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POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR: Matlab Analysis to Decode Brain Neuron Learning

by GJBrewer

Salary: $42,840-$44,556 in beautiful Irvine, California The Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of California, Irvine, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar in the area of network analysis of brain regions involved in learning and memory. You will perform experiments to decode information processing in live rat neuronal networks in culture under the direction of Dr. Gregory J. Brewer. His NIH funded project examines hippocampal subnetwork function reconstructed in MEM devices over electrode arrays. You will discover the statistical basis for spontaneous and evoked differences in subregion spike dynamics to reveal coding mechanisms in the brain. The initial appointment will be full-time for a 12 month period. Renewal of the contract will be contingent on the availability of adequate funding and performance. Salary will be commensurate with experience. Requirements: Ph.D. in neuroscience, information/signal processing, network systems analysis, statistical math or physics or related field. Matlab coding expertise is required. Experience in neurophysiology desirable. Application Procedure: Applicants will need to upload their curriculum vitae, a cover letter and names, affiliation and email for 3 references to Professor Gregory J. Brewer via our online RECRUIT system at https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/apply/JPF02808 Screening will begin June 15 and will continue until position is filled. The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy. -- Grace to you, Gregory J. Brewer, Ph.D., Professor University of California Irvine, Dept Biomedical Engineering Institute for Memory Impairment and Neurological Disorders (MIND) Nat. Sci, 2, Rm 3101 GJBrewer(a)uci.edu, 217-502-4511 http://brewer.eng.uci.edu/

May 7, 2015

[jobs] PhD Opening on Mutual Understanding in Human-Robot Interaction at the Italian Institute of Technology

by Alessandra Sciutti

Apologies for cross-posting =========================================================================== PhD Opening on Mutual Understanding in Human Robot Interaction Robotics, Brain and Cognitive Sciences Department (RBCS) - Italian Institute of Technology Cognitive Robotics, Interaction and Rehabilitation technologies curriculum =========================================================================== In the spirit of the doctoral School on Bioengineering and Robotics, the PhD Program for the curriculum Cognitive Robotics, Interaction and Rehabilitation Technologies provides interdisciplinary training at the interface between technology and biomedicine. The general objective of the program is to form scientists and research technologists capable of dealing with multidisciplinary projects involving aspects of engineering, technology and life-sciences. In RBCS we are merging top-level neuroscience research and top-level robotics research by sharing fundamental scientific objectives arising from the study of speech recognition and language, the foundations of physical and social interaction, the exploitation of sensory and motor rehabilitation. Among the different research themes proposed I would like to advertise the topic: "Mutual Understanding in Human Robot Interaction" The ideal candidates are students with a higher level university degree willing to invest extra time and effort in blending into a multidisciplinary team composed of neuroscientists, engineers, psychologists, physicists working together to investigate brain functions and realize intelligent machines, rehabilitation protocols and advanced prosthesis. International applications are encouraged and will receive logistic support with visa issues, relocation, etc. Below you can find more details related to the position and the instructions on how to apply. Best regards, Alessandra Sciutti ----------------------------------------- Alessandra Sciutti (PhD) Robotics Brain and Cognitive Sciences Dept. - Italian Institute of Technology Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy email: alessandra.sciutti(a)iit.it =========================================================================== Theme 8: Mutual Understanding in Human Robot Interaction Tutor: Dr. Alessandra Sciutti Department: RBCS (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia) http://www.iit.it/rbcs =========================================================================== Description: As robots are making their way from factory floors into our everyday lives, the design of their interaction with humans is becoming more and more important and a key issue to address is how to transfer the excellent social skills exhibited by humans to human-robot interaction. Our approach to this challenge is based on leveraging on the neural and behavioral mechanisms naturally in place for human-human interaction to foster a seamless mutual understanding with humanoid robots. Hence, we use robots both as tools to stimulate human social interaction and as test beds for the derived models. In particular we focus on understanding in humans and implementing in a robotic platform the basic motor and perceptual skills supporting human collaboration, as gaze tracking [1], temporal coordination between partners [2], gesture and action understanding [3-5]. The activity we propose is twofold: on one side to further investigate how to establish efficient human robot collaboration by implementing models of social skills on the iCub robotic platform and on the other to assess these models in human-robot interactive scenarios by means of multiple techniques (e.g., eye-tracking, motion capture and force measurements). Requirements: Background in computer sciences, robotics, engineering is required, as also willingness to make experiments with human participants and strong motivation to work and adapt to a multidisciplinary environment. International opportunity: The successful candidate will have the opportunity to spend part of his/her PhD at Osaka University and the University of Tokyo in the framework of the Marie Curie IRSES collaborative project CODEFROR ( www.codefror.eu ). References: 1. O. Palinko, A. Sciutti, F. Rea, G. Sandini, Towards Better Eye Tracking in Human Robot Interaction Using an Affordable Active Vision System, HAI 2014 2. A. Bisio, A. Sciutti, F. Nori, G. Metta, L. Fadiga, G. Sandini, T. Pozzo, Motor Contagion during Human-Human and Human-Robot Interaction, PloS one, vol. 9, no. 8, 2014 3. N. Noceti, A. Sciutti, F. Rea, F. Odone, G. Sandini, Estimating human actions affinities across views, VISAPP 2015 4. A. Sciutti, L. Patanè, F. Nori, G. Sandini G., Understanding object weight from human and humanoid lifting actions, IEEE Transactions on Autonomous Mental Development, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 80-92, 2014 5. A. Sciutti, A. Bisio, F. Nori, G. Metta, L. Fadiga, G. Sandini, Robots can be perceived as goal-oriented agents, Interaction Studies, 14:3 . xv, 179, pp. 329350, 2013 Contact: alessandra.sciutti(a)iit.it =========================================================================== How to apply =========================================================================== Please note that the positions are available through the PhD course of Bioengineering and Robotics, curriculum on Cognitive Robotics, Interaction and Rehabilitation Technologies, offered jointly by IIT and the University of Genoa. The official call and application forms are available on the website of the University of Genoa. In particular: The official calls are available here: http://phd.dibris.unige.it/biorob/media/PhD%20Program%20in%20BioRob%20Cognit ive%20Robotics%202015%20def.pdf (Cognitive Robotics, Interaction and Rehabilitation Technologies curriculum. ) Applications must be submitted online, instructions for applicants are available here: http://phd.dibris.unige.it/biorob/index.php/how-to-apply Applicants are strongly encouraged to get in touch with Alessandra Sciutti ( alessandra.sciutti(a)iit.it ). ****** Application deadline: 10 June 2015, Noon, Italian time *******

