May 2019 - Comp-neuro - lists.cnsorg.org

Creating a list of important computational predictions
by Yiota Poirazi 04 Jan '21

04 Jan '21

Dear all, I believe you would agree that, the greatest recognition of our computational work comes with the experimental verification of our computational predictions. To highlight the most important outcomes of our theoretical work and facilitate a closer interaction with experimental labs so as to increase the chances of our predictions being experimentally tested, I would like to encourage you to nominate your favorite prediction at the following google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJZ2RrXJ0nZonIuyNzN0Cl gXDKDb7xTzoJOiqZTGxm9Kh7ow/viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=mail_form_link This effort started during the CNS 2017 meeting in Antwerp with the support of the OCNS Board. The resulting list will be posted on the CNS 2017 web site and disseminated in social media, as a reference for experimentalists. Thank you very much for supporting this important effort! Best wishes, Yiota Poirazi -- Panayiota Poirazi, Ph.D. Research Director Computational Biology Laboratory Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB) Foundation of Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH) Vassilika Vouton, P.O.Box 1385, GR 70013, Heraklion, Crete GREECE Tel: +30 2810 391139 Fax: +30 2810 391101 Εmail: poirazi(a)imbb.forth.gr Lab site: www.dendrites.gr FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence <http://www.fens.org/Outreach/FENS-Kavli-Network-of-Excellence/> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by *E.F.A. Project* <http://www.efa-project.org>, and is believed to be clean. Click here to report this message as spam. <http://mailgate1.imbb.forth.gr/cgi-bin/learn-msg.cgi?id=4BCD7A00A1.A57D7&to…> -- Panayiota Poirazi, Ph.D. Research Director Computational Biology Laboratory Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB) Foundation of Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH) Vassilika Vouton, P.O.Box 1385, GR 70013, Heraklion, Crete GREECE Tel: +30 2810 391139 Fax: +30 2810 391101 Εmail: poirazi(a)imbb.forth.gr Lab site: www.dendrites.gr FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence <http://www.fens.org/Outreach/FENS-Kavli-Network-of-Excellence/>

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PhD Positions in Computational Neuroscience at the University of Hertfordshire
by Volker Steuber 30 Apr '20

30 Apr '20

PhD Positions in Computational Neuroscience Biocomputation Research Group Centre for Computer Science and Informatics Research University of Hertfordshire UK Applications are invited for PhD positions in the Biocomputation Research Group at the University of Hertfordshire. Projects involve the development and simulation of models of neurons and neuronal networks to study information processing in the brain and /or the application of machine learning techniques for the analysis of neural data. A description of our research interests and a list of publications can be found on our webpage (http://biocomputation.herts.ac.uk/). Applicants should have excellent computational and numerical skills and a very good first degree in computer science, biology, maths, physics, neuroscience, or a related discipline. Successful candidates are eligible for a research studentship award from the University (GBP 15,009 per annum bursary plus payment of the student fees). Applicants from outside the UK or EU are eligible. Research in Computer Science at the University of Hertfordshire has been recognised as excellent in the latest Research Excellence Framework Assessment, with 50% of the research submitted rated as internationally excellent or world leading. The Centre for Computer Science and Informatics Research provides a very stimulating environment, offering a large number of specialised and interdisciplinary seminars as well as general training and researcher development opportunities. The University is situated in Hatfield, in the green belt just north of London. Please contact Dr Volker Steuber for informal enquiries. Application forms are available under http://www.herts.ac.uk/apply/schools-of-study/computer-science/our-research… and should be returned to [https://www.herts.ac.uk/__data/assets/image/0016/203434/uhsociallogo.png]<http://www.herts.ac.uk/apply/schools-of-study/computer-science/our-research…> The PhD Programme in Computer Science<http://www.herts.ac.uk/apply/schools-of-study/computer-science/our-research…> See a list of exciting research topics www.herts.ac.uk Lynette Spelman and Emma Thorogood Research Student Administrators University of Hertfordshire College Lane Hatfield, Herts AL10 9AB tel: +44 (0)1707 286083 doctoralcollegeadmissions(a)herts.ac.uk The short-listing process will begin on 1 July 2019.

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[publication and call for dialog] IEEE CIS Newsletter on Cognitive and Developmental Systems
by Pierre-Yves Oudeyer 23 Jan '20

23 Jan '20

Dear colleagues, we are happy to announce the release of the latest issue of the IEEE CIS Newsletter on Cognitive and Developmental Systems (open access). This is a biannual newsletter addressing the sciences of developmental and cognitive processes in natural and artificial organisms, from humans to robots, at the crossroads of cognitive science, developmental psychology, artificial intelligence, machine learning and neuroscience. It is available at: https://goo.gl/NAwBfD Featuring dialog: === "Curiosity as Driver of Extreme Specialization in Humans" == Dialog initiated by Celeste Kidd with responses from: Elizabeth Bonawitz, Maya Zhe Wang, Brian Sweis, Benjamin Hayden, Susan Engel, Abigail Hsiung, Shabnam Hakimi, Alison Adcock, Moritz Daum, Arjun Shankar, Tobias Hauser, Goren Gordon and Perry Zurn == Topic: Curiosity-driven learning is probably one of the most fundamental mechanisms in human learning, and yet it is also probably one of the least understood. Broadly construed as spontaneous exploration and engagement with activities or material without any extrinsic goal (as opposed to searching for information useful for an extrinsic goal), many mysteries remain to be uncovered. What are the causal links between curiosity and learning? How does prior knowledge about a topic or an activity relates to curiosity about this topic? What is the role of curiosity in life-span development? Can human curiosity explain the apparently unique tendency of humans for extreme specialization? Reversely, how do different forms of curiosity (diversive or specific) evolve as children grow up and become adults? While early computational models of curiosity propose theoretical approaches to understand their cognitive mechanisms, how can we understand the affective/ emotional dimensions of curiosity? And how has the linguistic concept of “curiosity” evolved in occidental culture? Call for new dialog: === « Leveraging Adaptive Games to Learn How to Help Children Learn Effectively" == Dialog initiated by George Kachergis == Topic: How can one achieve efficiently “translational educational sciences” and get these principles used in real-world large-scale educational technologies? In this dialog, Georges Kachergis highlights challenges related to collaborations between cognitive scientists and game developers, how to deploy real world experiments, and how to enable scientific understanding when many variables cannot easily be controlled? Those of you interested in reacting to this dialog initiation are welcome to submit a response by December 15th, 2018. The length of each response must be between 600 and 800 words including references (contact pierre-yves.oudeyer(a)inria.fr) Let us remind you that all issues of the newsletter are all open-access and available at: https://goo.gl/ZjjZNz I wish you a stimulating reading! Best regards, Pierre-Yves Oudeyer, Editor of the IEEE CIS Newsletter on Cognitive and Developmental Systems Research director, Inria Head of Flowers project-team Inria and Ensta ParisTech, France http://www.pyoudeyer.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/pyoudeyer and Fabien Benureau, Editorial Assistant Cognitive NeuroRobotics Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology 1919-1 Tancha, Onna, Okinawa Japan Email: fabien.benureau [at] oist [dot] jp

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Postdoc positions on Consciousness Research at Monash Uni, Australia
by Naotsugu Tsuchiya 14 Jan '20

14 Jan '20

Position A: DP180100396 (in collaboration with Masafumi Oizumi, Hiroto Kawasaki, Giulio Tononi) No report paradigm in EEG/MEG/intracranial recordings and the analysis of integrated information across sensory and prefrontal cortex Position B: DP180104128 (in collaboration with Marta Garrido, Ueli Rutishauser, Ralph Adolphs) The analysis of MEG/intracranial recordings, using Granger causality and integrated information We are looking for highly talented postdocs (application from PhD students with a prospect of getting PhD in 1 year are welcomed) for the above two ARC-funded positions. Ideal candidates in both positions would have strong publications, strong programming skills in Matlab/Python, strong background in data analysis, preferably neuroimaging data or neural spikes. The projects include 1) design of various psychophysical paradigms (*pdf <https://academic.oup.com/nc/article/doi/10.1093/nc/niw023/2970153/Are-we-un…>)*, including no-report paradigms (*pdf <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9N0ysU85rs7bEF5d1VVX3J4T3c/view>*), which can be used for subsequent EEG/MEG/intracranial recording experiments and 2) analysis of EEG/MEG/intracranial data using the approximations of integrated information (link1 <http://www.eneuro.org/content/4/5/ENEURO.0085-17.2017>, *link <https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9N0ysU85rs7NFVSQlIza215eVU> *, *link <http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/12/02/1603583113.abstract>*, *link <http://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.10046…>)* ). Please send the inquiry with your CV to naotsugu.tsuchiya(a)monash.edu. Applicants with most fit background and skills will be contacted for subsequent interview over the internet. The positions will be available until they are filled. Regards Nao Tsuchiya -- -- *Nao (Naotsugu) Tsuchiya* Associate Professor *Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences* Attention and Memory Program School of Psychological Sciences Monash University 770 Blackburn Monash Brain Imaging facility, Clayton, VIC 3800 Australia T: +61 3 9905 4564 E: naotsugu.tsuchiya(a)monash.edu W: homepage: http://users.monash.edu.au/~naotsugt/Tsuchiya_Labs_Homepage http://med.monash.edu.au/psych/email-sig/miccn-email-sig.jpg <http://www.monash.edu/neuro-institute/> 2. Visiting Researcher at Department of Dynamic Brain Imaging, Advanced Telecommunications Research (ATR), Japan 3. Visiting Researcher at CiNet, Osaka University, Japan orcid.org/0000-0003-4216-8701

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Data Scientist Position at Boston University
by Chen, Jerry 05 Nov '19

05 Nov '19

The Lab of Jerry Chen at Boston University is hiring a Data Scientist to be involved in several multi-year BRAIN Initiative related NIH and NSF funded projects. These projects focus on understanding cortical computation during behavior by combining large-scale population recordings, anatomical reconstructions, and transcriptional profiling as well as developing tools for large-scale and high-speed imaging of neuronal populations. This person will be involved in help to analyze experimental data, developing software tools to aid in the data analysis, and helping with data infrastructure and management. Specific Projects include: 1. Analysis of dense electron microscope reconstructions of neuronal connectivity (ie. Connectomics) 2. Establishing pipeline for image analysis for in situ sequencing of gene expression 3. Establishing pipeline for automated behavioral training and analysis. 4. Visualization and analysis of population imaging data across multiple brain areas during behavior. This person will be jointly involved and mentored by personnel from the Hariri Institute's Software & Application Innovation Lab (SAIL), a center with expertise in cutting-edge computational and data-driven research with tangible and direct impacts on academic research, public service, and industry partners in healthcare, finance, and technology. Qualifications: BA/BS degree (MA or PhD preferred) in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Neuroscience or related technical field. One to three years of academic or professional experience. Programming experience in MATLAB is required. Additional experience in Python, C++, or LABView is preferred. Extensive background in either computational neuroscience, image analysis, computer vision, or machine learning is preferred. If interested in applying, please submit a CV along with 3 references to jerry(a)chen-lab.org<mailto:jerry@chen-lab.org>.

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6th ESI Systems Neuroscience Conference "The recurrent cortex: feedback, dynamics, and dimensionality". Registration + Abstract submission are now open
by MFES, events 31 May '19

31 May '19

6th ESI Systems Neuroscience Conference "The recurrent cortex: feedback, dynamics, and dimensionality" 5-6 September 2019 Frankfurt am Main, Germany =========================================== The Ernst Strüngmann Institute Systems Neuroscience Conference (ESI SyNC) 2019 will take place this year on September 5th and 6th at the Ernst Strüngmann Institute in Frankfurt, Germany. This year's theme is 'The recurrent cortex: feedback, dynamics, and dimensionality'. The conference will feature eleven internationally renowned speakers who will give talks on neural feedback, signal dimensionality, and temporal dynamics. Ample time for both formal and informal discussion has been included in the schedule. There will also be a poster session for which we welcome submissions. Confirmed speakers =========================================== Sacha van Albada Alessandra Angelucci Carina Curto Peter Dayan Thomas Fraps Nikolaus Kriegeskorte Jakob Macke Tatyana Sharpee Fred Wolf Rafael Yuste Li Zhaoping Registration and abstract submission are now open! =========================================== For more information and to register for the conference or submit a poster presentation, please visit: www.esi-frankfurt.de/esisync/<http://www.esi-frankfurt.de/esisync/> Or contact: esi-sync(a)esi-frankfurt.de<mailto:esi-sync@esi-frankfurt.de> Limited spaces are available, so early registration is encouraged. Best Regards, The ESI SyNC 2019 organizing team: Wolf Singer Pascal Fries Renata Vajda William Barnes Christini Katsanevaki Katharine Shapcott Cem Uran Yiling Yang

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Threshold Networks conference - Nottingham
by Stephen Coombes 30 May '19

30 May '19

Threshold Networks July 22 - 24, 2019 Nottingham, UK https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/conference/fac-sci/maths-sci/threshold-network… <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.notti…> This workshop will bring together a community of people interested in both networks and dynamics, with an eye to both mathematical tractability and applications to biology, engineering, physics, and the social sciences. The emphasis will be on ‘thresholds’ in their broadest sense as exemplified by node dynamics or interactions that are described by simple, yet possibly non-smooth or discontinuous switch-like processes. The workshop will cover both theory and applications. The meeting will have no parallel sessions, and it is expected to involve around 60 participants (with 11 main speakers) and contributed poster presentations. Speakers: Chris Bick, University of Exeter, UK Mario Di Bernardo, University of Bristol, UK Ginestra Bianconi, Queen Mary University of London, UK Jonathan Crofts, Nottingham Trent University, UK Des Higham, University of Strathclyde, UK Renaud Lambiotte, University of Oxford, UK Naoki Masuda, University of Bristol, UK Peter Mucha, University of North Carolina, USA Sarah Muldoon, University at Buffalo, USA Yamir Moreno, University of Zaragoza, Spain Mason Porter, UCLA, USA We are accepting abstracts for poster presentations at ThresholdNetworks2019(a)nottingham.ac.uk <mailto:ThresholdNetworks2019@nottingham.ac.uk> The registration fee for the conference is 100.00 GBP. A “Tutorial Day” (covering key concepts in dynamical systems and network science) will also take place prior to the meeting (on July 21). Some financial assistance may be available to assist graduate students who attend both the training workshop and the conference. Further details of this meeting and how to register may be found at https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/conference/fac-sci/maths-sci/threshold-network… <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.notti…> Scientific Organisers Yi Ming Lai, Rüdiger Thul, and Stephen Coombes, University of Nottingham Mason A. Porter, UCLA Enquiries should be sent to: ThresholdNetworks2019(a)nottingham.ac.uk <mailto:ThresholdNetworks2019@nottingham.ac.uk> This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender and delete the email and attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored where permitted by law.

