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JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE NEUROSCIENCE, vol. 14 (1)
by Roman Poznanski 04 Dec '14

04 Dec '14

Journal of Integrative Neuroscience Volume 14, No.1 (March) 2015 1. A study of quantum probabilities in the classical Hodgkin-Huxley model Salari et al 2. Color properties of the motion detectors projecting to the goldfish tectum:2 Selective stimulation of different chromatic types of cones Maximov et al, 3. Opposing motion inhibits responses of DS ganglion cells in the fish retina Damjonovic et al. 4. Conducting processes in simulated chronic inflammatory demyelination polyneuropathy at 20-42 C Stephanova et al. 5. Rats’ Anticipation of Damaged Rungs in a New Version of the Elevated Ladder Skilled Walking Task: Possible Applications for Testing Rodent Models of Parkinson’s Disease Cohen et al. 6. Visual speech gestures modulate efficient auditory system Namasivayam et al. 7. Decoding of visual information from human brain activity: a review of fMRI and EEG studies. Zafer et al. 8. Self-relevant beauty evaluation: evidence from ERP study Kong and Zhang "The only journal that combines mathematical neuroscience and experimental brain research for the advancement of a well-grounded theoretical neuroscience." --Gilbert A. Chauvet, Chief Editor, Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, 2002-2007 Indexed in: Index Medicus MEDLINE PubMed Biosis Previews Biological Abstracts INSPEC Science Citation Index Expanded ------- Roman R. Poznanski Professor Laboratory of Biological Modeling The Rockefeller University 1230 York Avenue New York, NY 10065-6399 Office: (212) 327-7646 E-mail: rpoznanski(a)rockefeller.edu http://romanpoznanski.blogspot.com and Chief-Editor, Journal of Integrative Neuroscience http://www.worldscinet.com/jin/mkt/editorial.shtml

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JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE NEUROSCIENCE, vol. 13 (4)
by Roman Poznanski 04 Dec '14

04 Dec '14

Journal of Integrative Neuroscience volume 13 (4) 2014 1. Motor afferent from the cerebellum zona inserta and substantia nigra to the medidorsal thalamic nucleus in the rat Cavdar et al 2. Which one is better: a comparison of different models with motor dysfunction after traumatic brain injury in adult rats Wang et al. 3. Stoop-interference effect in Post traumatic stress disorder Cui et al 4. Expression of myeloid differentiation primary response protein 88 in rat spinal cord after chronic morphine treatment Xu et al. 5. Cytoplasmic domain of delta subunit is important for the extrasynaptic targeting of GABAa receptor subtypes Arslan et al. 6. Proteomic changes in the cortex membrane fraction of genetic absence epilepsy rats from Strasbourg B.Yuce-Dursum, et al. 7. Predicting brain states associated with object categories from fMRI data Behroozi and Daliri 8. Cognitive effects of acute restraint stress in male albino rate and the impact of pre-treatment with quetiapine versus ghrelin Amin et al. 9. Configural processing advantage for own-race than other-race faces during structure coding stage: An ERP study Lun et al. "The only journal that combines mathematical neuroscience and experimental brain research for the advancement of a well-grounded theoretical neuroscience." --Gilbert A. Chauvet, Chief Editor, Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, 2002-2007 Indexed in: Index Medicus MEDLINE PubMed Biosis Previews Biological Abstracts INSPEC Science Citation Index Expanded ------- Roman R. Poznanski Professor Laboratory of Biological Modeling The Rockefeller University 1230 York Avenue New York, NY 10065-6399 Office: (212) 327-7646 E-mail: rpoznanski(a)rockefeller.edu http://romanpoznanski.blogspot.com and Chief-Editor, Journal of Integrative Neuroscience http://www.worldscinet.com/jin/mkt/editorial.shtml

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SIMTech-NTU Joint Laboratory on Complex Systems PhD Scholarship
by Darren Yang 04 Dec '14

04 Dec '14

Dear All, Fully-funded PhD scholarships with very attractive monthly stipend and allowance are available at SIMTech-NTU Joint Laboratory on Complex Systems in the School of Computer Engineering (http://www.ntu.edu.sg/SCE), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Areas of interest include but not limited to: * Urbanization * Big Data & Analytics, Data mining & Machine Learning * Complex Adaptive System * Evolutionary and Memetic Optimization * Multi-agent modelling and simulation * Computer graphics * and any other areas related to future factories. Required Qualifications: (1) Outstanding bachelor or Master's degree in computer science or a related discipline; (2) Excellent programming skills are an asset; (3) Excellent English writing and speaking skills. How to apply: Interested applicants please attach your full CV and transcripts to Mr. Darren Yang @ yzyang(a)ntu.edu.sg<mailto:yzyang@ntu.edu.sg> Yours sincerely, Darren ________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY: This email is intended solely for the person(s) named and may be confidential and/or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete it, notify us and do not copy, use, or disclose its contents. Towards a sustainable earth: Print only when necessary. Thank you.