May 7, 2015

RA position – Machine vision & automated behavioral analysis – Brown University (Providence, RI).

by Thomas Serre

Computational (Thomas Serre) and developmental (Dima Amso) labs in the Department of Cognitive, Linguistic, & Psychological Sciences are seeking an NIH-funded research assistant to work on the development of tools, including machine learning and computer vision, appropriate to examining naturalistic interactions in typical and atypical development. Candidates are expected to have solid background in computer vision and/or machine learning. Prior experience with depth sensors (kinect), tracking, object recognition and/or background subtraction algorithms would be a strong plus. An interest in development or cognitive science and applications of computer vision to the biological sciences would also be a plus but this is not a requirement for the position. The initial appointment is for 12 months, renewable for another year, and potentially longer depending on funding. The start date is negotiable though an early start is strongly preferred. Salary is commensurate with experience and is competitive. Requirements: Applicants are expected to have finished, or be about to finish a BS or MSc in computer science or related discipline. They must have a strong background in computer vision and/or machine learning and excellent programming skills (C/C++/Matlab/Python). Programming experience in CUDA and/or parallel computing would be a strong plus. Research groups: Our research groups are located within the Department of Cognitive Linguistic & Psychological sciences at Brown University. We maintain strong ties with the computer science, engineering and applied math departments as part of the Brain Institute. Through Brown’s Center for Computation and Visualization (https://www.ccv.brown.edu) our groups have access to a state-of-the-art computing facility with includes over 300K GPU cores and over 500 Teraflops of GPU computing power. Information about Dr. Serre and his research group can be found at http://serre-lab.clps.brown.edu. Information about Dr. Amso and her research group can be found at http://research.clps.brown.edu/dcnl. Application: Please send your applications by email to dima_amso(a)correct_university_name.edu and thomas_serre(a)correct_university_name.edu where correct_university_name should be replaced by ‘brown'. Please include a brief statement of interests, a curriculum vita and contact details for 2-3 letters of reference (no letters required at this stage). There is no deadline for the application but applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as the position will be filled as soon as a suitable applicant is found.