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Call for abstracts: RSS2019 Workshop "Pervasively Neuro-Dynamic Robotics"
by Yulia Sandamirskaya 30 May '19

30 May '19

Dear Colleagues, we are excited to invite you to attend the Workshop “Pervasively Neuro-Dynamic Robotics: Do insights from neuroscience, cognitive science, and neuromorphic engineering lead to a radically new vision?”: https://www.ini.rub.de/rss2019-workshop/ <https://www.ini.rub.de/rss2019-workshop/> The workshop will be held on June 23 (afternoon) 2019 in Freiburg, Germany, as part of the Robotics Science and Systems (RSS) 2019 conference: http://www.roboticsconference.org <http://www.roboticsconference.org/> We invite submissions of 1-2 page abtracts describing recent work on neuronal and cognitive architectures than emphasize autonomy of behavior generation. The selected abstracts will be invited to be presented as a Demo showing autonomous generation of behavior and/or Poster showing a recent example of a neuronal cognitive architecture You can submit your abstract by email to ysandamirskaya(a)ini.uzh.ch <mailto:ysandamirskaya@ini.uzh.ch> . Please, make sure that your submission contains your institutional address. If you like, you can attach a photo, which we will upload on the Workshop's webpage. Deadline for submission: 8. June 2019! Decisions will be announce on June 10. We are looking forward to your submissions and our discussions during the workshop! Yulia Sandamirskaya and Gregor Schöner — Workshop organisers — — Dr. Yulia Sandamirskaya Institute of Neuroinformatics (INI) UZH / ETH Zurich Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich E-mail: ysandamirskaya(a)ini.uzh.ch <mailto:ysandamirskaya@ini.uzh.ch> Tel: +41 44 63 53045 www.sandamirskaya.eu <http://www.sandamirskaya.eu/> https://neurotechai.eu <https://neurotechai.eu/>

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Multiple postdoc positions uOttawa
by Richard Naud 29 May '19

29 May '19

Multiple postdoc positions uOttawa Theoretical neuroscience, nonlinear/statistical physics, cellular electrophysiology and imaging, computational neuroscience University of Ottawa Multiple theoretical, computational and experimental neuroscience postdoctoral positions are available immediately at the Centre for Neural Dynamics of the University of Ottawa. Position 1: Theoretical neuroscience and nonlinear/statistical physics focusing on the dynamics of a population of core recurrent neurons within the hippocampus and their role in temporal and spatial memory. The candidate will be involved in collaborations between Profs. Len Maler, André Longtin and Jean-Claude Béïque. Position 2: Experimental and computational neuroscience focusing on dendritic integration. Expertise in cellular electrophysiology and/or computational neuroscience is an asset. The candidate will be involved in collaborations between Profs. Richard Naud and Jean-Claude Béïque. Position 3: Computational and experimental neuroscience focusing on dendritic integration and recurrent circuitry. Expertise in cellular electrophysiology and/or computational neuroscience is an asset. The candidate will be involved in collaborations between Profs. André Longtin, Richard Naud, Jean-Claude Béïque and Len Maler. The researcher will join uOttawa’s Brain and Mind Research Institute’s Center for Neural Dynamics. uOttawa’s Neuroscience community is fast expanding, highly dynamic and offers a rich array of collaborative opportunities. Ottawa, the capital of Canada, is a green, multi-cultural city that offers the highest standard of living in the country and is second worldwide for quality of life (Numbeo index, 2015). The city has many parks including the UNESCO World Heritage Rideau Canal, and is surrounded by an extensive greenbelt and the vast Gatineau Park twenty minutes away. This bilingual, safe and culturally-rich city lies along the border between the provinces of Ontario and Québec, is a few hours of driving away from Montréal and Toronto and served by an international airport. Each position is for one year with automatic renewal for a second year following satisfactory progress, and a possible extension to a third year. Interested candidates should submit their CV and a brief statement of research interests to alongtin(a)uottawa.ca<mailto:alongtin@uottawa.ca> . The successful candidate would be a salaried employee of the University with a competitive remuneration and benefits package. Jean-Claude Béïque André Longtin Len Maler Richard Naud

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IBRO-SIMONS COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE IMBIZO 2020 #isiCNI2020
by Antrobus, Alexander 29 May '19

29 May '19

We would like to draw your attention to the fourth IBRO-SIMONS COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE IMBIZO #isiCNI2020 5 - 26 January 2020, Muizenberg Beach, Cape Town, South Africa http://imbizo.africa/ Application deadline: 30th June 2019 The #isiCNI2020 is a southern hemisphere summer school aiming to promote computational neuroscience in Africa. It will bring together international and local students under the tutelage of the world's leading experts in the field. Like its international sister courses, this three-week summer school aims to teach central ideas, methods, and practices of modern computational neuroscience through a combination of lectures and hands-on project work. Mornings will be devoted to lectures on topics across the breadth of experimental and computational neuroscience. The rest of the day will be spent working on research projects under the close supervision of expert tutors and faculty. Individual research projects will focus on the modelling of neurons, neural systems, behaviour, the analysis of state-of-the-art neural data, and the development of theories to explain experimental observations. Who should apply? This course is aimed at Masters and early-PhD level students though Honours or advanced undergraduates may also apply. Postdoctoral students who can motivate why the course would benefit them are also encouraged to apply, Students should have sufficient quantitative skills, (e.g. a background in mathematics, physics, computer science, statistics, engineering or related field). Some knowledge of neural biology will be useful but not essential. Experimental neuroscience students are encouraged to apply, but should ensure that they have a reasonable level of quantitative proficiency (i.e. at least second-year level mathematics or statistics and have done at least one course in computer programming). Please distribute this information as widely as you can. Essential details * Fee (which covers tuition, lodging, and meals): 1100 EUR Thanks to out generous sponsors, significant financial assistance is available to reduce and waiver fees for students, particlualry for African applicants. We also hope to provide some travel bursaries for interrnational students. If you are in need of financial assistance to attend the Imbizo, please state so clearly in the relevant section of your application. * Application deadline: 30th June 2019 * Notification of results: late August 2019 Information and application https://imbizo.africa/<http://isicni.gatsby.ucl.ac.uk/> Questions? isicn.imbizo(a)gmail.com<mailto:isicn.imbizo@gmail.com> What is an Imbizo? \ɪmˈbiːzɒ\ | Xhosa - Zulu A gathering of the people to share knowledge. INVITED FACULTY Dora Angelaki - Baylor College of Medicine Demba Ba - Harvard University Adrienne Fairhall - Washington University Ila Fiete - University of Texas Peter Latham - University College London Timothy Lillicrap - Google DeepMind Blake Richards - University of Toronto Joseph Raimondo - University of Cape Town Srikanth Ramaswamy - EPFL Lausanne Athanassia Papoutsi - IMBB-FORTH Thomas Tagoe - University of Ghana Andrew Trevelyan - Newcastle University Misha Tsodyks - Weiszmann Institute of Science Tim Vogels - University of Oxford Byron Yu - Carnegie Mellon University Organisers Christopher Currin (University of Cape Town, South Africa) Emma Vaughan (Conference Managemant Centre) DIRECTORS Peter Latham (Gatsby Unit for Computational Neuroscience, UCL, UK) Joseph Raimondo (University of Cape Town, South Africa) Tim Vogels (University of Oxford, UK) Sponsors The isiCNI is made possible by the generous support from the Simons Foundation (https://www.simonsfoundation.org<https://www.simonsfoundation.org/>) and the International Brain Research Organisation (IBRO) (http://ibro.info<http://ibro.info/>) Organizational Affiliates University of Cape Town, University College London, University of Oxford, TReND in Africa<http://trendinafrica.org/>, CNCB<http://www.cncb.ox.ac.uk/>, Gatsby Foundation<http://www.gatsby.org.uk/>, IBRO African Center for Advanced Training in Neurosciences at UCT

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PhD positions in Neuromorphic olfaction
by Michael Schmuker 29 May '19

29 May '19

PhD positions in Neuromorphic machine learning, AI and robotics for chemical sensing Biocomputation Group University of Hertfordshire UK We are seeking candidates who want to join an international team of researchers with the goal to push the boundaries of chemical discovery. We use machine learning, AI and robotics to develop new methods for chemical sensing (electronic noses), gas-based navigation in robots, and knowledge discovery in chemical space. Our group leverages a new kind of computing hardware, so called neuromorphic systems, to translate processes from the brain into algorithms for efficient computing. We take inspiration from neuroscience to develop massively parallel, event-based, and power-efficient algorithms for machine learning, inference and control. Possible project topics include: * Bio-inspired signal processing and pattern recognition for chemical sensing, * Gas-based navigation for robots, * Deep learning for fragrance and aroma discovery, * Computing on neuromorphic hardware. Candidates with diverse skill profile are most welcome, e.g. with a background in: * Machine learning and AI, or * Neuroscience and neural computation, or * Signal processing and computer engineering, or * Fragrance/aroma chemistry and computational chemistry methods . Successful candidates are eligible for a research studentship award from the University (GBP 15,009 per annum bursary plus payment of the student fees). Applicants from outside the UK or EU are eligible, too. Please contact Dr Michael Schmuker for informal inquiries (m.schmuker(a)biomachinelearning.net ). Application forms and instructions how to apply are available under http://www.herts.ac.uk/apply/schools-of-study/computer-science/our-research… . The short-listing process will begin on 1 July 2019. — Dr Michael Schmuker AFHEA Reader in Data Science Biocomputation Group University of Hertfordshire https://biomachinelearning.net

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Research Fellow(s), Max Planck UCL Centre London
by Fischer, Susan 29 May '19

29 May '19

Research Fellow(s) Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology MAX PLANCK UCL CENTRE FOR COMPUTATIONAL PSYCHIATRY AND AGEING At the Max Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research, we are seeking multiple suitably qualified postdoctoral fellows for a new initiative with Telefónica Innovación Alpha. The overarching goal is to exploit computational approaches to brain and behaviour to leverage insights into core deficits that underpin behavioural change and mental well-being. The postholder will be directly involved in tech-transfer of the research results achieving an immediate real-world impact and improving mental health of the general population. Supervision will be provided by Ray Dolan, Steve Fleming, Tobias Hauser, Quentin Huys, and Robb Rutledge. Applicants must have, or be close to obtaining, a PhD in neuroscience, psychology, or a quantitative field (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering, Physics). Expertise using computational approaches in the study of reinforcement learning and decision making or expertise with machine learning techniques is essential, so is knowledge of theoretical and computational neuroscience in relation to learning and decision making. Experience in fMRI and/or MEG is desirable. Experience in smartphone-based data acquisition and in collaborating with industry and start-ups and/or in supporting tech-transfer is desirable. Positions are available as soon as possible and are funded for 2 years in the first instance. Starting salary on the UCL Grade 7 scale, £35,328 – £42,701 pa, inclusive of London Allowance, superannuable. You should apply for this post through UCL's online recruitment – www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/jobs<http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/jobs> where you can download a job description and person specification using ref: 1803769. If you have any queries regarding the application process, please contact Miss E Bertram, Personnel Manager, UCL Institute of Neurology, (email: IoN.HRAdmin(a)ucl.ac.uk<mailto:IoN.HRAdmin@ucl.ac.uk>). It would be helpful if applicants could provide a telephone number that they can be contacted on during office hours. Applicants may contact Professor Ray Dolan directly (email: r.dolan(a)ucl.ac.uk<mailto:r.dolan@ucl.ac.uk>) for further information. Closing date: 2 June 2019 ________________________________ Susan Fischer Research Coordinator (London) Max Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research Russell Square House 10-12 Russell Square London, WC1B 5EH Tel: +44 (0)207 679 8187 https://www.mps-ucl-centre.mpg.de/en Follow us on Twitter: @MPC_CompPsych<https://twitter.com/MPC_CompPsych>

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[High Performance Computing] Become a specialist!
by Master in HPC 29 May '19

29 May '19

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Wellcome Trust funded four-year PhD programme in Neural Dynamics.
by Conor Houghton 29 May '19

29 May '19

We are looking for applicants to the Neural Dynamics four-year PhD programme at the University of Bristol; this is to fill one place to join the cohort starting in September 2019. http://www.bristol.ac.uk/neural-dynamics/ <http://www.bristol.ac.uk/neural-dynamics/> We offer a generous four-year studentship stipend, PhD registration fees at the current Home/EU rate, substantial research expenses, and funds for travel to conferences or courses. We are able to waive the international fee for a successful international student. The deadline for applications is Wednesday 19 June 2019. All the best Conor Houghton

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Job Openings in Neuromorphic Computing
by Peter Blouw 28 May '19

28 May '19

Applied Brain Research <https://appliedbrainresearch.com/> (ABR) is a company that develops software and builds AI applications <https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL0Xs4sfQU-Q1MeTNaizzFWYv1Xz3ua7ZA&v=mua…>using neuromorphic methods and hardware. Our fifteen person team spun out of a computational neuroscience lab at the University of Waterloo, and works with world leading industrial partners and has early access to cutting edge technology to develop the next generation of AI hardware <https://vimeo.com/262517015>. We are growing. We are looking to hire for two positions: an FPGA Design Engineer <https://appliedbrainresearch.com/careers/?jobId=85z2t_rOLoOR>, and a Machine Learning Engineer <https://appliedbrainresearch.com/careers/?jobId=pyH1jqKudezj>. Further details about each position can be found by following the links above. For any general questions, feel free to contact info(a)appliedbrainresearch.com. We look forward to hearing from you!

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Barcelona summer school for Advanced Modelling of Behavior (BAMB!) - Application deadline June 3
by Klaus Wimmer 28 May '19

28 May '19

Applications to the new Barcelona summer school for Advanced Modelling of Behavior (BAMB! <http://www.bambschool.org>) are open until June 3rd. Please see the course website for further details: www.bambschool.org. BAMB! <http://www.bambschool.org> teaches advanced techniques in model-based analysis of behavior (humans and other species) to cognitive and computational neuroscientists at PhD and early career levels. This will be achieved through structured lectures, talks, hands-on tutorials and group project aimed at making knowledge obtained directly applicable to the participants' own research. We want the trainees to acquire both the conceptual bases and the technical skills that will enable them to pursue a full modelling approach on their own when they come back to their lab. The course is intended for PhD students and postdocs in cognitive and computational neuroscience with solid background in computational/quantitative analysis to benefit maximally from the advanced training offered by the course. Proficiency in either Python or Matlab is also required. We will seek a nice blend of experimentalists (cognitive psychology / neuroscience) and theoreticians (with or without experience in cognitive modeling).Female scientists and scientists from underrepresented countries are especially encouraged to apply. Dates and location: September 4-10, downtown Barcelona, Spain Organizers: Chris Summerfield (Oxford / Deepmind) Klaus Wimmer (CRM, Barcelona) Alex Hyafil (UPF/CRM, Barcelona) Confirmed Faculty: Jean Daunizeau (ICM, Paris) Alex Hyafil (UPF/CRM, Barcelona) Kerstin Preuschoff (Geneva) Alfonso Renart (Champalimaud) Maneesh Sahani (UCL) Chris Summerfield (Oxford / Deepmind) Klaus Wimmer (CRM, Barcelona) Angela Yu (UC San Diego) The summer school benefits from the generous support of the William K. and Katherine W. Estes Fund <https://www.psychologicalscience.org/members/awards-and-honors/estes-fund>, from the Sociedad Española de Neurociencia <http://www.senc.es/> and from the Centre de Recerca Matemática <http://www.crm.cat>.