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Call for Papers: Behavioral Neuroscience. Deadline extended: Dec 20, 2014
by Tam, Nicoladie 04 Dec '14

04 Dec '14

Call for papers Special Issue in Behavioral Neuroscience to be published in the Psychology and Behavioral Science (an open access journal) Lead guest editor: Nicoladie Tam, Ph.D. Deadline extension date: Dec 20, 2014 http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/specialissue/201002 Aims and Scope: • Molecular and cellular bases of behavior, including genetic and epigenetic mechanisms • Human and non-human animal cognition and emotion • Motivation, homeostasis and reward • Sleep and circadian rhythms • Sensory and motor processing • Animal models of psychopathology, addiction and neurodegenerative disorders • Developmental and lifespan analyses Subject areas in this Special Issue may include, but not limited to the following fields: • Cognitive psychology • Affective neuroscience • Behavioral psychology • Social psychology • Psychophysiology • Neuropsychology • Neuropharmacology • Psychopathology • Emotions • Cogntion • Addiction • Learning and memory • Gender differences • Psychiatric disorders • Cognitive theory • Brain imaging • Experimental neuropsychology • Neurobiological basis of behavior Nicoladie Tam, PhD Associate Professor Life Sciences Complex A246C Dept. of Biological Sciences University of North Texas 1155 Union Circle, #305220 Denton, TX 76203-5017 940-565-3261 nicoladie.tam(a)unt.edu http://www.biology.unt.edu/~tam/

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Extension of Deadline for the Special Issue on Cross-Frequency Coupling in Brain Networks
by Tjeerd Boonstra 03 Dec '14

03 Dec '14

Dear colleagues, The deadline of the Special Issue on Cross-Frequency Coupling in Brain Networks: Methodological Challenges and Functional Implications in BioMed Research International has now been extended to Monday, 12 January 2015. Please note that while the Call for Papers still shows the old date, you will be able to submit a manuscript to the special issue until Monday, 12 January 2015. For more information on the special issue: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/si/897985/cfp/. To submit a manuscript, go to http://mts.hindawi.com/login/ and choose BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL and then the section COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY where the special issue will appear. If you have any questions, please contact one of the organisers. We look forward to your contributions. Tjeerd Boonstra Ali Bahramisharif Andreas Daffertshofer Sylvain Baillet

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**Registration deadline THIS FRIDAY 12/07** MURI Winter School Jan. 2015
by Santamaria, Cookie 03 Dec '14

03 Dec '14

UCSD and the University of Chicago present: MURI WINTER SCHOOL 2015<http://biocircuits.ucsd.edu/special/winterschool2015> Dynamics of Multifunction Brain Networks Organizers: Henry Abarbanel (UCSD), Timothy Gentner (UCSD), and Daniel Margoliash (Univ. of Chicago) 15th Floor, Building 1, Village West<http://maps.ucsd.edu/mapping/viewer/default.htm?mkey=1&lc=open&km=open&rc=c…>, UC San Diego January 7-9, 2015 Registration deadline: Friday, December 5, 2014 Abstract submission deadline: Friday, November 7, 2014 Lecturers: Tim Gardner<http://people.bu.edu/timothyg/Home.html> (Boston University) - "High density neural recordings in singing birds: methods and observations" Michael Long<http://longlab.med.nyu.edu/> (New York University) - "How does the brain generate behavioral sequences?" Gabriel Mindlin<http://www.lsd.df.uba.ar/> (University of Buenos Aires) - "The biomechanics of birdsong production" and "Low dimensional dynamics systems behind birdsong production" Richard Mooney<http://www.mooneylab.com/> (Duke University) - "Neurobiology of vocal learning" and "Forward mechanisms for hearing and learning" Marc Schmidt<http://www.bio.upenn.edu/people/marc-schmidt> (University of Pennsylvania) - "Brainstem and forebrain contributions to the generation of learned motor" Ofer Tchernichovski<http://ofer.sci.ccny.cuny.edu/> (Hunter College) - "Vocal learning beyond imitation: from cultural evolution to brain dopamine" and "How a song is learned: mechanisms of template matching" ________________________________________________________________________________ This is the third annual Winter School sponsored by the U.S. Office of Naval Research as part of its UCSD/Chicago MURI program in Dynamics of Multifunction Brain Networks. This year's School presents a series of pedagogical and research oriented talks on the use of birdsong as a model system where theory and experiment can meet productively. It includes a series of pedagogical presentations and a poster session. The School is intended for all researchers, including advanced graduate students, interested in the general area of understanding functional nervous systems. Active participation during the School's lectures is strongly encouraged. All attendees are invited to submit abstracts for poster presentations. Selected contributed posters will be highlighted in an oral session. Registration is required for attendance, but there is no fee for attending. A limited number of travel awards are available for exceptionally qualified graduate students and postdocs, who should apply and have their supervisor send a letter of reference, via email, to muri.winter.school(a)gmail.com<mailto:muri.winter.school@gmail.com>. Please visit us online to register and for details regarding the schedule and poster abstract submission: http://biocircuits.ucsd.edu/special/winterschool2015

