Fwd: [Comp-neuro] Neural Coding in Sensory Systems Conference, Austria

From: Tori Williford <toriw@bcm.edu>
Date: September 8, 2011 2:26:54 PM CDT
To: comp-neuro@neuroinf.org
Subject: [Comp-neuro] Neural Coding in Sensory Systems Conference, Austria

Dear colleagues,

We are happy to announce the 2012 FENS IBRO/HERTIE winter school in "Neural Coding in Sensory Systems" to be held in Obergurgl, Austria in January 5-15, 2012.
The application process for advanced PhD students and postdocs in neuroscience-related fields is now open and applications can be submitted electronically via
 www.fens.org/fens-ibro-schools/. The application deadline is September, 19, 2011.

Please find more information in the attached pdf.

Best regards

Andreas Tolias (Houston, TX, USA)
Matthias Bethge (Tubingen, Germany) 

[Comp-neuro] Neural Coding in Sensory Systems Conference, Austria

Dear colleagues,

We are happy to announce the 2012 FENS IBRO/HERTIE winter school in "Neural Coding in Sensory Systems" to be held in Obergurgl, Austria in January 5-15, 2012. 
The application process for advanced PhD students and postdocs in neuroscience-related fields is now open and applications can be submitted electronically via
 www.fens.org/fens-ibro-schools/. The application deadline is September, 19, 2011. 

Please find more information in the attached pdf.

Best regards

Andreas Tolias (Houston, TX, USA)
Matthias Bethge (Tubingen, Germany) 

[Comp-neuro] Brain Corporation job: 7 full-time industry positions in computational neuroscience of vision

Seven full-time positions in computational neurosciences of vision at all levels are available immediately at Brain Corporation, San Diego, CA, to develop a biologically detailed spiking model of the mammalian visual system.

REQUIREMENTS: (1) Published record of research on spiking networks, spike-timing dynamics, or STDP, (2) knowledge of the visual system beyond standard textbooks, and (3) excellent programming skills in MATLAB, PYTHON, or C/C++. Preference will be given to those who conducted research on spike-timing dynamics in visual processing.

The employee compensation package includes industry-level salaries, annual performance-based bonuses, matching 401k contributions, and a stock option grant.  Additionally, employees have access to facilities and amenities of Brain Corporation partner - Qualcomm Inc. - a leader in semiconductor technology.

Submit your CV/resume and relevant papers to Dr. Eugene M. Izhikevich at <jobs AT braincorporation com>. In your cover letter, please address all three requirements, your availability date, and your eligibility to work in the US.

Applications without addressing the 3 requirements will not be considered or acknowledged.

Dr. Eugene M. Izhikevich
Chairman & CEO
Brain Corporation
San Diego, California



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[Comp-neuro] Postdoctoral position

[post on behalf of Joern Diedrichsen j.diedrichsen@ucl.ac.uk]

 

The Motor Control Group in the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience (PI: Joern Diedrichsen) has an open postdoctoral position for the project "Learning and recovery of skilled finger movements", funded for 36 month by the Wellcome Trust. The goal of the project is to use the multivariate analysis of fMRI activity patterns to understand the acquisition (and re-acquisition) of skilled motor behaviours. Ideally, the postholder has a strong background (or strong will to acquire it) in fMRI, computational neuroscience, and motor control / learning.  

 

Closing date for applications is the 4th of October.

 

More about the lab: http://www.icn.ucl.ac.uk/motorcontrol/

For further details about the vacancy and how to apply on line please go to http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/jobs/ and search on Reference Number 1206249.

 

[Comp-neuro] FINAL CALL for Posters - 19th Annual Dynamical Neuroscience Meeting

19th Annual Dynamical Neuroscience Satellite Symposium

 

Deep Brain Stimulation in Mental Illness, Neurological Disorders and Cognitive Impairment

 

Preceding the 41st Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience

 

Thursday and Friday, November 10-11, 2011

 

Marriott Renaissance Washington Hotel

Mount Vernon Square Room

999 Ninth Street NW, Washington, DC

 

Deep Brain Stimulation is a treatment which has been initiated in over a dozen neurological and neuropsychiatric conditions and disorders, yet the mechanism(s) underlying its efficacy are largely unknown and subject to much speculation.  The procedure has also been reported to produce numerous instances of adverse effects, ranging from bleeding within the brain and infection to cognitive dysfunction, hallucinations, compulsivity and even depression. 