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[CALL FOR PAPERS] IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence (WI'19) 14-17 OCTOBER 2019 Thessaloniki, GREECE
by Gigg Liu 27 May '19

27 May '19

IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence (WI'19) 14-17 OCTOBER 2019 Thessaloniki, GREECE https://webintelligence2019.com/ Sponsored By: Web Intelligence Consortium (WIC) Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) IEEE Computer Society In Cooperation With: Chinese Computer Federation (CCF) CALL FOR PAPERS Web has evolved as an omnipresent system which highly impacts science, education, industry and everyday life. Web is now a vast data production and consumption platform at which threads of data evolve from multiple devices, by different human interactions, over worldwide locations under divergent distributed settings. Such a dynamic complex system demands adaptive intelligent solutions, which will advance know-ledge, human interactions and innovation. Web intelligence is now a cutting edge area which must address all open issues towards deepening the understanding of all Web’s entities, phenomena, and developments. The theme for the WI'19 is: "Web Intelligence = AI in the Connected World". The 18th Web Intelligence conference (WI'19) aims to achieve a multi-disciplinary balance between research and technological disruptive advances in the fields of how intelligence is impacting the Web of People, the Web of Data, the Web of Things, the Web of Trust, and the Web of Health. WI'19 welcomes research, application as well as Industry/Demo track paper submissions in these core thematic pillars under wider topics, which demand WI innovative and disruptive solutions for any of the next indicative sub-topics. Track 1: Web of People Social networks analytics Social media and dynamics User and behavioral modeling Human centric computing Opinion mining Recommendation engines Sentiment analysis Crowdsourcing and social data mining People oriented applications and services Track 2: Web of Data Data science and machine learning Big data analytics Data integration and data provenance Cognitive models Computational models Information search and retrieval Algorithms and knowledge management Knowledge bases and semantic networks Linked data management and analytics Data driven services and applications Track 3: Web of Things IoT data analytics Web infrastructures and devices Mobile web Distributed systems and devices Open autonomous systems Industrial multi-domain web Streaming data analysis Smart city applications and services Track 4: Web of Trust Hidden web analytics Blockchain analytics and technologies Web-scale security, integrity, privacy and trust Web cryptography Fake content and fraud detection Web safety and openness Monetization services and applications Track 5: Web of Health Personalized health management and analytics Health data exchange and sharing Big data in medicine Wellbeing and healthcare in the digital era Omics research and trends Healthcare and medical applications and services The Program Chairs are soliciting contributed technical papers for presentation at the Conference and publication in the Conference Proceedings by ACM. PAPER SUBMISSION Please follow guidelines: https://wi-lab.com/cyberchair/2019/wi19/scripts/submit.php?subarea=Wr/. Papers must be submitted electronically via Cyberchair in standard ACM format (max 8 pages). Submitted papers will undergo a peer review process, coordinated by the International Program Committee. ORGANIZATION General Chairs Georg Gottlob, UK Yannis Manolopoulos, Cyprus Program Chairs Payam Barnaghi, UK Athena Vakali, Greece Steering Committee Chairs Jiming Liu, HK, China Ning Zhong, Japan Track Chairs Panagiotis Bamidis, Greece Marios Dikaiakos, Cyprus Elena Ferrari, Italy Josiane Xavier Parreira, Ireland Herman Purohit, USA Workshop Chairs Dimitrios Katsaros, Greece Rahul Pandey, USA Demo Chairs Amelie Gyrard, USA George Pallis, Cyprus Proceedings Editor Theodoros Tzouramanis, Greece Publicity Chairs Karin Becker, Brasil Leonidas Anthopoulos, Greece Yang Liu, Hong Kong Xujuan Zhou, Australia

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Post-doc in Computational Neuroimaging of Decision-Making
by Yannis Delis 26 May '19

26 May '19

We are looking to appoint a postdoctoral fellow to make a leading contribution to an EU-funded project on the neurobiology of human decision making. The post will be based at the School of Biomedical Sciences of the University of Leeds. The aim of our research is to characterise the spatiotemporal dynamics and the computational principles of the brain networks underlying the processing of multisensory information, the formation of perceptual decisions and the execution of subsequent actions. To this end, we use multimodal recordings including neuroimaging (EEG), motor signals (EMGs and kinematics) and behavioural data coupled with advanced multivariate analysis methods and computational modelling. We develop computational methodologies inspired by machine learning, statistical signal processing, information theory and Bayesian modelling to fuse data from different modalities, extract the main patterns of brain activity and characterise their functional roles with respect to the task at hand. The goal of this project will be to unravel the neural representations of the mental processes implicated in the processing of (multi-)sensory information and the formation of perceptual decisions. Candidates must have previous practical experience in EEG recordings and data analysis as evident by a strong track record of publications in international journals. Working knowledge of multivariate data analysis techniques and excellent programming skills in Matlab and/or Python are highly desirable. Interested candidates are invited to contact Dr. Ioannis Delis (*i.delis(a)leeds.ac.uk <i.delis(a)leeds.ac.uk>*), email their CV and briefly explain their interest in this position. Starting date is flexible.

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ReScience C : special issue on 2019 ICLR Reproducibility Challenge in machine learning
by Nicolas Rougier 23 May '19

23 May '19

Dear all, It’s my great pleasure to announce that selected papers from the 2019 ICLR Reproducibility Challenge in machine learning (coordinated by J.Pineau) have been published in ReScience C and are freely accessible at: ReScience C, volume 5, issue 2 (2019), ICLR Reproducibility Challenge 2019 https://rescience.github.io/read/#volume-5-2019. If you’re interested in organizing a challenge or editing a special issue, feel free to contact me. Nicolas Rougier, ReScience C editor-in-chief.

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Call for Papers: Special Issue "Information Theory in Computational Neuroscience"
by Dimitrije Markovic 22 May '19

22 May '19

Dear Colleagues, You are cordially invited to submit a manuscript to Special Entropy Issue "Information Theory in Computational Neuroscience" https://www.mdpi.com/journal/entropy/special_issues/Computational_Neuroscie… Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2020 With best regards, Claudius Gros and Dimitrije Markovic Abstract ====== Brains empower living organisms with extraordinary information processing capabilities. Complex spatio-temporal dependencies present in their environments may be learned, long- and short-term memories of experiences and plans regarding the future. Importantly, information processing in the brain happens over multiple spatio-temporal scales, from single synapses and synaptic terminals to dendritic trees and neuronal bodies, all the way up to neuronal networks and large brain areas. Hence, it is not surprising that information theory has led to many exciting developments in computational neuroscience, providing tools essential for our modern understanding of the computational principles that govern the development, structure, physiology, and dynamics of the nervous system. In this Special Issue, we aim to bring together neuronal models and neuronal plasticity mechanisms that are grounded in information theory principles, modern inference, and learning algorithms. We welcome submissions that use information theory as the basis for defining generative principles of neuronal dynamics over multiple spatio-temporal scales, which informs our understanding of information processing in the brain. ============================= Dr. Dimitrije Markovic Post-Doc at Technische Universität Dresden, Department of Psychology, Dresden, Germany Lab website: https://tu-dresden.de/mn/psychologie/ifap/ni Phone: +49-351-463-43146 Personal website: http://dimarkov.github.io/ =============================

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Post-doctoral post in Madrid Brain Dynamics of addiction
by jose luis perez velazquez 21 May '19

21 May '19

*Post-Doc position*: *Dynamics of brain activity in addiction and compulsive reward-seeking* Responsible for electrophysiological recordings in behaving animals (rats) using rodent models of reward-seeking and addiction. One year*, starting immediately* Location: Madrid-Spain Dedication: Full time Experience with in vivo electrophysiological recordings in freely behaving animals is required. It would be an asset if the incumbent has some experience with the Skinner box, but is not required (teaching will be provided). Data analysis will involve the scrutiny of brain dynamic patterns in the rodents’ brains during addictive behaviours, using MATLAB codes already available from the investigators. Experience with basic data analysis will be an advantage as well. Contact: Fivos Panetsos, Professor fivos(a)ucm.es Director, Neuro-computing & Neuro-robotics Research Group Complutense University of Madrid Director, Neural Plasticity Research Group Health Research Institute, San Carlos Clinical Hospital (IdISSC), Madrid

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ICTALS 2019 registration open
by Goodfellow, Marc 21 May '19

21 May '19

Dear All, Registration is now open for ICTALS 2019 at the University of Exeter 2-5th September 2019. Please see: www.exeter.ac.uk/ictals2019/registration/<http://www.exeter.ac.uk/ictals2019/registration/> Early bird registration is open until 31 July 2019 at the following rates: Students £250 Faculty/ Clinician £400 Industry £500 Lived experience (non-scientist) £30 for the first 20 registrants. Spaces are limited, so we would encourage you to register as soon as possible. The International Conference for Technology and AnaLysis of Seizures, 2019 (ICTALS2019) will take place at the University of Exeter, September 2nd - 5th 2019. The goal of this conference is to bring together neurologists, neuroscientists, researchers from quantitative disciplines and people with lived experience of epilepsy in order to work as a community to advance our understanding of epilepsy and develop practical ways to improve diagnosis and treatment. This is the second ICTALS conference, which is an evolution of the previous International Workshop on Seizure Prediction (IWSP) series. The theme for this year's conference will be: "The Epilepsy Journey: from first seizure to treatment and beyond". We will emphasise how advances in our understanding of the dynamics of brain networks can be used to make a difference to people with epilepsy at all points of their journey: from elucidating the causes of the first seizure to diagnosing epilepsy, understanding how ictogenic networks give rise to recurrent seizures and how this insight can inform personalised treatment. To encourage this focus on translatable output of research we will seek to include all relevant communities. In addition to focussing on current scientific, clinical and technological advances, we will take steps to increase accessibility for people with lived experience of epilepsy. For further information see http://exeter.ac.uk/ictals2019 We look forward to seeing you in Exeter in September! Best wishes Marc Goodfellow, on behalf of the local organising committee.

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Places left for training courses before INCF's Neuroinformatics 2019
by Malin Sandström 21 May '19

21 May '19

Dear all, there are still som places left for the (free) training courses we are arranging in Warsaw on August 31, the day before Neuroinformatics 2019. All courses are free to attend for registered participants. The TVB WS explains fundamental principles of full brain network modelling using the TVB open source neuroinformatics platform. Lectures & hands-on sessions allow participants to immediately apply concepts from the lectures to their simulations. http://bit.ly/2Hs9L7h The HBPBrainSim short course introduces participants to the Brain Simulation Platform (BSP). After the course participants will be able to use the BSP to access HPC systems to configure & run simulations and visualize & analyze simulation results. http://bit.ly/2Ht7AQN The course ‘Neuroscience data integration through use of digital brain atlases’, a combination of lectures & hands-on training, introduces participants to a workflow for spatial integration of morphological features in a 3D reference atlas. http://bit.ly/2HqnPOh See https://www.neuroinformatics2019.org/ for more information. Best regards, Malin -- Malin Sandström, PhD Community Engagement Officer malin.sandstrom(a)incf.org International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility Karolinska Institutet Nobels väg 15 A SE-171 77 Stockholm Sweden http://www.incf.org

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PhD position in computational neuroscience at the University of Amsterdam (deadline June 6)
by Jorge Mejias 20 May '19

20 May '19

Dear all, A PhD position in computational neuroscience is available at the Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience Group at the Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam (the Netherlands). The main objective of the project is to investigate the neural mechanisms of multisensory perception and sensory predictions, within the context of a novel theoretical framework of perception and consciousness that is being developed in the Group. These neural mechanisms will be investigated using theoretical and computational approaches based on both biophysically detailed models of corticothalamic circuits and neural network models trained with deep learning strategies. The research is partially funded by the Human Brain Project and will benefit from collaborations with local experimental teams and with other European research groups. The project will be supervised by Jorge Mejias (leader of the Computational Neuroscience Team) and Cyriel Pennartz (head of the Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience Group). We are seeking a highly qualified and motivated candidate with a Master's degree in neuroscience (with strongly developed quantitative skills) or in a related field, including physics, mathematics, computer science, or biomedical engineering. The candidate is expected to have a solid mathematical background (calculus, differential equations, dynamical systems) and strong programming skills (MATLAB, Python). Knowledge in methods of computational neuroscience and deep learning is a plus. English is the official language of the lab, therefore good English communication skills are expected. We offer a full-time appointment for a maximum period of four years (18 months plus a further 30 months after a positive performance evaluation) and should lead to a dissertation (PhD thesis). An educational plan will be drafted that includes attendance to courses and (international) meetings. The gross monthly salary will range from €2,325 in the first year to €2,972 in the final year, according to the Dutch salary scale for PhD candidates. Additional benefits include a holiday allowance and an end-of-year bonus (8% and 8.3% of the gross annual salary, respectively) and generous vacation, pension and social security conditions in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities. Candidates coming from abroad might also be eligible for highly attractive tax benefits. The lab is located in the state-of-the art facilities of the Science Park at the University of Amsterdam, with good communications with other academic facilities and research centers in the city. The University of Amsterdam is one of the top research universities in Europe, with a strong focus on the research area of brain and cognition. Amsterdam is one of the most vibrant cities in Europe, with a rich historical and cultural heritage that includes the UNESCO World Heritage city center and canals, dozens of world-class museums and restaurants, and an exciting nightlife. The city promotes a healthy lifestyle with plenty of outdoor life, parks and recreational areas, an excellent bicycle path network, and an expat-friendly environment. The deadline for applications is June 6th, 2019. Applications may only be submitted online by following the link below (where additional information is also provided): https://www.uva.nl/en/content/vacancies/2019/05/19-292-phd-candidate-in-com… Your application must include a CV (including contact details of two academic references) and a letter of motivation. Please combine these documents in one single attachment and also mention the months (not just years) in your CV when referring to your education and work experience. To enable us to process your application immediately, please quote vacancy number 19-292 and the position you are applying for. For informal inquiries, you may contact Dr. Jorge Mejias (j.f.mejias at uva.nl) of Prof. Cyriel Pennartz (C.M.A.Pennartz at uva.nl). Kind regards, Jorge F. Mejias, PhD Assistant Professor of Computational Neuroscience Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience Group Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences Amsterdam, the Netherlands -- Jorge F. Mejias, PhD Assistant Professor Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences University of Amsterdam, 1098XH Amsterdam The Netherlands www.ugr.es/~jmejias

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Postdoc Position: Modeling Language in the Human Brain Using Artificial Neural Networks
by Christopher Honey 19 May '19

19 May '19

MODELING LANGUAGE IN THE HUMAN BRAIN USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS A joint postdoctoral position is available in the labs of Christopher Honey and Tal Linzen at Johns Hopkins University. ( https://www.honeylab.org and https://caplabjhu.org ) The goal of this project is to use state-of-the-art artificial neural networks to understand the mechanisms and architectures that enable the human brain to integrate linguistic information at the levels of syllables, words and sentences. For this purpose, the project lead will have access to high-fidelity intracranial recordings from the surface of the human brain, as people process sentences and narratives. In parallel, this project is expected to generate new computational models and analytic methods for natural language processing (NLP), informed and constrained by human data. Johns Hopkins is home to a large and vibrant community in neuroscience and computational linguistics, and the training environment will span the Departments of Cognitive Science, Psychological & Brain Sciences, and Computer Science. The postdoctoral researcher will be affiliated with the Center for Language and Speech Processing, one of the world’s largest centers for computational linguistics (https://www.clsp.jhu.edu/) For candidates who wish to collect new datasets, Hopkins provides a top-notch neuroimaging center, including 3T and 7T scanners; new TMS and EEG facilities housed in the PBS department; and access to human intracranial experiments via neurology collaborators in Baltimore and Toronto. The postdoctoral researcher will have access to a large number of GPUs for training neural networks and other computational models through the Maryland Advanced Research Computing Center. The position is available immediately, though start date is somewhat flexible. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The initial appointment is for one year, with the opportunity for renewal thereafter. We especially encourage applications from women and members of minorities that are underrepresented in science. *Qualifications*: Candidates should have (i) a PhD in a relevant field (e.g., linguistics, cognitive science, neuroscience, physics, psychology, mathematics, or computer science) by the start date; (ii) a publication record that includes computational modeling and empirical data analysis. The ideal candidate will have a combined background in computational linguistics, machine learning and neuroscience. *Application Instructions*: To apply, please email a cover letter (including a brief summary of previous research accomplishments and future plans), a current CV, and a relevant publication to neural.language.modeling.jhu(a)gmail.com. In the CV or cover letter, please include contact information for three references. For any questions, feel free to email Chris Honey (chris.honey(a)jhu.edu) and Tal Linzen ( tal.linzen(a)jhu.edu)