May 7, 2015

Open Post-doc Position in Active Efficient Coding (AEC)

by Jochen Triesch

We have an opening for a post-doc position in my lab (http://fias.uni-frankfurt.de/de/neuro/triesch) at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS) to explore the new area of active efficient coding (AEC), a recently formulated generalization of the efficient coding hypothesis to active perception. The basic idea of AEC is that sensory systems learn to use their motor degrees of freedom to contribute to the efficient encoding of sensory signals. Along these lines, we have developed computational models for the self-calibration of active stereo and motion vision [1,2,3]. These models simultaneously learn a sensory representation with sparse coding approaches and controllers for their eye movements through reinforcement learning. Both learning components aim to maximize the overall coding efficiency of the system, which leads to fully self-calibrating sensory-motor loops for active stereo vision (dispartiy tuning and vergence control) and motion vision (motion tuning and pursuit movements). To the best of our knowledge, these models are the first to demonstrate how such self-calibration can emerge from a generic efficient coding objective. We have also validated the approach on robots such as the iCub (http://www.icub.org) The work will be performed in a stimulating interdisciplinary environment with ample opportunities for collaboration with neuromorphic engineers, neuroscientists, roboticists, psychologists, and clinicians across the globe. A special emphasis will be on better understanding how and why such self-calibration can go awry in clinical conditions such as strabism and amblyopia. We are seeking an outstanding and highly motivated post-doc for this project. Applicants should have obtained a PhD in Computational Neuroscience or a closely related field. The ideal candidate will have excellent programming skills (Matlab, Python, C/C++), very good analytic skills, and a broad knowledge of computational neuroscience, machine learning, computer vision, robotics, signal processing and statistics. Furthermore, specific expertise in visual neuroscience, sparse coding models, and reinforcement learning are requested. Experience with programming Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) is a plus. The position can be filled immediately, and lasts for 2 years. Extension to a third year is possible. The lab has an excellent track record of post-doctoral training with 6 out 11 post-docs having obtained professorships or other permanent academic posts directly after their time in the lab. The Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies is a research institution dedicated to fundamental theoretical research in various areas of science. It is embedded into Frankfurt's recently established natural science research campus. Frankfurt itself is the hub of one of the most vibrant metropolitan areas in Europe. Apart from its strong economic and financial sides, it boasts a rich culture and arts community and repeatedly earns highest rankings in worldwide surveys of quality of living. Applications should include a brief statement of research interests, CV and contact information for at least two references. Send applications to application(a)fias.uni-frankfurt.de. Review of applications will begin immediately. Interviews can be arranged at the upcoming Vision Science Society meeting in St. Pete Beach, Florida, USA, May 13-18 by emailing triesch(a)fias.uni-frankfurt.de. [1] A Unified Model of the Joint Development of Disparity Selectivity and Vergence Control. Zhao Y, Rothkopf CA, Triesch J, Shi B. IEEE Int. Conf. on Development and Learning and Epigenetic Robotics (ICDL), 2012. (Paper of excellence award.) http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6400876 [2] Robust active binocular vision through intrinsically motivated learning L. Lonini, S. Forestier, C. Teulière, Y. Zhao, B. Shi, J. Triesch, frontiers in Neurorobotics, 2013. http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbot.2013.00020/full [3] Self-calibrating smooth pursuit through active efficient coding C. Teulière, S. Forestier, L. Lonini, C. Zhang, Y. Zhao, B. Shi, J. Triesch, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2014 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921889014002486 -- Prof. Dr. Jochen Triesch Johanna Quandt Research Professor Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies http://fias.uni-frankfurt.de/~triesch/ Tel: +49 (0)69 798-47531 Fax: +49 (0)69 798-47611

May 7, 2015

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Society for Neuroeconomics Annual Meeting 2015