 

This symposium will address the current range of applications, efficacies, case studies, and the theory and modeling that attempt to uncover the biological underpinnings of its beneficial effects.  The ultimate goal is to bring about a greater understanding of the means by which the beneficial effects are produced, at the molecular, cellular and network levels. 

 

Invited Speakers

 

Helen M. Bronte-Stewart, Joseph J. Fins, Benjamin D. Greenberg, Jaimie M. Henderson,

Kendall H. Lee, Sarah Hollingsworth “Holly” Lisanby, Helen S. Mayberg, Cameron C. McIntyre,

Martha J. Morrell, Nicholas D. Schiff, Michele Tagliati, Philip A. Starr and Jerrold L. Vitek

 

Keynote Address

 

Winner of the 4th Annual Swartz Prize in Computational Neuroscience

 

Symposium Organizers

 

Cameron C. McIntyre, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, and Dennis L. Glanzman, NIMH/NIH

 

Poster Receipt Deadline:  September 30, 2011

 

 

For logistical information please contact Nakia Wilson, The Dixon Group, Inc., (202)-281-2825, nwilson@dixongroup.com

 

For programmatic information, please contact Dennis Glanzman, NIMH/NIH, (301) 443-1576, glanzman@nih.gov

 

There is no fee to attend this meeting.  Register and submit a poster at this website:  http://neuro.dgimeetings.com

 

[Comp-neuro] DevLeaNN Workshop extended submission deadline: 23 September

[Apologies for multiple postings]

**EXTENDED SUBMISSION DEADLINE**

Call for Papers and Extended Abstracts
DevLeaNN: A Workshop on Development and Learning in Artificial Neural
Networks
October 27 and 28, in Paris, France
http://devleann.iscpif.fr

DevLeaNN is a two-day workshop devoted to showcasing the current
state-of-the-art at the intersection of development and learning in
artificial neural network design. The purpose of DevLeaNN is to gather
researchers from related streams of research to present both novel
research and summaries of research portfolios.

Topics include, but are not limited to:
* constructive or pruning techniques / network ensembles
* neural Darwinism
* neuro-evolutionary techniques
* reservoir computing (Echo State Networks, Liquid State Machines)
* deep neural networks
* artificial development / artificial embryogeny / generative and
developmental techniques
* genotype-to-phenotype mappings
* temporal / spatial development
* artificial genetic regulatory networks
* neuromodulation
* plasticity
* knowledge representation / population coding
* topological optimization

We are soliciting papers and extended abstracts. Both novel research and
summaries of existing research portfolios are welcome.

We are presently negotiating a published proceedings of extended
versions of submissions with Springer's Studies in Computational
Intelligence Series.

WORKSHOP DATE AND VENUE:
October 27-28, 2011
Institut des systèmes complexes, Paris, France

IMPORTANT DATES:
* Paper/Extended Abstract Submission: Friday 23 September, 2011
* Paper/Extended Abstract Notification: Wednesday 05 October, 2011
* Workshop: Thursday 27 and Friday 28 October, 2011
(To accommodate time-conscious travellers, submissions received by the
old deadline, 9 September, will be notified by 23 September)

INVITED SPEAKERS:
* Hugues Berry (Université de Lyon)
* Yaochu Jin (University of Surrey)
* Thomas Trappenberg (Dalhousie University)

For more information, or to submit or register, please visit:
http://devleann.iscpif.fr

Thanks for your attention, and we hope to see you in Paris!
T. Kowaliw, N. Bredeche, and R. Doursat

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Taras Kowaliw, Ph.D.

Guest Researcher / Chercheur Post-Doctorant,
Institut des Systèmes Complexes - Paris Île-de-France,
Centre national de la recherche scientifique,
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[Comp-neuro] Call for Applications: Bernstein Award for Computational Neuroscience 2012

Dear colleagues,

I would like to bring to your attention that for the seventh time, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has announced an open call for applications for a "Bernstein Award".

The "Bernstein Award for Computational Neuroscience" is endowed with up to 1.25 Mio € for a period of five years and allows young scientists of all nationalities to establish an independent research group at a German university or research institution.

The BMBF announcement can be found under the following links:
German version
English version

 
Posters to announce the Bernstein Award locally can be downloaded from here:
German version
English version


Application deadline is May 2nd, 2012.


Kind regards,
Kerstin Schwarzwaelder

--   Dr. Kerstin Schwarzwälder Bernstein Coordination Site of the National Network for Computational Neuroscience Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg Hansastr. 9A 79104 Freiburg Germany  phone: +49 761 203 9594 fax: +49 761 203 9585  schwarzwaelder@bcos.uni-freiburg.de www.nncn.de