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Postdoc position on causal learning in France
by Mehdi Khamassi 17 May '19

17 May '19

*Post-Doc position in Computational Neuroscience on causal learning * *Institut des Systèmes Intelligents et de Robotique, Paris (UMR7222)* *Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique, Lyon (UMR 5824)* *General Information* Workplace: LYON/PARIS Employer: CNRS Type of contract: FTC Scientist Contract Period: 18 or 24 months Expected date of employment: 2 September 2019 Proportion of work: Full time Remuneration: between 2643 and 3766 Euros gross monthly salary depending on the candidate’s experience Desired level of education: PhD Experience required: indifferent *Missions*: The objective of our project is to investigate the neural and computational bases of causal learning. In particular, we will focus on causal learning in the context of goal-directed instrumental behaviors, which rely on learning rules determined by the contingency//between actions and outcomes. In order to unravel the neural and computational bases of action-outcome causal learning, we need to lift two key barriers. The first barrier is the lack of neurocomputational models that formalise the above-mentioned theoretical framework to make precise predictions about the underlying neural computations. The second barrier is the lack of clear understanding of the brain network dynamics supporting action-outcome causal learning. *Activities: * The selected candidate will contribute to lift the first barrier, by developing neurocomputational models that: i) formalise internal representations and computations predicted by causal learning theories (/rational /and /Bayesian /frameworks); ii) make predictions about the dynamics of neural activity (i.e., neurobiological plausibility) and fit single-participant behavioral patterns (i.e., computational flexibility). Among the possible learning models, two seem to provide the adequate theoretical and computational framework: Active Inference and Reinforcement learning. The former is a Bayesian approach postulating that human behaviour can be reduced to the minimization of variational free energy, which is an upper bound on Shannon surprise (Friston, 2010). The latter provides a complementary view and formalizes human behavior as a process that aims at maximizing cumulative (extrinsic or intrinsic) reward (Sutton & Barto, 1998). The selected candidate will help designing a new experimental protocol to test the specific predictions of these computational frameworks, and compare them with Bayesian model comparison methods. The experiment will involve human subjects and be realized with the facilities of the GATE (Experimental Economics) laboratory in Lyon, France. Then we will derive a computational model which best accounts for human behavior while they learn causalities, and make model-driven predictions for a new task involving brain imaging (fMRI, MEG, SEEG) performed in humans by partners of the project. *Skills*: Applicants should be highly motivated, have a PhD in computational neuroscience, physics, computer science, or related fields, with a track record of publications. Confirmed experience in computational modelling and programming skills are mandatory. Preference will be given to applicants with previous experience in causal learning models in neurosciences. *Work context*: We have obtained funding from the French Agence Nationale de la Recherche for 4 years project aiming at lifting the previously mentioned two barriers. The project involves both theoreticians (Mateus Joffily in GATE, Lyon, France; Mehdi Khamassi in ISIR, Paris, France; David Lagnado in UCL, London, UK) and experimentalists (Andrea Brovelli in INT, Marseille, France; Julien Bastin in GIN, Grenoble, France). This 2 years post-doctoral research position is available to work at the interface between two laboratories: the GATE in Lyon and the ISIR in Paris. *Additional Information*: The position is available immediately and applications will be reviewed until the position is filled. The selected candidate will be hired for a period of 18 to 24 months with a salary corresponding to the level of research scientist according to the standards of the National Center of Scientific research (CNRS). Salary will include social security, health and retirement benefits. Applications should include: 1) a cover letter briefly describing experience, motivation and skills adapted for the position, as well as research interests; 2) complete CV and publication list; and 3) two letters of reference that should be sent directly to us by the evaluators. Notification of interest should be sent to both Mehdi Khamasi (mehdi.khamassi(a)upmc.fr <mailto:mehdi.khamassi@upmc.fr>) and Mateus Joffily (joffily(a)gate.cnrs.fr <mailto:joffily@gate.cnrs.fr>). Applications shall be done through the following website: https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR5824-TAIDAO-009/Default.aspx?lang=EN. -- Mehdi Khamassi, PhD, HDR Permanent research scientist (CRCN) at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institute of Intelligent Systems and Robotics Sorbonne Université, Paris, France http://www.isir.upmc.fr Director of Studies for the Cogmaster program Ecole Normale Supérieure, EHESS, Univ. Paris Descartes http://sapience.dec.ens.fr/cogmaster/www/ Visiting Researcher at the Institute of Communication and Computer Systems National Technical University of Athens, Greece https://www.iccs.gr/en/?noredirect=en_US Visiting Researcher at the Department of Experimental Psychology University of Oxford, UK https://www.psy.ox.ac.uk Main contact details: Mehdi Khamassi Sorbonne Université, Campus Pierre et Marie Curie - ISIR - BC 173 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France tel: + 33 1 44 27 28 85 cell: +33 6 50 76 44 92 email: mehdi.khamassi(a)upmc.fr http://people.isir.upmc.fr/khamassi

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Open PhD position, application deadline May 31st
by Jochem Rieger 16 May '19

16 May '19

Dear list, The Applied Neurocognitive Psychology Lab at the University Oldenburg in collaboration with the Division of Energy at OFFIS offer a PhD position in the project: "Neurophysiology and modelling of expert cognition and decision making¨ The projects goal is to develop a model-based understanding of neuronal processing differences between expert and novice controllers of safety critical systems (e.g. power grids) that allows human performance prediction. Methodologically, the project combines brain activation measurements in fNIRS and/or MRI during realistic simulations of control tasks with machine learning for data driven human modeling. The position is available *from July 16th, 2019* until July 15th, 2022 (German TV-L E13, 65%). The full job announcement can be found here: https://uol.de/stellen/?stelle=66622 You can contact me for further questions regarding the position. The *application deadline is May 31st, 2019*. Please send your application including a cover letter, CV, a list of potential referees, links to recent publications, and copies of certificates for academic grades to Prof. Rieger as an email attachment (preferred) in one pdf file to jochem.rieger(a)uol.de <mailto:jochem.rieger@uol.de>. Regards, Jochem -- Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Jochem Rieger Head of Applied Neurocognitive Psychology Head of Neuroimaging Unit Faculty VI Carl-von-Ossietzky University 26111 Oldenburg Germany Phone: +49(0)4417984533 Fax: +49(0)4417983865

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Workshop: Spike Sorting and Reproducibility for Next Generation Electrophysiology
by Matthias Hennig 16 May '19

16 May '19

Spike Sorting and Reproducibility for Next Generation Electrophysiology 24. and 25. June 2019 Informatics Forum, University of Edinburgh Registration deadline: 31. May 2019 The analysis of extracellular recordings is a computationally and conceptually complex task with multiple sources of error and bias that can affect subsequent data interpretation. The advent of high-density extracellular micro-electrode arrays (MEAs) now allows recording from hundreds to thousands of channels that poses significant challenges. Additionally, current analysis workflows lack standardisation, and few attempts have been made to make perform systematic comparisons between different solutions and approaches. This workshop will bring together electrophysiologists and developers of tools for the analysis of extracellular recordings, with the following goals: - to showcase new approaches to analyse large scale recordings - to discuss approaches for validation and quality control - to discuss how elements of reproducibility and provenance can be added to typical analysis workflows Invited Speakers: Alessio Buccino, Oslo David Jaeckel, MaxWell Espen Hagen, Oslo Felix Franke, ETHZ Samuel Garcia, CNRS James Jun, Flatiron Institute Jeremy Magland, Flatiron Institute André Marques Smith, UCL Olivier Marre, Institut de la vision Hernan G Rey, Leicester Evelyne Sernagor, Newcastle Olivier Winter, Champalimaud Pierre Yger, Institut de la vision Registration is free (workshop dinner cost is £30). More info: http://workshops.inf.ed.ac.uk/ssnge/ Organisers: Matthias Hennig, Edinburgh Cole Hurwitz, Edinburgh Jeremy Magland, Flatiron Alessio Buccino, Oslo -- The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

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PhD scholarship within Data Science and Computational Neuroscience at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)
by Kristin Tøndel 16 May '19

16 May '19

The Faculty of Science and Technology at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) has a vacant 3-year PhD-position related to Data Science and Computational Neuroscience: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/168816/phd-scholarship-withi… Please share with your network. Best regards, Kristin Tøndel

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[meetings] CfP: Workshop at ICDL-Epirob 2019: Mapping the self
by Matej Hoffmann 14 May '19

14 May '19

** * ******************************************* ** * ICDL-Epirob 2019 Workshop * * Mapping the self: * * infants, robots, and modeling * ******************************************* Key Facts ========= ICDL-Epirob 2019 Workshop, Monday, August 19, 2019 Location: Oslo, Norway at Ingeniørenes hus møtesenter (Engineer’s House Conference Centre) Submission deadline: June 10, 2019 Notification: June 30, 2019 Workshop URL:<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__dyalab.mines.edu_2019_r…>https://sites.google.com/site/matejhof/events/mapping-the-self Main conference URL: https://icdl-epirob2019.org/ Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=irm19 Organizers ========== * Daniela Corbetta <https://psychology.utk.edu/faculty/corbetta.php>(Univ of Tennessee, USA) * Matej Hoffmann <https://sites.google.com/site/matejhof/home>(Prague, Czech Republic) * Jeffrey Lockman <http://www2.tulane.edu/sse/psyc/faculty-and-staff/faculty/lockman.cfm>(New Orleans, USA) * Verena Hafner <https://adapt.informatik.hu-berlin.de/vvh/>(Berlin, Germany) Description =========== Our bodies constitute the interface between our mind and the surrounding world. To interact effectively with the world, babies and robots need to discover the different parts of their bodies, and their physical and mechanical properties. They need to know where their limbs are in space, how far they can extend, how they work, and what range of actions they can achieve with them. Such body representations are essential for developing a sense of the self and for defining the limits of the peripersonal space. The aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers in the fields of developmental psychology, developmental robotics, embodied cognition, body mapping, and computational modeling to create a productive, collaborative, and multidisciplinary forum from which different facets of these fundamental processes linked to body mapping and mapping the self will be explored. The workshop will be organized around three general themes with specific speakers and experts in each area: 1. Body mapping: This theme will group developmental and learning studies in infants, adults, and robots on self-touch, self-exploration of the body, self-localization, and haptic perception to understand how the mapping of the self forms. 2. Defining the peripersonal space: This theme will examine the range and conditions through which our peripersonal space develops, is being perceived, and being modulated through interactions with objects, people, and events in our daily surroundings. This theme will contrast infant, children, and adult studies as well as computational models. 3. Sense of self and body ownership: This third theme will explore how our brain builds a map and sense of ownership of objects as extensions of our own body. Studies and models on tool use learning, prostheses mastery, including studies on the rubber hand illusion will provide a framework to understand how perception and action of inanimate objects can be experienced as functional extensions of our body and self. Confirmed Invited Speakers ======================= Daniela Corbetta (Univ. Tennessee, USA) Jeffrey J. Lockman (Tulane Univ., USA) Sergiu Popescu (Paris Descartes University, France) Matej Hoffmann (Czech Tech. Univ, Czech Rep) Gianluca Baldassarre / Vieri Santucci (CNR, Italy) Jean-Paul Noel (NYU, USA) Rory Bufacchi (Univ. College London, UK) Alban Laflaquiere (AI Lab, Softbank Robotics, France) Benjamin Kuipers (Univ. of Michigan, USA) Tamar Makin (Univ. College London, UK) Dorothy Cowie (Durham, UK) Verena Hafner (Humboldt-Univ., Germany) Target audience ============= Cognitive psychologists, developmental psychologists, developmental roboticists, embodied cognition, cognitive neuroscience, researchers on the self, computational modeling, machine learning Format of contributions ================== We invite participants to submit a 500-word abstract for a single-blind review by the workshop organizers. Selected abstracts will be presented as Posters -- few selected possibly as short talks. The contributions should present findings that are related to any of the three themes of the workshop (body mapping, peripersonal space, and sense of self). This is an especially great opportunity for young researchers who wish to participate in this workshop, share their findings, and interact with experts in this multidisciplinary and emerging research field. The 500-word submissions should be in Word or LaTeX with a title no longer than 120 characters. Please use the following formatting linked here <https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/simple-single-page-abstract-templa…>. Authors’ names and affiliations should be on the abstract. Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=irm19 On behalf of the organizers, Matej Hoffmann * -- Matej Hoffmann, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Cybernetics Faculty of Electrical Engineering Czech Technical University in Prague https://sites.google.com/site/matejhof/home +420 224 357 387

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Postdoc in Vision at UPenn
by Burge, Johannes 14 May '19

14 May '19

An NIH funded post-doc position is available at the University of Pennsylvania w Johannes Burge. A postdoctoral position is available in Johannes Burge’s lab at the University of Pennsylvania to work on the psychophysics and the computations underlying depth and motion perception. We use both artificial and natural stimuli to probe the function of the human visual system, with a focus on understanding how the pattern of light falling on the back of the eye is used to recover 3D structure and movement in the environment. We have a variety of high-end displays in the lab, the capability for eye tracking and pupillometry, high-fidelity databases of natural signals, and custom software tools for statistical learning. For more information on specific projects please see the lab website: http://burgelab.psych.upenn.edu/contact.html <https://t.co/hSN0qdRoYJ> . Applicants should have a background in at least a subset of psychophysics, eye-tracking, visual optics, computational neuroscience, and will have the opportunity to gain training in any of these areas. The initial appointment is for one year, with the potential for renewal. The start date is flexible but the position is available immediately. The lab is part of the Computational Neuroscience Initiative at UPenn, a multi-disciplinary group of top researchers working on problems in sensation, perception, and cognition. Interested applicants should send a CV, a statement of interest, and at least two references to jburge(a)sas.upenn.edu<mailto:jburge@sas.upenn.edu> I will be available to meet at VSS or to schedule interviews on Skype. Johannes ======================== Johannes Burge, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Psychology Neuroscience Graduate Group University of Pennsylvania http://burgelab.psych.upenn.edu jburge(a)sas.upenn.edu (215) 573 6528

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INCF Software Carpentry course at SfN, October 17-18
by Malin Sandström 14 May '19