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ECMLPKDD 2015: Call for Papers, Tutorials and Workshops
by ECMLPKDD 2015 03 Dec '14

03 Dec '14

The European Conference on Machine Learning and Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases (ECMLPKDD) will take place in Porto, Portugal, from September 7th to 11th, 2015 (http://www.ecmlpkdd2015.org). This event is the leading European scientific event on machine learning and data mining and builds upon a very successful series of 25 ECML and 18 PKDD conferences, which have been jointly organized for the past 14 years. ECMLPKDD 2015 will host three tracks, tutorials and a set of workshops. Therefore, we invite all researchers and practitioners from different communities to submit papers and/or present tutorial and workshop proposals. ************************* CALL FOR PAPERS * ************************* JOURNAL TRACK ********************* Articles for this track are submitted all year long directly to either Machine Learning or Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, and are reviewed like regular journal articles. Accepted articles appear in full in the journal and the authors are given a presentation slot at the conference. Articles deemed insufficiently mature for journal publication may be accepted for inclusion in the proceedings. Submissions to the journal track will be managed by the Guest Editorial Board. Paper Submission: Cut-off dates for the bi-weekly batches are 14 Dec, 2014 and 4 Jan, 18 Jan, 1 Feb, 15 Fev, 1 Mar, 15 Mar, 29 Mar, 12 Apr, 26 Apr of 2015 Web Page: http://www.ecmlpkdd2015.org/submission/journal-track RESEARCH PROCEEDINGS TRACK ******************************************* The research proceedings track, which is organized in the traditional way. Accepted papers will be published in the Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNCS/LNAI) of Springer, after reviewing by the program committee. Abstract submission deadline: March 26, 2015 Paper Submission deadline: April 2, 2015 Paper Acceptance Notification: June 1, 2015 Paper Camera Ready: June 15, 2015 Web Page: http://www.ecmlpkdd2015.org/submission/research-proceedings-track INDUSTRIAL, GOVERNAMENTAL & NON-GOVERNAMENTAL PROCEEDINGS TRACK ****************************************************************** The NEW industrial, governmental & non-governmental (NGO) proceedings track is independent and distinct from the Research Track. Submissions to this track should solve real-world problems and focus on engineering systems, applications, and challenges. Accepted papers will be published in the Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNCS/LNAI) of Springer, after reviewing by the programme committee. Abstract submission deadline: March 26, 2015 Paper Submission deadline: April 2, 2015 Paper Acceptance Notification: June 1, 2015 Camera ready submission: June 15, 2015 Web Page: http://www.ecmlpkdd2015.org/submission/industrial-proceedings-track ***************************************************************** CALL FOR TUTORIAL AND WORKSHOP PROPOSALS * ***************************************************************** TUTORIALS ************** The tutorials are intended to provide a comprehensive introduction to established or emerging research topics of interest for the machine learning and the data mining community. These topics include related research fields or applications. The ideal tutorial should attract a wide audience. It should be broad enough to provide a basic introduction to the chosen research area, but it should also cover the most important topics in depth. We welcome half day workshop proposals. Proposal deadline: March 2, 2015 Proposal Acceptance Notification: March 23, 2015 Web Page: http://www.ecmlpkdd2015.org/submission/call-for-tutorials WORKSHOPS **************** The workshops will be on relevant and current topics in Machine Learning and Data Mining. The scope of the proposal should be consistent with the conference themes as described in the ECML PKDD 2015 Call for Papers (http://www.ecmlpkdd2015.org/submission). Interdisciplinary workshops that bring together researchers and practitioners from different communities are especially welcome. We encourage workshops that bridge the gap between theoretical advances and important and/or innovative applications of machine learning and data mining. We welcome both full and half day workshop proposals. Proposal deadline: March 2, 2015 Proposal Acceptance notification: March 23, 2015 Workshop websites and call for papers online: March 27, 2015 Workshop proceedings (camera-ready): August 3, 2015 Web Page: http://www.ecmlpkdd2015.org/submission/call-for-workshop-proposals Hope to see you all soon in Porto, Portugal!!! The publicity chairs of the ECML PKDD 2015, Carlos Abreu Ferreira Ricardo Campos --- Este e-mail foi verificado em termos de vírus pelo software antivírus Avast. http://www.avast.com