by Echo Wang

Society for Neuroeconomics Annual Meeting 2015 Call for Abstracts Due *June 3rd, 2015* 11:59PM EDT Submit at http://neuroeconomics.org/abstract/ <http://neuroeconomics.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=06bb83fa6d8d4ed86f…> *Meeting Information* *Dates:* September 25 – 27, 2015 *Location:* Conrad Miami Hotel, Miami, FL Annual Kavli Foundation Plenary Lecture Keynote Speaker: *Ann Graybiel*, PhD, Investigator and Institute Professor at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT Confirmed Kavli Foundation Workshops in the Foundations of Neuroeconomics: *David Laibson*, Harvard University; *Nick Barberis*,Yale University; and *Mara Mather*, USC Consumer Neuroscience Satellite Symposium at the University of Miami on 9/24. Registration is separate. More details to come. *Call for Abstracts* The Society for Neuroeconomics invites submission of research abstracts for its 2015 annual meeting. Abstracts are encouraged from any area of neuroeconomics and decision neuroscience research. All submissions will be evaluated by a Program Committee. About the Meeting: The Society for Neuroeconomics promotes interdisciplinary research and discussion through its annual meeting. The meeting is attended by scholars in all levels and areas of neuroeconomics research including the fields of economics, psychology, neuroscience, finance and medicine. The meeting's format, consisting of general sessions, meals, and a reception, provides ample opportunities for networking and offline discussions. Details of the meeting will be continually updated at http://www.neuroeconomics.org/conference <http://neuroeconomics.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=06bb83fa6d8d4ed86f…> How to submit your abstract: *NEW THIS YEAR: All abstracts will be blind-reviewed by the Program Committee.* In order for your abstract to be blinded for peer review, you must upload two separate files containing your abstract. Please see instructions on what to include in each file below: - The first file contains all sections of the abstract but DOES NOT include authors, affiliations, contact information or acknowledgements (if applicable). Please title this file “Blind_Abstract”. - The second file contains all sections of the abstract but DOES include authors, affiliations, contact information or acknowledgements (if applicable). Please title this file according to the following template: “Last Name_First Name_Abstract”. An administrator screening the abstracts for compliance with requirements will number the files and forward only blinded files to the Program Committee. All abstracts should have titles. Samples for each abstract file to be uploaded can be found by clicking the submission link below. Theses samples are in the preferred font and format with the recommended sections. Please submit abstracts online at http://neuroeconomics.org/abstract/ <http://neuroeconomics.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=06bb83fa6d8d4ed86f…> All submissions will be considered for a 20-minute slide presentation, unless the submitter opts out. If your submission is not selected for a slide presentation, the Program Committee will automatically consider it for a poster presentation. A small selection of posters will also be selected for Poster Highlights, two-minute oral spotlight presentations held during the general sessions. To qualify for abstract submission, you must be a member in good standing with your 2015 dues paid by the time of abstract submission. You can find membership and payment information at http://www.neuroeconomics.org/membership <http://neuroeconomics.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=06bb83fa6d8d4ed86f…> . *Guidelines for abstracts submitted to the Society for Neuroeconomics Meeting 2015* Abstracts should describe novel theoretical, computational and empirical results; abstracts that fail to do so will not be considered. Abstracts should not report findings that will be published elsewhere prior to the meeting, although presentation of the work at a recent meeting (e.g., within a year) of another society is acceptable. The abstract should state the study's objective, briefly describe the methods used, summarize the results obtained, and state the conclusions. Ideally, these sections will be indicated explicitly. It is not satisfactory to say, "The results will be discussed." Abstracts should emphasize the significance of results and general principles rather than describe common methods and procedures. Use standard abbreviations for units of measure. Other abbreviations should be fully spelled out on first mention, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. The body of your abstract should be no more than 2,300 characters, including punctuation (not spaces), and no longer than 1 page. Abstracts longer than this limit will be returned to the submitting author for revision and must be resubmitted by the abstract deadline or will not be accepted. The title, author, affiliations, contact information, acknowledgements, and references are NOT included in the character count but everything must fit on one page. Figures are not allowed in the abstract. Any conflicts of interest (e.g., financial disclosures) should be declared at the time of submission. For more information click here: http://www.neuroeconomics.org/conference/abstract <http://neuroeconomics.us10.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=06bb83fa6d8d4ed86…> or contact Echo Wang at wang(a)neuroeconomics.org

May 6, 2015

Postdoc and RA positions

by Marta Garrido

Applications are invited for two scientists to work on an Australian Research Council funded project to advance the knowledge of the brain mechanisms underlying learning and memory. The project will use a combination of MRI, M/EEG / LFP and behavioural recordings as well as computational modelling. This research will be conducted within the laboratory of Dr Marta Garrido (http://www.cai.uq.edu.au/garrido) based at the Centre for Advanced Imaging (http://www.cai.uq.edu.au/) and in collaboration with colleagues at the Queensland Brain Institute ( http://www.qbi.uq.edu.au/) and the Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function (http://www.cibf.edu.au/) Postdoctoral Research Fellow: http://jobs.uq.edu.au/caw/en/job/497377/postdoctoral-research-fellow-cognit… Research Assistant: http://jobs.uq.edu.au/caw/en/job/497376/research-assistant Enquires: Dr Marta Garrido (m.garrido(a)uq.edu.au) (Apologies for cross-posting) -- Marta I. Garrido, PhD https://sites.google.com/site/martaigarridophd/ DECRA Research Fellow Centre for Advanced Imaging and Queensland Brain Institute The University of Queensland Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia http://www.cai.uq.edu.au/garrido Chief Investigator ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function <http://www.cibf.edu.au/>

May 6, 2015

Research postdoc positions in neuroimage analysis and computational neuroscience.