14 May '19

Dear all, INCF will organize a Software Carpentry course ( https://incf.github.io/2019-10-17-sfn/) at SfN in Chicago, on October 17-18. This hands-on workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems. For more information on what will be taught and why, please see the paper “Best Practices for Scientific Computing”; https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.10017… Apply via the form linked on this page, latest *May 31*: https://www.incf.org/node/305 Best regards, Malin Sandström -- Malin Sandström, PhD Community Engagement Officer malin.sandstrom(a)incf.org International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility Karolinska Institutet Nobels väg 15 A SE-171 77 Stockholm Sweden http://www.incf.org

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Three Positions in the Dutch Research Consortium 'Language in Interaction' (1.0 FTE)
by Verhoef, J.P. (Julia) 14 May '19

14 May '19

Three Positions in the Dutch Research Consortium 'Language in Interaction' (1.0 FTE) Dutch Research Consortium 'Language in Interaction' Vacancy number: 30.06.19 Application deadline: 28 May 2019 [Logo NWO] [Logo Language in Interaction] Responsibilities We are looking for highly motivated candidates to enrich a unique consortium of researchers that aims to cross the boundaries of various disciplines to unravel the neurocognitive mechanisms of language and its interaction with other cognitive systems. This specific project aims to advance our understanding of the mechanisms of fast, flexible linguistic inference by leveraging recent major advances in our understanding of the representations and computations necessary for sequential model-based action planning. Currently, our consortium advertises 2 Postdoc positions and 1 PhD position. These positions provide the opportunity for conducting world-class research as a member of an interdisciplinary team. Work environment The Netherlands has an outstanding track record in the language sciences. The Language in Interaction research consortium, sponsored by a large grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), brings together many of the excellent research groups in the Netherlands with a research programme on the foundations of language. In addition to excellence in the domain of language and related relevant fields of cognition, our consortium provides state-of-the-art research facilities and a research team with ample experience in the complex research methods that will be invoked to address the scientific questions at the highest level of methodological sophistication. These include methods from genetics, neuroimaging, computational modelling, and patient-related research. This consortium realises both quality and critical mass for studying human language at a scale not easily found anywhere else. We have identified five Big Questions (BQ) that are central to our understanding of the human language faculty. These questions are interrelated at multiple levels. Teams of researchers will collaborate to collectively address these key questions of our field. Our five Big Questions are: BQ1: The nature of the mental lexicon: How to bridge neurobiology and psycholinguistic theory by computational modelling? BQ2: What are the characteristics and consequences of internal brain organisation for language? BQ3: Creating a shared cognitive space: How is language grounded in and shaped by communicative settings of interacting people? BQ4: Variability in language processing and in language learning: Why does the ability to learn language change with age? How can we characterise and map individual language skills in relation to the population distribution? BQ5: Inference for language and action planning: Common computations? All successful candidates will become members of our Big Question teams. The research is conducted in an international setting at all participating institutions. English is the lingua franca. What we expect from you Each position has its own requirements and profile. More information on: www.languageininteraction.nl/BQ5-3p.html<https://www.languageininteraction.nl/BQ5-3p.html> General requirements for all positions are: * a degree in linguistics, psychology, cognitive neuroscience, computer science or a related field; * affinity with quantitative analyses; * strong motivation; * excellent proficiency in written and spoken English. What we have to offer * employment: 1.0 FTE; * terms of employment depend on the position applied for; * you will be appointed at the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University; * Dutch universities and the institute involved have a number of regulations in place that enable employees to create a good work-life balance; * you will be able to make use of our Dual Career Service<http://www.ru.nl/dualcareerservice> where our Dual Career Officer will assist with family related support, such as child care, and help your partner prepare for the local labour market and with finding an occupation. Are you interested in our excellent employment conditions<http://www.ru.nl/english/arbeidsvoorwaarden?kn>? Other Information The institute involved is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a culturally diverse intellectual community, and as such encourages applications from women and minorities. Would you like to know more? Further information on: the Language in Interaction Consortium<https://www.languageininteraction.nl/home.html> Further information on: the different positions, including terms of employment<https://www.languageininteraction.nl/BQ5-3p.html> Further information on: our five Big Questions<https://www.languageininteraction.nl/Bigquestions.html> For more information about this vacancy, please contact: additional information can be obtained from the contacts for the different positions. Are you interested? You should upload your application (attn. of Prof. dr. R. Cools) exclusively using the button 'Apply' below. Your application should include (and be limited to) the following attachment(s): * a cover letter quoting at the top the number of the position you apply for * your curriculum vitae, including a list of publications and the names of at least two people who can provide references Please apply before 28 May 2019, 23:59 Amsterdam Time Zone. [Apply]<https://www.ru.nl/applyonline?recid=601989&tk=uk> No commercial propositions please. Kind regards, Julia Verhoef Secretary - Language in Interaction Consortium Radboud University | Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging (DCCN) Room 0.026 Kapittelweg 29, 6525 EN Nijmegen, The Netherlands P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands |T: +31 (0)24 3666272 E: J.Verhoef(a)donders.ru.nl|<mailto:J.Verhoef@donders.ru.nl|>Office hours: 9-14 hr on Mon - Fri Follow Language in Interaction on Twitter<https://twitter.com/in_interaction> Like Language in Interaction on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/languageininteraction/>

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Bernstein Conference 2019 in Berlin: Call for Abstracts
by Bernstein Communication 13 May '19

13 May '19

BERNSTEIN CONFERENCE 2019 in Berlin - Abstract submission and registration now open! Early bird registration deadline: July 09, 2019 Please register here: https://www.intercongress.de/cgi-bin/regform_79106.exe?company=79106&event=… <https://www.intercongress.de/cgi-bin/regform_79106.exe?company=79106&event=…> The Bernstein Conference is the largest annual Computational Neuroscience conference in Europe with more than 500 international participants in recent years. The main conference includes two poster sessions, which are an important part of the conference. For more information on the conference, please visit: www.bernstein-conference.de<http://www.bernstein-conference.de> ************************************************************** Satellite Workshops September 17-18, 2019 Main Conference September 18-20, 2019 PhD Symposium September 20-21, 2019 ************************************************************** ABSTRACT SUBMISSION We are inviting the submission of abstracts from all relevant areas. Authors of most accepted abstracts will get the chance for a poster presentation, a small number of abstracts will be selected for contributed talks during the main conference. Please note the earlier submission deadline for authors applying for a talk. All accepted abstracts will be published online and will be citable via Digital Object Identifiers (DOI). For abstract submission please visit: bernstein-conference.de/2019/abstracts<https://www.bernstein-network.de/en/bernstein-conference/2019/abstracts?set…> Submission of an abstract does not replace conference registration.<https://www.intercongress.de/cgi-bin/regform_79106.exe?company=79106&event=…> ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINES: Abstracts aimed as contributed talks and posters: June 13, 2019 Abstracts aimed as posters only: July 03, 2019 SELECTION OF CONTRIBUTED TALKS: The contributed talks will be selected in a (double-)blind review process. Please design your abstract accordingly and ensure that no author or affiliation identifiers are included. Cite all relevant prior work (including your own) only in the passive voice or in the third person (for example, “It has been shown that… [1]” or "They have shown that... [1]”), do not use the words “my” or “our”, and do not include references to funding sources. Abstracts that have not been properly anonymized cannot be considered for contributed talks. TRAVEL GRANTS: To support the participation of young researchers in the Bernstein Conference, the Bernstein Coordination Site (BCOS) offers 10 Travel Grants, each endowed with 500 €. Application deadline for travel grants: June 21, 2019 Please find further information under bernstein-conference.de/2019/apply-for-a-travel-grant<https://www.bernstein-network.de/en/bernstein-conference/2019/apply-for-a-t…> ACCOMMODATION AND HOTEL RESERVATION: We have allcocated a certain number of rooms for you in selected hotels and we are cooperating with VisitBerlin, Berlin's tourist platform through which we are able to offer a customized hotel room booking platform. Conference participants can choose between different hotel categories. We strongly recommend early room booking! Please find further information under bernstein-conference.de/2019/hotels<https://www.bernstein-network.de/en/bernstein-conference/2019/hotels?set_la…> POSTDOC MEETING, Sept 17, 7:00 pm: This event is an informal get-together for post-docs. It is an opportunity to get to know each other, foster collaborations, exchange experiences and ideas. No preparation required, but if you have an idea or a particular topic you want to discuss with your peers, bring it along. Drinks and snacks will be provided. VENUE SATELLITE WORKSHOPS and POSTDOC MEETING Marchstrasse 23 10587 Berlin (10 min. walk from the Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin) Main Building) VENUE MAIN CONFERENCE: Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin) Main Building Strasse des 17. Juni 135 10623 Berlin VENUE PHD SYMPOSIUM: Bernstein Center Berlin Campus Nord Philippstrasse 13 House 6 10115 Berlin We are looking forward to welcoming you in Berlin! Conference Chair and Host: Henning Sprekeler Program Chair: Susanne Schreiber Program Vice Chair: Elad Schneidman Workshop Chair: Tatjana Tchumatchenko Workshop Vice Chair: Tim Vogels Technical Organization: Bernstein Coordination Site (BCOS) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 52425 Juelich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Dr. Karl Eugen Huthmacher Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Marquardt (Vorsitzender), Karsten Beneke (stellv. Vorsitzender), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bolt, Prof. Dr. Sebastian M. 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JOBS: Academic positions at UCL in AI /stats/machine learning for neuroimaging
by Andre Altmann 13 May '19

13 May '19

Forwarded on behalf of Prof. Alexander: Dear all, Please see links below for two new academic positions in neuroimaging, image analysis, and applications in neurology. Both are joint posts between UCL’s Centre for Medical Image Computing (within Computer Science and Medical Physics) and UCL's Institute of Neurology and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. The roles have a technical focus, but are designed to enable cutting-edge technical development in neuroimage analysis and its rapid translation to application in clinical research and clinical practice. Queries welcome. Deadline 22nd May. Interviews 27th June. All the best. Danny post 1: https://atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engine/jobs.cgi?SID=amNvZGU9MTc4NTM5NCZ2dF90… post 2: https://atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engine/jobs.cgi?SID=amNvZGU9MTc4NTQwMiZ2dF90… ——————————————————————— Prof. Daniel Alexander Director of the Centre for Medical Image Computing Department of Computer Science UCL Gower Street London WC1E 6BT Tel: 020 7679 2419 ———————————————————————

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Information theory workshop at CNS*2019 -- call for contributed talks
by Lubomir Kostal 12 May '19

12 May '19

Dear all, We are pleased to announce that the Workshop on Methods of Information Theory in Computational Neuroscience will be held once again at CNS*2019, Barcelona, Spain. The workshop will be held over the final two days of the main conference, July 16 and 17. Our confirmed invited speakers include the following (schedule available soon): * Julijana Gjorgjieva, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt * Takyua Isomura, RIKEN Center for Brain Science * Renaud Jolivet, University of Geneva * Lubomir Kostal, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic * David Kappel, Georg-August University, Goettingen * Wiktor Mlynarski, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Vienna * Adria Tauste, BarcelonaBeta Brain Research Center * Raoul Vicente, Institute of Computer Science, University of Tartu * Michael Wibral, Georg-August University, Goettingen Also, we would like to call for contributions of talks (25 min + 5 min Q&A). If you are interested in contributing such a talk, please send a title and abstract to Lubomir Kostal (kostal(a)biomed.cas.cz) by Friday May 31, 2019. Earlier submissions will be prioritised. Please see our website (http://www.biomed.cas.cz/~kostal/CNS2019-ITW/) for more details. We hope you will join us there! Lubomir Kostal Joseph Lizier Viola Priesemann Justin Dauwels Taro Toyoizumi Michael Wibral Adria Tauste -------------------------------------------- Upozorneni: Neni-li v teto zprave vyslovne uvedeno jinak, ma tato E-mailova zprava nebo jeji prilohy pouze informativni charakter. Tato zprava ani jeji prilohy v zadnem ohledu ustavy AV CR, v.v.i. k nicemu nezavazuji. Text teto zpravy nebo jejich priloh neni navrhem na uzavreni smlouvy, ani prijetim pripadneho navrhu na uzavreni smlouvy, ani jinym pravnim jednanim smerujicim k uzavreni jakekoliv smlouvy a nezaklada predsmluvni odpovednost ustavu AV CR, v.v.i. Disclaimer: If not expressly stated otherwise, this e-mail message (including any attached files) is intended purely for informational purposes and does not represent a binding agreement on the part of Institutes of CAS. The text of this message and its attachments cannot be considered as a proposal to conclude a contract, neither the acceptance of a proposal to conclude a contract, nor any other legal act leading to concluding any contract; nor does it create any pre-contractual liability on the part of Institutes of CAS.

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Barcelona summer school for Advanced Modelling of Behavior (BAMB!), September 4-10, 2019 [Second announcement]
by Alexandre Hyafil 10 May '19

10 May '19

The new Barcelona summer school for Advanced Modelling of Behavior (BAMB! <http://www.bambschool.org>) teaches advanced techniques in model-based analysis of behavior (humans and other species) to cognitive and computational neuroscientists at PhD and early career levels. This will be achieved through structured lectures, talks, hands-on tutorials and group project aimed at making knowledge obtained directly applicable to the participants' own research. We want the trainees to acquire both the conceptual bases and the technical skills that will enable them to pursue a full modelling approach on their own when they come back to their lab. The course is intended for PhD students and postdocs in cognitive and computational neuroscience with solid background in computational/quantitative analysis to benefit maximally from the advanced training offered by the course. Proficiency in either Python or Matlab is also required. We will seek a nice blend of experimentalists (cognitive psychology / neuroscience) and theoreticians (with or without experience in cognitive modeling).Female scientists and scientists from underrepresented countries are especially encouraged to apply. Organizers: Chris Summerfield (Oxford / Deepmind) Klaus Wimmer (CRM, Barcelona) Alex Hyafil (UPF/CRM, Barcelona) Confirmed Faculty: Jean Daunizeau (ICM, Paris) Alex Hyafil (UPF/CRM, Barcelona) Kerstin Preuschoff (Geneva) Alfonso Renart (Champalimaud) Maneesh Sahani (UCL) Chris Summerfield (Oxford / Deepmind) Klaus Wimmer (CRM, Barcelona) Angela Yu (UC San Diego) Dates and location: September 4-10, downtown Barcelona, Spain Applications are open until June 3rd. Please see the course website for further details: www.bambschool.org. The summer school benefits from the generous support of the William K. and Katherine W. Estes Fund <https://www.psychologicalscience.org/members/awards-and-honors/estes-fund>, from the Sociedad Española de Neurociencia <http://www.senc.es/> and from the Centre de Recerca Matemática <http://www.crm.cat>.

