tech Carilion is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and is committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Send inquiries and applications to:
Pearl Chiu, PhD
Assistant Professor
Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Virginia Tech Department of Psychology
Pearl Chiu, PhD
Assistant Professor
Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Virginia Tech Department of Psychology
Salem VA Medical Center
Baylor College of Medicine (adjunct)
2 Riverside Circle, R1110
Roanoke VA 24016
phone: 540-526-2019
pearlchiu at vt.edu
A postdoctoral fellow position is available immediately for an NIH-funded project that will study the processing of color information in primate cortex. The project is under the direction of Youping Xiao, Ph.D., at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York. The position is available for four years.
We employ a multidisciplinary approach, including optical imaging, 64-channel single-unit recording, neuroanatomy, advanced statistical analysis, and modeling. Our current research focuses on the population-based representation of color or other information, neural substrates of color perception, and functional connectivity between neurons. We will continue our close collaboration with colleagues within the institution, including Dr. Ehud Kaplan, and those at Watson Research Center, IBM. The research environment at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the IBM provides many opportunities for developing a broader knowledge of vision research and computational neuroscience, with access to state of the art computational facilities. For further information about the Xiao Lab see http://www.mssm.edu/profiles/youping-xiao.
The candidate should have a doctoral degree with experience in working on electrophysiological or neuroimaging data. A strong quantitative background and experience in programming (Matlab, C/C++, or Python) is preferred.
Interested individuals should send a statement of interests, CV, 2-3 letters of reference, PDFs of representative publications, and the expected date of availability to Dr. Xiao (youping.xiao@mssm.edu).
The Mount Sinai School of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Youping Xiao, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Neuroscience and Friedman Brain Institute
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1065
New York, NY 10029
Tel: 212-241-9002
Fax: 212-849-2611
We hope that you will be able to join us for this FREE full day workshop (including lunch).
The workshop will include a diverse scientific agenda, and will close with a discussion of Canada's potential future involvement in INCF.
The speakers are:
Dr. Sean Hill, INCF Executive Director, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm
Dr. Maryann Martone, INCF US Node, UCSD, La Jolla, CA
Dr. Rob Williams, INCF US Node, UTHSC, Memphis, TN
Dr. Dan Goldowitz, CMMT, UBC, Vancouver, BC
Dr. Paul Pavlidis, CHiBi, UBC, Vancouver, BC
Dr. Alan Evans, MNI, McGill, Montreal, QC
Dr. Todd Woodward, UBC, Vancouver, BC
Dr. Christian Beaulieu, U. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Dr. Stephen Strother, Baycrest, U. of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Dr. John Tsotsos, CVR, York U., Toronto, ON
Dr. Gunnar Blohm, Queen’s U., Kingston, ON
Dr. Matthijs van der Meer, CTN, U. Waterloo, ON
Dr. Ibolja Cernak, U. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
For more information or to register go to:
http://www.can-acn.org/meeting2012/satellite.htm
For your accommodations, you can take advantage of the CAN preferential rates at the Sheraton through the CAN meeting website:
http://www.can-acn.org/meeting2012/registration.htm#accomodations
More information about INCF
The International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (INCF) was launched in 2005, following a proposal from the Global Science Forum of the OECD to establish an international collaborative informatics infrastructure for neuroscience, and currently has 16 member countries across North America, Europe and Asia. INCF establishes and operates scientific programs to develop standards for neuroscience data sharing, analysis, modeling and simulation while coordinating an informatics infrastructure designed to enable the integration of neuroscience knowledge worldwide and catalyze insights into brain function in health and disease. Please see www.incf.org for more information.
More information about NeuroDevNet
NeuroDevNet, a Canadian Network of Centres of Excellence (NCE), is dedicated to helping children overcome neurodevelopmental disorders. Network investigators seek to understand the causes of neurological deficits, and to transfer this knowledge to health care professionals, policy makers, and communities of interest. NeuroDevNet works with its partners in academia, the community, not-for-profit sector, industry, and government, and across traditional disciplinary boundaries and sectors, to ensure generated knowledge is translated into tangible diagnostic, preventative, therapeutic, social, economic, and health benefits for all. Please see www.neurodevnet.ca for more information.
LIMITED REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the publication of the Hodgkin-Huxley model of the action potential.
Trinity College, Cambridge, UK, July 12 - 13, 2012
Registration is now open for this congress celebrating the 60th anniversary of the original publication of the Hodgkin and Huxley model of the generation of the action potential by the squid giant axon. The congress will be held at Trinity College, Cambridge the home academic institution for the original research.
Day Delegate (both days) GBP 110
*Residential Delegate 2 nights
(shared bathroom) GBP 185
*Residential Delegate 2 nights
(en-suite bathroom) GBP 200
*Residential Delegate 3 nights
(shared bathroom) GBP 225
*Residential Delegate 3 nights
(en-suite bathroom) GBP 250
†Conference Banquet Guest GBP 60
*these registration fees include accommodation and conference meals.
† includes plaque unveiling (1:30PM) Bertil Hille's Keynote lecture (1:45 pm) and the Conference Banquet (7:30 pm) on July 12th.
Due to space limitations registration is limited and on a first come first serve basis. Registration fees increase after May 8, 2012.
The meeting will also include an open poster session for any participant who would like to present their work. Make sure you have your title and abstract ready before attempting to register as this information needs to be entered at registration.
Travel funds are available for student members of the OCNS making poster presentations on a first come first serve basis.
Meeting website for registration and complete agenda: http://www.cnsorg.org/hodgkin-huxley60
A partial list of confirmed speakers include:
Wilfrid Rall (NIH retired)
Gordon Shepherd (Yale University)
Daniel Gardner (NYU University)
Biswa Sengupta (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India)
Bruce Bean (Harvard University)
David Attwell (University College London)
Bertil Hille (University of Washington)
Indira Raman (Northwestern University)
Peter Jones (IST, Austria)
Lorin Milescu (University of Missouri)
Ilya Fleidervish (Ben- Gurion University)
William Kath (Northwestern University)
Harold Zakon (University of Texas Austin)
James Bower (University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio)
Idan Segev (Hebrew University)
Micheal Hausser (University College London)
Andreas Herz (BCCN, Munich)
Fred Wolf (Max Plack Institute – Gottingen)
Fernando Fernandez (University of Utah)
Lyle Long (Pennsylvania State University)
Hans Braun (University of Marburg, Germany)
Yuguo Yu (Yale University and Fudan University Shanghai)
Sungho Hong (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology)
Michele Migilore (CNR, Palermo)
Susanne Schreirber (Humboldt University)
Cengiz Gunay (Emory University)
Chrisitan Finke (University of Oldenburg)
Kazuyuki Alhara (University of Tokyo)
Michele Giugliano (Unveristy of Antwerp)
L..S. Borkowski (Adam Michlewicz University, Poland)
Alessandro Torcini (CNR, Flourance)
Henry Tuckwell (Max Planck Institute, Leipzig)
Principal organizers:
James M. Bower (University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio)
Idan Segev (Hebrew University)
Michael Häusser (University College London)
Simon O'Connor (Local Organizer)
Supported by OCNS, The Physiological Society, The Gatsby Charitable Foundation.