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Postdoc Position in Large-scale Brain Modeling
by Chris Eliasmith 03 Dec '14

03 Dec '14

Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience, University of Waterloo We are recruiting for a theoretical neuroscientist interested in building large-scale functional brain models. The successful candidate will become an integral part of the team that has built the world's largest functional brain model, Spaun. This work was published in Science, and received coverage around the world on CNN, BBC, CBC, and hundreds of other outlets. We are building the next generation of computational platforms to run such models. This position will focus on using supercomputers (e.g., IBM BlueGene) to run models written in the Nengo environment (http://nengo.ca). Nengo is a general neural simulation environment that, in addition to Spaun, has been used to simulate adaptive arm controllers, state-of-the-art vision systems, natural language processors, reinforcement learners, and novel robotic controllers among many other projects. Postdocs will be encouraged to pursue their research program with these state-of-the-art tools. Qualifications: PhD in theoretical neuroscience or related field; experience with MPI, BlueGene, or other HPC environments desirable; python experience an asset. Start date: As soon as a suitable candidate is found Submit: CV, statement of research interests, three references Duration: 1 year renewable for a 2nd year Lab: CNRG http://compneuro.uwaterloo.ca/ Contact: celiasmith(a)uwaterloo.ca (Chris Eliasmith) Funding for the position will be provided by TalentEdge (http://www.oce-ontario.org/programs/industry-academic-collaboration/talente…) and a corporate sponsor.

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Workshop on Neural Population Dynamics, Paris region, Feb. 4th 2015
by Antoine Chaillet 03 Dec '14

03 Dec '14

Dear all, We are pleased to announce the Workshop on Neural Population Dynamics, to be held in Supélec (Gif sur Yvette) on February, 4th 2015: http://neural-pops.sciencesconf.org This workshop aims at gathering neuroscientists and control theoreticians around the dynamics of neural populations. Its topics cover: • Modeling • Identification of parameters based on experimental data • Link between models • Mathematical analysis • Feedback control. The list of confirmed speakers is: • Bruno Cessac, INRIA • Alain Destexhe, UNIC • David Hansel, Univ. Paris 5 • Axel Hutt, INRIA • Dimitris Pinotsis, UCL • Peter Wellstead, Hamilton Institute. Registration is free but mandatory. Posters are welcomed. See website for details. The workshop is organized in the framework of the Research Initiative "Control and Neuroscience" of the iCODE institute of Paris-Saclay and the ANR project SynchNeuro. We look forward to seeing you there ! The organizers, Georgios Detorakis and Antoine Chaillet http://neural-pops.sciencesconf.org

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CFP: Special Issue on Applications of Operations Research in Neuroscience
by Ruben Tikidji-Hamburyan 03 Dec '14

03 Dec '14

Dear Colleagues, [We apologize if you have received multiple copies of this message] We would like to draw your attention to the special volume on "Applications of Operations Research for Neuroscience" in the Annals of Operations Research. We cordially invite researchers in neuroscience who use operations research methods and related mathematical fields to contribute to this special issue. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following areas of neuroscience: * intracellular signaling and regulation * synaptic plasticity * dynamics in heterogeneous neural networks * intelligent systems and control * perceptual, cognitive and behavioral functions * learning and memory * spatio-temporal network analysis * combinatorial optimization * signal and information processing * neuroimaging and functional brain imaging processing * computational modelling and simulation Please note that the use of methods from modern operations research is a prerequisite for any paper submitted to this special issue to be accepted for review. Important Dates: Submission deadline of full papers: August 1, 2015. Submission Details: The format of manuscripts for the Annals of Operations Research as well as guidelines can be found on the web page of Springer, the publisher of the journal: http://www.springer.com/business/operations+research/journal/10479 Authors should submit a cover letter mentioning that the paper is for a special volume, along with and a manuscript via the journal's online submission site: http://www.editorialmanager.com/anor More details can be found in the Call for Paper attached to this e-mail. Please consider sharing this call for papers with any researchers who might be interested in contributing. On behalf of special volume guest editors, Ruben Tikidji-Hamburyan ------- Ruben Tikidji-Hamburyan,Ph.D. Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy Health Sciences Center Louisiana State University New Orleans, LA, 70112 A.B.Kogan Research Institute for Neurocybernetics Southern Federal University 344090, Russia

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