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Postdoctoral position in computational neuroscience and artificial intelligence
by Maxim Bazhenov 10 May '19

10 May '19

Applications are invited for post-doctoral research position in the laboratory of Dr. Maxim Bazhenov at the University of California, San Diego to study memory and learning and to develop neuroscience inspired algorithms capable of continual learning, generalization of knowledge and adaptation to the novel situations and contexts.This project involves close collaboration with the experimental laboratory of Dr. Bruce McNaughton. The ultimate goal of the work is to advance the knowledge of how human and animal brains learn from experience and apply these principles to the artificial systems to enable continuous learning without catastrophic forgetting. The successful candidate will collaborate with a team of researchers to design anatomically realistic neuronal network models of dynamic interactions between the hippocampus and neocortex during learning and memory consolidation in sleep and awake based on experimental data. An ideal candidate should have experience in computational/theoretical neuroscience and a basic knowledge of machine learning. Experience with hierarchical learning, reinforcement learning, and/or goal-directed decision-making would be particularly helpful. The University of California offers excellent benefits. Salary is based on research experience. Applicants should send a brief statement of research interests, a CV and the names of three references to Maxim Bazhenov at mbazhenov(a)ucsd.edu -- Maxim Bazhenov, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Medicine, Neurosciences Graduate Program, UCSD, School of Medicine http://www.bazhlab.ucsd.edu/

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Neural data scientist position at the Flatiron Institute
by Eftychios Pnevmatikakis 09 May '19

09 May '19

Apologies for cross-posting: The Center for Computational Mathematics at the Flatiron Institute in New York City is looking for a full time data scientist to work on neuroscience related projects. The main focus of this position will be on the development and support of CaImAn <https://github.com/flatironinstitute/caiman>, an open source software package for standardized and reproducible analysis of fluorescence microscopy (calcium imaging) data. Basic duties: - Researching novel data analysis algorithms for large scale fluorescence microscopy data. - Maintenance of existing codebase and user support. Qualifications: - BA/BS degree (MA or PhD preferred) in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Neuroscience or related technical field. - Programming experience in Python. - Background in either neural data analysis, machine learning, statistics, image processing, or computer vision is preferred. Informal inquiries should be sent to epnevmatikakis(a)flatironinstitute.org For more information and to apply please follow this link <https://simonsfoundation.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/simonsfoundationcareer…> .

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Professorship in Artificial Intelligence
by Steuber, Volker 08 May '19

08 May '19

Professor of Artificial Intelligence University of Hertfordshire, UK School of Computer Science, College Lane Campus, Hatfield Salary £58,293 to £64,397 pa dependent on skills and experience FTE: Full time position working 37 hours per week (1.0FTE) Duration of Contract: Permanent position Closing date: 3 September 2018 Applications are invited for an exceptionally well qualified Professor of Artificial Intelligence of international standing who shares our commitment to research-informed teaching, embraces the research impact agenda, and values collegiality. Applicants will strengthen existing activity within the School and develop it further, enhancing the research strengths and external reputation of the School of Computer Science and contributing significantly to its performance in future research assessments and collaborations with public and commercial partners. The successful applicant will connect to and complement the research conducted by the Adaptive Systems Research Group within the Centre for Computer Science and Informatics Research. The School hosts the University of Hertfordshire Robot House, a facility ubiquitously equipped with low-cost sensors providing a realistic environment for experiments with robotics in a smart home; a fully-fledged RoboCup lab for development of humanoid robots participating in international competitions, and a large variety of different robotic platforms, including iCub and Baxter. We encourage applications from researchers across a wide spectrum of AI, and particularly encourage applications from researchers working on emerging topics in AI. Possible fields include, but are not limited to: • Machine learning: reinforcement learning, Deep Methods, statistical methods, large scale data modelling/intelligent processing and high-performance learning algorithms • Robotics: embodied and/or cognitive robotics, HRI, robot safety, emotional/social robots, smart homes and sensors, sensor fusion, assistive robotics • Complex Systems: collective intelligence, adaptive, autonomous and multi-agent/robot systems, collective and swarm intelligence, social and market modelling, adaptive, evolutionary and unconventional computation • Mathematical Modelling: statistical modelling, information-theoretic methods, compressive sensing, intelligent data visualization, multiscale models, optimization • Emerging Topics in AI: computer algebra and AI, topological methods (e.g. persistent homology), modern topics in games and AI • AI and applications: financial modelling, AI and biology/physics/cognitive sciences • Foundations: fundamental questions of intelligence and computation, emergence of life/intelligence, Artificial Life As well as providing research supervision at PhD and MSc level, the School of Computer Science offers modules in Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, neural and evolutionary computing, as well as Artificial Life on the BSc and MSc programmes. Applicants will be committed to a strong research and research-informed teaching agenda, and will actively contribute to increase research impact of the School, in the enthusiastic, welcoming and collegiate environment of the school. Applicants must hold a PhD (or equivalent) in a relevant subject, possess excellent communication skills in English, an internationally excellent research record and reputation, including publications of the highest quality suitable for submission to the REF (UK Research Excellence Framework). Applicants are expected to show evidence of experience and success in research/commercial income generation, engagement with the research impact agenda, engagement with key stakeholders in the relevant Artificial Intelligence community and management and leadership ability. The professor will have opportunity to contribute actively to interdisciplinary research projects at the school and university level. Applications must be made online https://www.herts.ac.uk/contact-us/jobs-and-vacancies/academic-vacancies?, reference 016194?. Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr Volker Steuber (Associate Dean Research, v.steuber(a)herts.ac.uk) or Professor William Clocksin (Dean of School, w.clocksin(a)herts.ac.uk) Please note that applications sent directly by email will not be accepted.

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ML staff scientist position at NIMH/NIH
by Ryan Philips 08 May '19

08 May '19

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a major research component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), is seeking exceptional candidates for a Staff Scientist position in the Intramural Research Program (IRP), Section on Neurobiology of Fear & Anxiety. This section examines neural systems models of emotion/cognition interactions. This is done in two ways: one that focuses on anxiety in health and disease, and the other that uses a developmental perspective using large datasets. Four types of data are exploited, clinical/behavioral assessment, psychophysiology, fMRI (particularly 7T high-resolution scanner) and MEG. The candidate must have a doctoral degree (PhD) in computational neuroscience, or computer science/engineering and at least 5 years of experience post Ph.D. analyzing large datasets, modeling complex neural systems, using advanced machine learning algorithms. Experience with technical computing in MATLAB, R, C++ and a strong mathematical skill set is required. Knowledge of multi threaded and paralell computing environments is desirable. An interest in neuroscience or prior experience in neuroscience related fields is a plus. The staff scientist is expected to be a key member of the Section on Neurobiology of Fear and Anxiety, contributing to analytical methodology, design of new projects. Salary will be commensurate with education and experience. Applicants should send curriculum vitae and two letters of recommendation to Monique Ernst, MD, PhD, 301-675-4525, ernstm(a)mail.nih.gov. Applications will be accepted beginning April 1st. The position will be open until filled. HHS and NIH are Equal Opportunity Employers. Applications from women, minorities and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged.

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Call for applications: NeuroNex Jr Scientist Workshop on Advance Neural Data Analysis
by Allison Ong 08 May '19

08 May '19

Call for applications: NeuroNex Jr Scientist Workshop on Advance Neural Data Analysis at Columbia University Apply here: https://tinyurl.com/yyxnacmd Application Deadline: May 25, 2019 Workshop dates: August 26 - 29, 2019 Details: https://ctn.zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/junior Hosted by the Center for Theoretical Neuroscience at Columbia University Co-Organized by the NeuroNex Theory Team at University of Houston This workshop is intended for PhD students and postdocs who want to learn and share with their peers new advanced techniques in data analysis and apply them to complex neural datasets. Attendees will present their research projects, followed by a hands-on programming tutorial on the computational techniques used in their work. We encourage applications from female scientists and those belonging to underrepresented minorities. Funds will be provided by NSF's NeuroNex initiative to cover travel, accommodation, and meals. Questions? Email neuraldataworkshop(a)gmail.com

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Fully-funded 3 year PhD studentship in Mark Humphries' lab (Nottingham)
by Mark Humphries 08 May '19

08 May '19

A fully funded PhD position is available with Prof. Mark Humphries at the University of Nottingham (UK), on a project entitled "Mapping the wires using neural activity". The studentship is for 3 years, and is open to UK/EU citizens. The wiring between neurons, the connectome, defines their activity. So in order to understand the activity of neurons we record from, we want to know the wiring between them. But current technology does not allow the simultaneous recording and tracing of the connections between neurons. To solve this problem, this project will develop computational techniques to accurately infer wiring between neurons from the next generation of imaging techniques that directly record neuron voltages. The project will combine development of algorithms, simulations of neural circuits as test-beds, and analysis of real imaging data from neural populations. For full details and application instructions please see: https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/fully-funded-phd-position-mapping-the… For more on the Humphries Lab, see our website: https://www.humphries-lab.org/ For further information about the project, or to discuss other projects, please contact Prof Mark Humphries (mark.humphries(a)nottingham.ac.uk) This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender and delete the email and attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored where permitted by law.

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PhD position in computational neuroscience with Prof. Laurenz Wiskott in Bochum, Germany
by Laurenz Wiskott 08 May '19

08 May '19

Please forward this job advertisement to candidates who might be interested. Thanks, Laurenz Wiskott. ___________________________________________________________________________ Open position for a PhD student with Prof. Laurenz Wiskott at the Institute for Neural Computation, Bochum, Germany ___________________________________________________________________________ University: The Ruhr-Universität Bochum is one of the leading research universities. The university draws its strengths from both the diversity and the proximity of scientific and engineering disciplines on a single, coherent campus. This highly dynamic setting enables students and researchers to work across traditional boundaries of academic subjects and faculties. Institute: Institute for Neural Computation Ruhr-University Bochum Universitaetsstr. 150 D-44801 Bochum, Germany, EU The Institute for Neural Computation is a central research institute at the Ruhr-University Bochum, see https://www.ini.rub.de/. It focuses on the dynamics and learning of perception and behavior on a functional level but is otherwise very diverse, ranging from neurophysiology and psychophysics over computational neuroscience to machine learning and technical applications. Research group: Prof. Dr. Laurenz Wiskott, see https://www.ini.rub.de/research/groups/theory_of_neural_systems/ Research topics: We are looking for an outstanding candidate who will be working on a system-level model of spatial navigation with the hippocampus as one of its central areas. We use methods from neural networks and machine learning. It is also planned to simulate experiments done with rat and/or mice by our experimental partners. The position is part of a joint team with Prof. Sen Cheng working on developing a system-level model of hippocampal function for memory and navigation. This is being done in close interaction with a team working on similar questions from the machine learning perspective. Teaching: There is a teaching load of 3 hours per week during the semester, in particular for a programming course in python. Time: The appointment will be for three years and can then be extended for one more year if needed. The position is immediately available. Requirements: Candidates should have an education (equivalent to a MSc) in computer science, physics, mathematics, electrical engineering or any related field. Required are strong mathematical and programming skills (ideally in python) as well as the ability to communicate and work well in a team. Salary: Salary is 75% of salary scale TV-L E13. Inquiries: Informal inquiries can be addressed to Prof. Laurenz Wiskott <laurenz.wiskott(a)rub.de>. Application: Applications (CV, transcript of records for MSc and BSc, statement of purpose) should be sent as a single pdf file to Prof. Laurenz Wiskott <laurenz.wiskott(a)rub.de>. Ruhr-University Bochum is committed to equal opportunity in employment and gender equality in its working environment. We therefore look forward to applications from qualified women. Applications from appropriately qualified handicapped persons are also encouraged.

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Registration and Call for Abstracts for the 2nd Conference of the Timing Research Forum
by teki 07 May '19

07 May '19

Dear all, Registration and call for abstracts and symposium proposals for the 2nd Conference of the Timing Research Forum <http://timingforum.org/> (TRF2) is now open. TRF2 is the second international conference dedicated to multidisciplinary research on timing and time perception and will be held at UNAM in Queretaro, Mexico from October 15-17, 2019. TRF2 builds upon the massive success of TRF1 held in Strasbourg, France in Oct. 2017 that was attended by 250+ scientists with a shared passion for understanding timing and time perception through varied experimental, computational and clinical approaches. The deadline to submit abstracts and symposium proposals is May 25, 2019. During the submission process, please indicate if you wish to present an oral or poster presentation, and express your interest for student travel awards. All selected abstracts will be published in the journal, Timing and Time Perception Reviews <http://www.brill.com/node/37536>. We are pleased to announce three impressive Keynote Speakers - - Kia Nobre, Oxford University - Mehrdad Jazayeri, MIT - Albert Tsao, Stanford University Albert Tsao will give the TRF2 ECR Keynote Prize Lecture based on his paper - ’Tsao, Sugar, Lu, Wang, Knierim, Moser, Moser (2018; Nature) Integrating time from experience in the lateral entorhinal cortex’, that was selected by the members of TRF as the 'Best Timing Paper of 2018'. We look forward to proposals of sponsorship. Our sponsorship booklet is available here <https://drive.google.com/open?id=1UzZk6pYk5RgaNOXgpbnPXP4hHcHf1bz6>. Anyone interested in joining the Timing Research Forum can do so by following the instructions at this link <http://timingforum.org/membership>. For further details about abstract submission guidelines, conference program, registration, accommodation etc., please visit the TRF2 conference website - http://trf2.inb.unam.mx/. We encourage everyone to register early to avail discounted prices and look forward to seeing you in Queretaro! TRF2 Conference Chairs: Hugo Merchant, UNAM Victor de Lafuente, UNAM trf2mexico(a)gmail.com TRF2 Scientific Committee: Dean Buonomano, UCLA John Iversen, UCSD Rich Ivry, UC Berkeley Laurel Trainor, McMaster University Virginie van Wassenhove, INSERM Martin Wiener, George Mason University https://trf2.inb.unam.mx/?page_id=228 Timing Research Forum: Sundeep Teki, Amazon Alexa AI Argiro Vatakis, Panteion University TRF ECR Committee timingforum.org

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2019 NEURON Summer Course
by Carnevale, Nicholas 07 May '19

07 May '19

A few seats remain open for the 2019 NEURON Summer Course, but you'll have to act quickly because the registration deadline is Friday, May 31, and no applications will be accepted after that date. This year's course will be held at the Minneapolis campus of the University of Minnesota (UMN) from Monday, June 10, through Saturday, June 15. It provides a thorough introduction to computational modeling of neurons and networks with NEURON, and is suitable for individuals at all levels of expertise. UMN has made a limited number of private and semiprivate rooms in graduate student housing available to course registrants at very affordable rates; further information will be provided to applicants upon payment of the course's registration fee. For more information and the on-line registration form, see https://neuron.yale.edu/neuron/static/courses/summer2019/summer2019.html --Ted

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7th Baltic-Nordic School on Neuroinformatics BNNI 2019, August, Frankfurt Germany
by Martin Mittag 06 May '19

