[Comp-neuro] Post-Doc in Neuro-Computational models of spatial cognition (Neil Burgess' lab.)

POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW

Computational modelling of the neural mechanisms of spatial cognition

 

A post-doctoral research position in Neil Burgess’s lab. at UCL is available for computational modelling of the interactions between grid cells and place cells in coding spatial location (see e.g. 1,2,3) and their role in human spatial memory and imagery in combination with parietal cortex (see e.g. 4,5,6). Applicants should have experience of computational modelling applied to neuroscience or cognition and of programming languages such as MatLab. Experience of analysis or acquisition of experimental data in neuroscience or psychology would be a bonus.

 

Neil’s lab. forms part of the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience (http://www.icn.ucl.ac.uk/), located close to the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit (http://www.gatsby.ucl.ac.uk/), the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging  (http://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/) and other facilities for research including electrophysiology and virtual reality. For details of the lab’s research interests see:  http://www.icn.ucl.ac.uk/Research-Groups/Space-and-Memory-Group/.

 

The post is part of a European Union grant on computational modelling of spatial cognition, with partners Fred Hamker (T U Chemnitz), Patrick Cavanagh (U Paris Descartes), Pieter Menendorp (Donders/Neijmegen) and Rufin Van Rullen (CNRS/U Toulouse). It will start in March 2013, for 3 years, with starting salary from around £30,000 pa, including London allowance. For more information please send informal inquiries to: n.burgess@ucl.ac.uk (he will be at SfN this year).

 

1. Burgess N, O’Keefe J (2011) Models of place and grid cell firing and theta rhythmicity. Curr Opin. Neurobiol. 21: 734-744.

2. Barry C, Ginsberg LL, O’Keefe J, Burgess N (2012) Grid cell firing patterns signal environmental novelty by expansion. P.N.A.S. In press.

3. Krupic J, Burgess N, O’Keefe J (2012) Neural Representations of Location Composed of Spatially-periodic Bands. Science, 337: 853-857.

4. Doeller CF, Barry C, Burgess, N (2010) Evidence for grid cells in a human memory network. Nature 463 657- 661.

5. Byrne P, Becker S, Burgess N (2007). Remembering the past and imagining the future: a neural model of spatial memory and imagery. Psychological Review 114 340-375.

6. Tcheang L, Bülthoff H, Burgess N (2011) Visual influence on path integration in darkness indicates a multimodal representation of large-scale space. P.N.A.S. 108: 1152-1157

 

[Comp-neuro] Job: Post-Doc in Brain Networks at IMT Lucca

POST-DOC IN BRAIN NETWORKS AT IMT LUCCA (www.imtlucca.it). Deadline for
applications is October 26th 2012.

IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca invites applications for a
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Brain Network Analysis, with specific emphasis
on the reconstruction of networks from time-signal analysis and the
detection of communities. Other than a PhD in NMR and international
experience in the field, candidates must have an excellent record of
high-impact international publications and should demonstrate enthusiasm for
performing applied research in an interdisciplinary Research Unit.

The appointed candidate will join the NATWORKS - Natural Networks research
unit (http://natworks.imtlucca.it/) and specifically the APrICor (Analysis
and Processing of Image Correlation) project. The project's main objective
is the definition of a framework for the interpretation of dynamical,
multiparametric biomedical images based on advanced statistical analysis
methods. More specifically, it will explore the benefits of a
complex-network representation of spatially and temporally correlated
signals to extract topological features that may be informative of the
underlying dynamical processes. The project will establish and validate
biological correlates for these features, in order to make this framework
useful for biological and medical research purposes. Software tools based on
these concepts will be developed and integrated within a flexible platform
for image analysis that will be made available to the scientific community.

IMT Lucca is a public international Graduate School and Institute of
Technology that acts as a research university with the aim of forming human
capital in disciplines characterized by their high potential for concrete
applications. IMT strives to reach the fusion of theoretical comprehension
and practical relevance.

For further information about the position and the online form, applicants
can refer to the website, or can contact pdf.calls@imtlucca.it.

Sara L. Olson
Communication & Events
 
IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca
Piazza San Ponziano, 6
55100 Lucca – Italy
Tel: +39 0583 4326 597
Fax: +39 0583 4326 565
E-mail: sara.olson@imtlucca.it
www.imtlucca.it
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[Comp-neuro] Postdoctoral/graduate research positions at the Simulation Lab Neuroscience

Hi everybody,

we have several positions available at the postdoc and graduate level in
the newly established 'Simulation Lab Neuroscience' at the Juelich
Research Center. It is funded by the Helmholtz Association and the
Jülich Aachen Research Alliance JARA (www.jara.org). As the 'Bernstein
Facility for Simulation and Database Technology', the new lab
contributes its expertise in simulation and database technology to the
National Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience (www.nncn.de).

The lab is dedicated to the solution of fundamental questions in
neuroscience through the use of the
most advanced high performance computers. If you are passionate about
both researching neuroscience and developing innovative technology in a
dynamic and supportive environment, we would like to hear from you.
Successful candidates will have an MSc, diploma or doctorate in a
scientific subject, a strong interest in neuroscience and a proven track
record in technological applications.