06 May '19

*7th Baltic-Nordic School on Neuroinformatics BNNI 2019* *Modeling Healthy and Diseased Brain: From Dendrites to Neurons and Networks*** *Frankfurt am Main, Germany* *26-28 August 2019* ** *We invite* Advanced master students, doctoral students, and postdoctoral researchers are welcome to participate in the BNNI 2019 to be held at the FIAS, the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Frankfurt Main, Germany in August 2019. *The Course* The course is interdisciplinary and covers modeling at different levels of organization of the brain, from single neurons to microcircuits and networks. We will focus on differences between healthy and diseased brains. Participants will learn about compartmental and morphological modeling of synapses, dendrites and neurons, as well as simulating local field potentials (LFPs). The course combines lectures, tutorials and computer exercises. This summer school is the seventh in the series of the Baltic-Nordic Courses on Neuroinformatics (BNNI 2013 in Kaunas, Lithuania; BNNI 2014 in Tampere, Finland; BNNI 2015 in Tartu, Estonia; BNNI 2016 in Warsaw, Poland; BNNI 2017 in Kaunas, Lithuania; BNNI 2018 in Ventspils, Latvia). *Target audience* The target audience of the course will be advanced master students, doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers in biomedical and technology sciences, from medicine, biology, psychology, to mathematics, informatics, information technology, physics, chemistry, who would like to get an introduction to neuroinformatics and computational neuroscience. Some experience with programming and quantitative reasoning as well as strong interest in computational and mathematical modeling of the brain will be desirable but not necessary to benefit from the school. We will use the NEURON simulation environment for biophysical realistic models of neurons and the Matlab software package including the TREES toolbox. Desktop computers will be provided for the exercise part. *Important Dates* * 15 May 2019*: Application deadline * 1 June 2019:* Acceptance notification *26 - 28 August 2019:* School *Venue* The lectures will be held on 26th to 28th of August, 2019, at the: Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Ruth-Moufang-Straße 1, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Frankfurt is a very international city in the heart of Germany and Europe. The city centre combines the historic, medieval past with the modern, economic present. We are looking forward to welcoming you in Frankfurt! *More information and applications at* _web.lsmuni.lt/bnni2019/en <http://web.lsmuni.lt/bnni2019/en>_ *Practical arrangements* The organizers will provide teaching materials, meals and coffee during the course. The participants are expected to cover their travel and health insurance expenses. There is a small fee to be paid (30 - 100 EUR). If you are not sure whether you can afford it, apply anyway. We have some stipends for members of OCNS (www.cnsorg.org) to give away. Student residence is provided and close to the campus in the Relexa hotel. *Faculty includes* Marja-Leena Linne, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland Bruce Graham, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, University of Stirling, UK Ausra Saudargiene, Neuroscience Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania Arnd Roth, Wolfson Institute of Biomedical Research, University College London, UK Misha Tsodyks, Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel Dieter Jäger, Biology Department, Emory University, Atlanta, USA Gaute Einevoll, Norwegian University of Life Sciences & University of Oslo, Norway Matthew Larkum, Neurocure Cluster of Excellence, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany Daniel Wojcik, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland Hermann Cuntz, ESI & FIAS, Frankfurt, Germany Peter Jedlicka, ICAR3R, Justus Liebig University Gießen, Germany Gilles Laurent, MPI for Brain Research, Frankfurt, Germany Jochen Triesch, FIAS, Frankfurt, Germany Tatjana Tchumatchenko, MPI for Brain Research, Frankfurt, Germany Julijana Gjorgjieva, MPI for Brain Research, Frankfurt, Germany Arvind Kumar, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden Aiste Pranckeviciene, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania Viola Priesemann, MPI Göttingen, Germany Matthias Kaschube, FIAS, Frankfurt, Germany *Organizing committee* **** **Peter Jedlicka, ICAR3R, Justus Liebig University Gießen, Germany Ausra Saudargiene, Neuroscience Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania Marja-Leena Linne, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland Jochen Triesch, FIAS, Frankfurt, Germany * We are looking forward to welcoming you at the BNNI 2019 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany!*

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NEST Conference 2019 / Registration Deadline 15 May / Extended Poster Deadline 15 May
by Hans Ekkehard Plesser 06 May '19

06 May '19

Dear Colleagues! We are looking forward to an exciting NEST Conference 2019 at NMBU, Ås, Norway on 24-25 June 2019 with talks covering a wide range of topics from simulation technology to large-scale network simulations as shown below. Please register at https://www.nest-initiative.org/conference by Wednesday, 15 May 2019 We still have a few slots for conference posters available, so you are still welcome to submit your poster until 15 May. Please see the conference website for instructions. We are looking forward to seeing you in Ås in June! Hans Ekkehard Plesser, Susanne Kunkel & Dennis Terhorst NEST Conference 2019 Talks (only presenting author shown) • GeNN: GPU-enhanced neural networks (James Knight) • Communication sparsity in distributed Spiking Neural Network Simulations to improve scalability (Carlos Fernandez-Musoles) • Sleep-like slow oscillations induce hierarchical memory association and synaptic homeostasis in thalamo-cortical simulations (Cristiano Capone) • Implementation of a Frequency-Based Hebbian STDP in NEST (Alberto Antonietti) • Spike Timing Model of Visual Motion Perception and Decision Making with Reinforcement Learning in NEST (Petia Koprinkova-Hristova) • What’s new in the NEST user-level documentation (Jessica Mitchell) • ICEI/Fenix: HPC and Cloud infrastructure for computational neuroscientists (Jochen Eppler) • Construction and characterization of a detailed model of mouse primary visual cortex (Stefan Mihalas) • Large-scale simulation of a spiking neural network model consisting of cortex, thalamus, cerebellum and basal ganglia on K computer (Jun Igarashi) • Simulations of a multiscale olivocerebellar spiking neural network in NEST: a case study (Alice Geminiani) • A NEST CPG for pythonic motor control: Servomander (Harry Howard) • NEST desktop: A web-based GUI for NEST simulator (Sebastian Spreizer) • Tools for the Visual Analysis of Simulation Datasets (Óscar David Robles) • Neural Network Simulation Code for Extreme Scale Hybrid Systems (Kristina Kapanova) • NEST performance profiling (Susanne Kunkel) -- Prof. Dr. Hans Ekkehard Plesser Head, Data Science Section Faculty of Science and Technology Norwegian University of Life Sciences PO Box 5003, 1432 Aas, Norway Phone +47 6723 1560 Email hans.ekkehard.plesser(a)nmbu.no Home http://arken.nmbu.no/~plesser

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Postdoc opportunity in computational/human vision at the University of Toronto
by Dirk Bernhardt-Walther 05 May '19

05 May '19

University of Toronto, Bernhardt-Walther Lab and Semantic Technology Lab A Post-doctoral position in computational modeling of vision and knowledge acquisition is available with Dirk Bernhardt-Walther (Psychology) and Michael Grüninger (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering) at the University of Toronto. We seek a colleague who shares our interest in explaining how structured knowledge about the world arises through visual perception. The project combines formal logic in ontologies with perceptual grouping of visual elements in complex, real-world scenes. Optionally, the project may involve measuring brain activity using functional magnetic resonance imaging. The ideal candidate has a strong computational and mathematical background, experience with state-of-the-art computer vision techniques and/or a strong background in computational neuroscience. The ability to communicate with a diverse team of researchers from engineering and psychology is an essential prerequisite. Current state-of-the-art computational models of visual processing are trained to extract visual features of increasing complexity in a hierarchy of layers, choosing a label from a pretrained set of categories at the apex of the hierarchy. Such systems lack an important aspect of the human visual system – a notion of meaning of visual content. The project aims to develop a new model of visual perception, which integrates the generation of networks of meaning into all levels of the visual processing hierarchy, thus allowing structured visual knowledge to arise naturally from visual perception. Specifically, this will involve the generation of a large database of images of real-world scenes with detailed ontological annotations, development of data structures and algorithms for extracting such ontological structures automatically from images, and testing the viability of our new meaning-based model of vision for explaining aspects of human vision. The University of Toronto, typically ranked as one of the world’s top 20 research universities, is located in downtown Toronto. The city is one of the most livable and cosmopolitan cities in the world, and has a vibrant academic and information technology community. This full-time position includes benefits and is fully funded for two years, with an initial appointment of one year. There is also the possibility of extending the position beyond the first two funded years by applying for outside fellowships. The earliest start date is September 3rd, 2019. Applicants should submit a CV, brief research statement, relevant publications, and contact details for two academic references to the addresses below. Please contact us at either address below for more information. Contact Details: Dirk Bernhardt-Walther: bernhardt-walther(a)psych.utoronto.ca, bwlab.utoronto.ca Michael Grüninger: gruninger(a)mie.utoronto.ca, stl.mie.utoronto.ca https://bwlab.utoronto.ca/postdoc-opening/

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Job Opening in Juelich, Germany: PhD project: An approach to tracking the provenance of data acquisition and analysis in neuroscience
by Martina Reske 03 May '19

03 May '19

The Helmholtz School for Data Science in Life, Earth and Energy (HDS-LEE) provides an interdisciplinary environment for educating the next generation of data scientists in close contact to domain-specific knowledge and research. All three domains – life & medical sciences, earth sciences, and energy systems/materials – are characterized by the generation of huge heterogeneously structured data sets, which have to be evaluated in order to obtain a holistic understanding of very complex systems. Visit HDS-LEE at: www.hds-lee.de<https://www.hds-lee.de/> As a member of the Helmholtz Association, Forschungszentrum Jülich makes an effective contribution to solving major challenges facing society in the fields of information, energy, and bioeconomy. It focuses on varied tasks in the area of research management and utilizes large, often unique, scientific infrastructures. Come and work with around 5,900 colleagues across a range of topics and disciplines at one of Europe’s largest research centres. The institute The Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM) at the Jülich Research Center in Germany investigates the structure and function of the brain. The department INM-6 consists of 6 groups that conduct research in the field of computational and systems neuroscience. The Statistical Neuroscience group headed by Prof. Sonja Grün develops computational methods to analyze the joint activity of neuronal networks, and applies these methods to experimental data in the context of international collaborations using state-of-the-art approaches from neuroinformatics. The group is hiring a Doctoral Student (m/f) to strengthen its international and interdisciplinary team. Your Job: - Conceptualization, development and implementation of a tool and services to capture provenance of advanced workflows for the analysis of electrophysiological neuroscience data from complex, high-dimensional experimental recordings of brain activity. - Implementation of version-controlled, provenance-tracked data/metadata processing and analysis workflows using state-of-the-art technologies along the FAIR principles. - Co-development of data types and object models, metadata schemata, ontologies and software tools to describe results data and provenance information for typical analysis scenarios in neuroscience. - Representing the technology at scientific conferences and courses, to the public, and within the EU Flagship Project “Human Brain Project”. Your profile - MSc. in natural sciences or computer science - Good expertise in Python. - Preferably knowledge in semantic web technologies relevant for data curation, ontologies and provenance (RDF, XML, JSON, SHACL, PROV,…), in version control and issue tracking systems, and in Linux; - Experience with electrophysiological data and corresponding acquisition/storage technologies - Excellent communication skills in English are mandatory: TOEFL or equivalent evidence of English-speaking skills - Outstanding organizational skills and the ability to work independently - A high level of scholarship as indicated, for example, by bachelor/master study transcripts and two reference letters - You are convincing with your confident attitude and good communication skills - Outstanding organizational skills and the ability to work independently - Very good cooperation and communication skills and ability to work as part of a team in an international and interdisciplinary environment Our offer - 3 year position - Continuous scientific mentoring by your scientific advisor - Chance of participating in (international) conferences - Further development of your personal strengths, e.g. via a comprehensive further training program - FZ Jülich does not award PhD tiles. Doctoral degree conferred by RWTH Aachen University - Exciting work setting on an attractive research campus with a very good infrastructure, ideally situated within the city triangle of Cologne, Düsseldorf, and Aachen - World class science environment at the interface between neuroscience and technology on the most complex known systems - Pay in line with 100 % of pay group 13 of the Collective Agreement for the Public Service (TVöD-Bund) - Unique HDS-LEE graduate school program - A position in a creative and international team that conducts research at the frontiers of science, themes ranging from computational neuroscience to simulation technology - The Jülich Research Center is one of the largest research centers in Europe, with excellent scientific equipment including the fastest supercomputer in Europe, is located on a green campus, and near the cultural centers Cologne, Düsseldorf, and Aachen/Aix-La-Chapelle - Outstanding scientific and technical infrastructure – ideal conditions for successfully completing a doctoral degree - Excellent scientific equipment including the fastest supercomputer in Europe Forschungszentrum Jülich aims to employ more women in this area and therefore particularly welcomes applications from women. We also welcome applications from disabled persons. Further information on HDS-LEE is available at: www.hds-lee.de<https://www.hds-lee.de/> Become a part of HDS-LEE and apply at [XXX] Apply until: 30th June 2019 Starting date: 1st August 2019 -- Dr. Martina Reske Scientific Coordinator Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-6) Computational and Systems Neuroscience & Institute for Advanced Simulation (IAS-6) Theoretical Neuroscience Jülich Research Centre and JARA Jülich, Germany Work +49.2461.611916 Work Cell +49.151.26156918 Fax +49.2461.619460 www.csn.fz-juelich.de<http://www.csn.fz-juelich.de> Office hours: TU & FR 9.00-17, WE & TH 9.00-13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 52425 Juelich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Dr. Karl Eugen Huthmacher Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Marquardt (Vorsitzender), Karsten Beneke (stellv. Vorsitzender), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bolt, Prof. Dr. Sebastian M. Schmidt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Kosice Neuroscience Workshop, 3 - 5 June, 2019
by Norbert Kopco 03 May '19

03 May '19

FINAL CALL! The 4th Workshop on */"Cognitive neuroscience of auditory and cross-modal perception"/* 3 - 5 June 2019 Kosice, Slovakia http://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop2019 *Objectives* ·This workshop will include research talks (and introductory lectures) on a range of topics related to the *neural processes of auditory, visual and cross-modal perception*. ·The main focus of this year’s workshop will be on *adaptation, learning and training in spatial perception and cognition*. ·The talks will illustrate the *multidisciplinary character of cognitive neuroscience research*, covering behavioral, neuroimaging, and modeling approaches, as well as applications of the research in auditory prosthetic devices. ·The workshop targets *early-stage and advanced students and young researchers*. It will provide ample opportunities for direct interactions between the lecturers and the attendees. The workshop will follow-up on our previous workshops organized in 2014, 2015 and 2017 <http://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop>. *Format* 1/2-day sessions, including invited talks, contributed talks, and posters, focusing on the topics of *Adaptation*,*Learning and training*, *Auditory and cross-modal perception (general)*, as well *vision and other topics in computational and cognitive neuroscience*. Non-scientific program (outings to tourist destinations near Kosice) will take place on the day before and day after the workshop. Invited talks and talks by ALT consortium (for details click here <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks/>): * *Jana Bašnáková, <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Jana_Basnakova>*Slovak Academy Of Sciences – “ ‘It’s hard to give a good talk’ – the neural correlates of interpreting implicit meaning” <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Jana_Basnakova> * *Robert Baumgartner,* <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Robert_Baumgartner>Austrian Academy of Sciences – “Effects of spatial auditory cue realism on selective attention control and future perspectives on studying perceptual learning of these cues across the human lifespan” <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Robert_Baumgartner> * *Virginia Best, <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Virginia_Best>*Boston University, USA – “Investigating a visually guided hearing aid” <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Virginia_Best> * *Lauren Calandruccio, <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Lauren_Calandruccio>*Case Western Reserve University, USA – “Masked-sentence recognition: the effect of target and masker speech similarity” <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Lauren_Calandruccio>** * *Inyong Choi, <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Inyong_Choi>*The University of Iowa, USA – “Adapting to simultaneous electric and acoustic stimulation for word-in-noise recognition in listeners with single-sided deafness” <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Inyong_Choi> * *John Culling, <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#John_Culling>*Cardiff University, UK – “Speech intelligibility in rooms” <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#John_Culling> * *Erick Gallun, <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Erick_Gallun>*National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research, USA – ”Flipping the laboratory: Clinical research tools for bringing psychoacoustical testing to the patient” <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Erick_Gallun> * *Andrej Kráľ, <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Andrej_Kral>*Hannover Medical School, Germany – “Effective Connectivity Between Primary and Secondary Cortical Areas is Shaped by Early Hearing” <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Andrej_Kral> * *Norbert Kopčo, <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Norbert_Kopco>*P.J. Šafárik University, Slovakia – “Adaptation to Reverberation in Speech and Distance Perception” <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Norbert_Kopco> * *Bernhard Laback, <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Bernhard_Laback>*Austrian Academy of Sciences – “Re-weighting of binaural cues based on visual feedback” <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Bernhard_Laback> * *Piotr Majdak, <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Piotr_Majdak>*Austrian Academy of Sciences – “Computational models for listener-specific predictions of spatial audio quality” <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Piotr_Majdak> * *Petr Maršálek, <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Petr_Marsalek>*Charles University, Czech Republic – “Just noticeable differences in low frequencies below 500 Hz, loudness, localization; model and psychophysics” <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Petr_Marsalek> * *Catarina Mendonca, <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Catarina_Mendonca>*University of Azores, Portugal – “Changes in auditory space following audiovisual experience” <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Catarina_Mendonca> * *Josefa Oberem, <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Josefa_Oberem>*RWTH Aachen University, Germany – “Examining auditory selective attention in complex acoustic environments” <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Josefa_Oberem> * *John van Opstal, <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#John_Van>*Radboud University, Netherlands – “Perceived Target Range Shapes Human Sound-Localisation Behaviour” <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#John_Van> * *Nelli Salminen, <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Nelli_Salminen>*Aalto University, Finland – “Neural correlates of human spatial hearing measured with EEG and MEG” <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Nelli_Salminen> * *Dan Sanes, <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Dan_Sanes>*New York University, USA – “Learning and attention enhance cortex neuron sensitivity during auditory task performance” <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Dan_Sanes> * *Aaron Seitz, <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Aaron_Seitz>*University of California, USA – “Gamifying Perceptual Learning” <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Aaron_Seitz> * *Filip Smolík, <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Filip_Smolik>*Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic – “Adaptation and learning in early language acquisition” <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Filip_Smolik> * *Brigitta Tóth, <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Brigitta_Toth>*Hungarian Academy of Sciences – “Top-down and bottom-up attention bias on change detection in auditory foreground and background” <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Brigitta_Toth> * *Beverly Wright, <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Bev_Wright>*Northwestern University, USA – “Auditory perceptual learning” <https://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop-2019-talks#Bev_Wright> *Venue* Lecture hall 2.17T,Faculty of Science / Technicom building, P. J. Šafárik University, Jesenná 5, 04001 Košice Slovakia <https://goo.gl/maps/6m3GC3iJNeA2>. *Organizers* Norbert Kopčo, P. J. Šafárik University in Košice <https://pcl.upjs.sk/noro/> Erick Gallun, National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research, Portland and OHSU <http://www.ncrar.research.va.gov/AboutUs/Staff/gallun.asp>Piotr Majdak, Austrian Academy of Science, Vienna <https://www.kfs.oeaw.ac.at/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=56:…> Aaron Seitz, University of California, Riverside <http://faculty.ucr.edu/%7Easeitz/> *Travel, accommodation, visitor information* see workshop webpage: http://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop2019/ *Registration* The workshop is open to all interested students/scientists. Registration is free of charge but required. To register, please send an email to kogneuro(a)gmail.com stating your name and affiliation and the dates on which you are planning to attend. All accepted abstracts will be published on the workshop website. No proceedings will be published. In case you would like to have a presentation please send us an abstract (up to 200 words; also indicate whether you prefer poster or oral presentation) no later than *May 15, 2019*. This workshop is supported by theEU H2020-MSCA-RISE-2015 project #691229 <http://pcl.upjs.sk/grants/alt/>.

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Neural Modeling Postdoc Position At Emory University, Atlanta
by Jaeger, Dieter 02 May '19

02 May '19

A postdoctoral position is available for working in an NIH BRAIN initiative funded project on the role of the basal ganglia in motor decision making in behaving mice. The project aims to elucidate how subcortical structures feed back onto and influence cortical processing. The open position with a start date of Sept. 1, 2019 will involve biophysically detailed modeling of basal ganglia – thalamo-cortical interactions in the Jaeger lab at Emory University in Atlanta https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/jaegerlab/. An ongoing interaction with experimentalists is an important component of the project. Emory University presents a strong training environment in computational and systems neuroscience (e.g. http://livingtheory.emory.edu/ and http://biomed.emory.edu/PROGRAM_SITES/NS/research/computational-neuroscienc… ). The successful candidate needs previous computational modeling experience using the NEURON software and a strong background in the biophysics of neurons. Pay is according to the posted NIH NRSA schedule https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-19-036.html. If interested & qualified, please contact djaeger@emory. NOT-OD-19-036: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Stipends, Tuition/Fees and Other Budgetary Levels Effective for Fiscal Year 2019 - grants.nih.gov<https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-19-036.html> grants.nih.gov NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Stipends, Tuition/Fees and Other Budgetary Levels Effective for Fiscal Year 2019 NOT-OD-19-036. NIH Theory and Modeling of Living Systems<http://livingtheory.emory.edu/> livingtheory.emory.edu Welcome to the Theory and Modeling of Living Systems Initiative. The Theory and Modeling of Living Systems Initiative seeks to cultivate and expand research that builds theoretical frameworks for understanding living systems. Jaeger Lab at Emory – Systems Electrophysiology, Imagery and Computational Neuroscience - Emory University<https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/jaegerlab> scholarblogs.emory.edu Welcome to the Jaeger lab, Rollins Research Center, Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, U.S. Experimental and Computational Neurophysiology of Motor control under normal and pathological condition. Computational Neuroscience| GDBBS | Emory University<http://biomed.emory.edu/PROGRAM_SITES/NS/research/computational-neuroscienc…> biomed.emory.edu This area of research encompasses a diverse set of approaches in which mathematical or computational tools are used to better understand the nervous system. ________________________________ This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the original message (including attachments).

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Two Funded Postdoctoral Positions in Parkinson’s Disease Research and Intervention
by Yasser Iturria Medina 02 May '19

02 May '19

*Two Postdoctoral Fellows in Computational modeling and Precision Medicine applied to Parkinson’s Disease* We are looking for two highly motivated postdoctoral fellows, for joining the Neuroinformatics for Personalized Medicine lab (NeuroPM) at the Montreal Neurological Institute (McGill University, Montreal, Canada). The postdoctoral fellows will be under the supervision of Professor Yasser Iturria-Medina, and will be expected to collaborate with associated groups (e.g. Integrative Neuroscience Centre, Madrid, Spain). The projects, for 1.5 years and potentially extendable for another year, includes the analysis of multiple imaging modalities and therapeutic interventions in Parkinson’s disease, as well as the application of state-of-the-art brain computational models. The NeuroPM lab (http://www.neuropm-lab.com/) is affiliated with the Healthy brain for Healthy Lives (HBHL) initiative ( https://www.mcgill.ca/hbhl/) the Ludmer Center (http://ludmercentre.ca/) and the McConnell Brain Imaging Center (https://www.mcgill.ca/bic/) involving computationally intensive and interdisciplinary research on the brain. The MNI is an internationally renowned institution, characterized by the integration of research and patient care. Interested candidates should have a solid background in brain imaging and neurodegeneration. Experience in brain computational modeling will be an asset. Interested persons should send their CV, a cover letter stating research interests, and two reference letters. The fellows are expected to start as soon as possible. Salary: 45,000CAN$/year+25% in benefits. Contact: Yasser Iturria Medina, Email: iturria.medina(a)gmail.com -- Yasser Iturria Medina, PhD. Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University Montreal, Canada H3A 2B4, Phone # 514-398-1524 Lab: http://www.neuropm-lab.com/

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A revised electromagnetic theory of the brain
by Patirniche, Dinu 02 May '19

02 May '19

Dear Colleagues, A common dogma of neuroscience is that all electrical events occurring in the brain are well described by an electrostatic theory. However, adopting a geometric attitude it becomes immediately clear that the propagation of an action potential induced a non-conservative electric field within nearby spines, and thus an electromagnetic description of the function of a brain is unavoidable. I would like to present to you with a revised and simplified version of the theory I advanced last year, entitled "Dynamic Aspects of Finite Architectures". The current work can be accessed here: doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.20738.73925 . Best, Dinu Patirniche.

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NeuroBridges 2019 School Announcement
by Ahmed El Hady 01 May '19

01 May '19

*/NeuroBridges 2019 Summer school , Cluny, France/* */( September 8th - September 19th, 2019)/* I would like to bring to your attention the *NeuroBridges 2019 Computational Neuroscience School*. <http://decision-making-lab.com/NeuroBridges/neurobridges2019.html> NeuroBridges <https://www.facebook.com/NeuroBridges/>is a one-of-a-kind series of scientific meetings in brain research, which brings together Mediterranean and Middle Eastern scientists, in order to promote international scientific cooperation in system and computational neuroscience. A major goal of this school is to serve as a bridge between experimental and theoretical neuroscientists, addressing system-level questions. This year the school will primarily focus on the neural basis and computational principles underlying sensory- motor tasks, in which the agent chooses from a small number of actions based on sensory and operant cues. *The forthcoming NeuroBridges 2019* will be a ten-day summer school. Students will attend lectures delivered by a group of leading neuroscientists, experimentalists as well as theoreticians, which will address the fundamental questions in the field of decision making. In addition to the lectures, the students will work in groups on small research projects. The school is intended for graduate students and postdocs, primarily (but not only) from the Middle East and the Mediterranean region either working in their home countries or abroad. We will consider applicants with some background in related fields in neuroscience or cognitive psychology. Through the online application system, you will be asked to provide personal details, academic background, a motivation letter that should include a paragraph about your quantitative skills and a CV. In addition, we request two recommendation letters. The school will take place between *September 8 and September 19, 2019* in Le Centre de Conferences Internationales de Cluny (CCIC) <http://www.ccic.eu/index.html>. Cluny is a small medieval town in Burgundy, France, located about 400km southeast of Paris (accessible by fast train, TGV). All costs of registration and accommodation will be covered by the organizers. A limited number of travel grants will also be available. *NeuroBridges* is co-organized by Ahmed El Hady <http://scholar.princeton.edu/ahmedelhady/home> (Princeton Neuroscience Institute, USA), Yonatan Loewenstein <http://elsc.huji.ac.il/loewenstein/home>(Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) and David Hansel <https://neurophys.biomedicale.parisdescartes.fr/members/david-hansel/> (CNRS, Paris, France). Review of applications will end in May 2019. *2019 Faculty:* Merav Ahissar (Hebrew U.) <https://elsc.huji.ac.il/index.php?q=ahissar/home> Athena Akrami (UCL) <https://elsc.huji.ac.il/index.php?q=ahissar/home> Rafal Bogacz (Oxford) <https://www.ndcn.ox.ac.uk/team/rafal-bogacz> Thomas Boraud (CNRS) <http://www.inb.u-bordeaux2.fr/dev/EN/researcher.php?researcher=Thomas+Borau…> Mathew Diamond (SISSA) <https://phdcns.sissa.it/faculty/mathew-diamond> Ido Erev (Technion) <https://web.iem.technion.ac.il/en/people/userprofile/erev.html> Mehdi Khamassi (CNRS) <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mehdi_Khamassi> Najib Majaj (NYU) <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Najib_Majaj> The deadline for application is *April 30th, 2019 *and the following is the website including the link for the online application: http://decision-making-lab.com/NeuroBridges/neurobridges2019.html <http://decision-making-lab.com/NeuroBridges/neurobridges2018.html> <http://decision-making-lab.com/NeuroBridges/neurobridges2018.html> For more information, please contactneurobridges2019(a)gmail.com <mailto:neurobridges2018@gmail.com>.

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postdoctoral position in computational neuroscience/mathematical biology
by Rubchinsky, Leonid L 01 May '19

01 May '19

NSF-supported postdoctoral position in mathematical biology/computational neuroscience in my group in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). This position involves research in the mechanisms and properties of intermittent synchronization in neural and other living systems including collaboration with experimentalists. The position offers excellent interdisciplinary training possibilities in computational neuroscience and mathematical biology. Applicants should have (or expected to get in a near future) Ph.D. in mathematics, physics, neuroscience, biomedical engineering, computer science, or another related field. Applicants should have strong quantitative skills, some experience in dynamical modeling and data analysis, and a strong interest in life sciences applications. Experience in nonlinear dynamics, computational neuroscience, and mathematical biology is a plus. Please apply via mathjobs.org at https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/jobs/13879. Screening of applications will continue until position is filled. Please address informal inquires to Leonid Rubchinsky via e-mail: lrubchin(a)iupui.edu Leonid *********************** Leonid Rubchinsky, PhD Associate Professor Department of Mathematical Sciences, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine 402 N. Blackford St Indianapolis, IN 46202-3216 lrubchin(a)iupui.edu http://www.math.iupui.edu/~lrubchin 317-274-9745 317-274-3460 (fax) ***********************

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CORRECTION: US Air Force Young Investigator Research Program (YIP)
by GREENWALD, HAL S DR-04 USAF AFMC AFOSR/RTA 01 May '19

01 May '19

Announcement corrected below to note that doctorates must have been received NO EARLIER than April 1, 2012 (i.e., within the past 6 years, 11 months). --- The Air Force's annual Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) is an excellent way for new principal investigators in the US to accelerate their careers in basic research with three years of funding at up to $150,000 per year. Each year, every AFOSR portfolio can nominate one YIP recipient. Especially since the Cognitive & Computational Neuroscience portfolio is new this year, I wanted to make the neuroscience community aware of this opportunity (and also of the new portfolio). Unlike most of AFOSR's research grants that are open to researchers worldwide, YIP awards are limited to US persons (citizens, nationals, or permanent residents) with full-time, permanent positions at US institutions (by Oct. 1, 2019) who received their doctorates NO EARLIER than April 1, 2012. The application deadline for Fiscal Year 2020 awards is June 3, 2019. Program Description: The Air Force YIP supports scientists and engineers who have received Ph.D. or equivalent degrees within the last seven years and show exceptional ability and promise for conducting basic research. The objectives of this program are: 1. to foster creative basic research in science and engineering; 2. enhance early career development of outstanding young investigators; 3. and increase opportunities for the young investigator to recognize the Air Force mission and related challenges in science and engineering. Eligibility: Individual awards are made to U.S. institutions of higher education, industrial laboratories, or non-profit research organizations where the principal investigator (PI) is employed on a full-time basis and holds a regular position. YIP PIs must be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident. Researchers working at a Federally Funded Research and Development Center or DoD Laboratory are not eligible for this competition. Research proposals must address Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, FA9550-19-S-0003, found at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=314753. Most YIP awards are funded up to $150,000 per year for three years, for a total of $450,000. Exceptional proposals will be considered individually for higher funding levels and/or longer duration. For more information about this funding opportunity, please see https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=313523. Questions about YIP may be sent to afosryip(a)us.af.mil <mailto:afosryip@us.af.mil> . Sincerely, Hal Greenwald Hal S. Greenwald, Ph.D. Program Officer, Cognitive & Computational Neuroscience Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR/RTA) 875 N. Randolph St. Arlington, VA 22203-1768 (703) 588-8441

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