Please see the full job ad for a more detailed description and
application instructions:
http://www.fz-juelich.de/SharedDocs/Stellenangebote/_common/gp/JSC/226-2012-JSC-E.html


All the best,
Abigail

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Prof. Dr. Abigail Morrison

Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-6)
Functional Neural Circuits Group
Jülich Research Center

http://www.fz-juelich.de/inm/inm-6/

Office: +49 2461 61-9805
Fax # : +49 2461 61-9460



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[Comp-neuro] PhD/Post-Doc in Neuro-Computational Modeling of Visual Perception and Spatial Cognition (Hamker Lab)

PhD/Post-Doc in Neuro-Computational Modeling of Visual Perception and Spatial Cognition (Hamker Lab)
 
 
A PhD or postdoctoral position is available in the lab of Fred Hamker at Chemnitz University of Technology in the Department of Computer Science, given a final confirmation of funding. The position is for three years, starting March 2013. However, an earlier starting date could be possible if required.
 
The research position is part of the EU project "Spatial Cognition" in the program of Future Emerging Technologies: Neuro-bio-inspired systems. In our consortium, that consists of the following partners
 
Fred Hamker, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany (coordinator)
Neil Burgess, University College London, England
Pieter Medendorp, Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands
Patrick Cavanagh, Université Paris Descartes, France
Rufin VanRullen, Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, France
 
a strong exchange of experimental and neuro-computational work is planned and required. The research at our lab aims at developing a large-scale model of visual perception focusing on the parietal cortex and its interactions with the Hippocampus, oculomotor and visual areas. Among others we will address research questions such as the updating of visual attention around eye movements, the subjective experience of a stable world, the perception of intra-saccadic displacements of visual stimuli and the role of corollary discharge. The final model will be demonstrated as a virtual human interacting in a virtual reality.
 
See http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/informatik/KI/research/journal.html for our previous work in this field.

In particular:
Ziesche, A., Hamker, F. H. (2011) A Computational Model for the Influence of Corollary Discharge and Proprioception on the Perisaccadic Mislocalization of Briefly Presented Stimuli in Complete Darkness Journal of Neuroscience, 31(48): 17392-17405.
 
The candidate should have an interest in developing neurocomputational systems, particularly with respect to data in the neurosciences and psychology. Experience in interdisciplinary projects or in experimental studies is welcome. Good programming experience is essential.
 
The salary is according to German standards (PostDoc E13 TV-L, PhD initially 50% E13 TV-L). The university is an equal opportunity employer. Women are encouraged to apply. Disabled applicants will receive priority in case they have equal qualifications.
 
Chemnitz is the third-largest city of the state of Saxony and close to scenic mountains. Major cities nearby are Leipzig and Dresden with a rich tradition of music and culture.
 
Applications should be sent by email (preferably in PDF format) to (fred.hamker@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de) until October 20th. Later applications will be considered until the position is filled. I am happy to meet with potential candidates at the SfN meeting in New Orleans.
 
Prof. Dr. Fred H Hamker
Artificial Intelligence & Neuro Cognitive Systems
Department of Computer Science
Chemnitz University of Technology
D - 09107 Chemnitz
Germany www: http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/informatik/KI/
 

[Comp-neuro] Second Annual Translational Neuroscience Symposium

NeuroTexas Institute at St. David’s Medical Center in Austin, TX is holding its second annual Translational Neuroscience Symposium and would like to extend an invitation to interested neuroscience faculty and staff.

 

For further information and/or to register for this event please go to: www.ntiresearch.org/symposium.

 

Thank you,

Karissa Morton, MPH

Clinical Research Coordinator

NeuroTexas Institute at St. David's Healthcare

Phone:   512.544.5478

Fax: 512.544.5547

 

[Comp-neuro] Announcement: PhD program in computational neuroscience - The Tri-Institutional Training Program in Computational Biology and Medicine

Dear Colleagues,

Please inform students interested in computational neuroscience, mathematical biology, or computational biology PhD programs about the Tri-Institutional Training Program in Computational Biology and Medicine (CBM).

CBM takes advantage of the outstanding educational and research resources of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City, and the Sloan-Kettering Institute (the research arm of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center) in New York City to train computational biologists in the interdisciplinary approaches (quantitative and experimental) they need to solve the complex problems that characterize biology and medicine.

This NIH T32-funded PhD program is recruiting highly qualified students from biological science and/or quantitative backgrounds. Neuroscience is one of CBM's main focus areas.

Please visit www.triiprograms.org/cbm for more information.

Thank you very much.

Sincerely,
David Christini, PhD
Director, CBM Program
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[Comp-neuro] IPEG New York: Final reminder

Dear colleague,

less than 3 weeks to go before the IPEG meeting in New York (October 18-21)! This is a final reminder, if you have not registered yet for the meeting, please do so ASAP. Also note that for the Gala Dinner - held at the National September 11th Memorial Site and the New York Academy of Sciences - tickets can only be reserved before the conference. So if you want to attend this special event, register in time (before October 7th), since no tickets will be available during the conference.

The final program for the IPEG meeting can be found here and the registration form can be found here.

Regarding hotel reservations and travel directions, see the website for more information. 

Looking forward seeing you in New York in October 2012,

On behalf of the organizing committee,

Leslie Prichep, Marc Jobert and Martijn Arns

International Pharmaco-EEG Society (IPEG)

http://www.ipeg-society.org