by Mark Woolrich

Applications are invited for two postdoctoral scientists to work on a Wellcome Trust funded project to advance understanding of spontaneous whole-brain activity. The project will use a combination of MRI, M/EEG / LFP recordings, methods development and biophysical modeling to advance understanding of spontaneous whole-brain activity, and provide new insights into the underlying mechanisms. This research will be conducted within the OHBA Analysis Group headed by Mark Woolrich and based at the Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity (http://www.ohba.ox.ac.uk) and will be in collaboration with colleagues at FMRIB (http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/analysis) and the Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour (http://www.cncb.ox.ac.uk) We are looking for excellent researchers with a strong technical background, ideally in computational neuroscience and/or in developing neuroimaging analysis methods, but also with experience in other areas of Engineering/Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science and Physics (e.g. Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition). Post in Neuroimaging Analysis https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobs… Post in computational biophysical model development https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobs…

May 5, 2015

[meetings] Living Machines IV: Call for Participation, Exhibits, and Late Breaking Abstracts

by Nathan F Lepora

Living Machines IV: The 4th International Conference on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems 28th to 31st July 2015 http://csnetwork.eu/livingmachines/conf2015 To be hosted at La Pedrera, Barcelona, Spain In association with the Universitat Pompeu Fabra PARTICIPATION IN THE LM2015 CONFERENCE Registration for LM2015 is now open at http://csnetwork.eu/livingmachines/conf2015/registration Registration prices are 350/400/200 (CSN Members/non-members/students) until July 15 and 400/500/250 for late registration Student authors of accepted papers will be eligible to apply for a limited number of LM2015 travel bursaries (see living-machines(a)sheffield.ac.uk for details). Late July is a busy time in Barcelona, we recommend that conference delegates book their accommodation soon. Suggestions for conference accommodation are http://csnetwork.eu/livingmachines/conf2015/accommodation LM2015 SATELLITE EVENTS We have scheduled to the following satellite events (see http://csnetwork.eu/livingmachines/conf2015/satelliteevents for details). The list of workshops is: * The Robot Self * Nature Inspired Manufacturing * How to Practice Bio Inspired Design More details at http://csnetwork.eu/livingmachines/conf2015/workshops Satellites will be hosted at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra campus in PobleNou http://www.upf.edu/campus/. Please register for satellite events when you register for the main conference event. It is possible to register for a satellite event and not attend the the main conference. Please contact the event organisers for further information about satellite events. EXHIBITS Submissions are invited for the LM2015 exhibition to feature working biomimetic or biohybrid systems and biomimetic/biohybrid art. Authors of conference papers are particularly encouraged to submit exhibit proposals, however, the call for exhibits is open to all. The title and author list of all accepted exhibits will appear in the LM2015 programme (in print and online), and there will be a prize for the best LM2015 exhibit. At least one person is expected to register for the conference to present the exhibit (though this can be the same person who presents and accepted paper). In general, LM2015 cannot help financially with the cost of bringing exhibits to the conference, however, we are able to offer advice and can potentially provide storage, or accept postal delivery, of exhibit material. Your 1-page exhibit description should include: title (max. 150 characters), author list, lead author contact information, a 150-250 word description, a photograph if possible. Please specify if your exhibit requires any of the following: a table, a poster board, electric power. Please let us know if you have any additional requirements, we will do our best to accommodate reasonable requests. Send your 1-page LM2015 exhibit description to info.csnetwork(a)upf.edu by June 1st. LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACTS The call for full papers and extended abstracts has now closed, however, we are still accepting late-breaking abstracts (LBAs) for poster presentation only. LBAs will be too late to appear in the LM2015 proceedings, but will instead be published online, with the title and author list in the LM2015 programme (in print and online). LBAs will also be eligible for the LM2015 best poster prize. At least one author of an LBA must register as a LM2015 conference delegate. Authors of LBAs who have student status will be eligible to apply for LM2015 travel bursaries. LBAs should be a maximum of one A4 page and include a title (max. 140 chars), author list, contact information for the lead author, a 150-250 word description, up to 6 key-words. A figure or photo can also be included. Please send your 1-page LM2015 late-breaking abstract to Stuart Wilson s.p.wilson(a)sheffield.ac.uk by July 1st, 2015

May 5, 2015

Bernstein Conference 2015: Registration is open

by Seeger, Simone

BERNSTEIN CONFERENCE 2015 in Heidelberg Registration is open now! Please register here<https://mi3.lambdalogic.de/forms/Bernstein2015.do>. Early registration deadline: July 24, 2015 **************************************************************************** Satellite Workshops<http://www.nncn.de/en/bernstein-conference/2015/satellite-workshops> September 14, 2015 Main Conference<http://www.nncn.de/en/bernstein-conference/2015/program> September 15-17, 2015 **************************************************************************** The Bernstein Conference has become the largest annual Computational Neuroscience Conference in Europe and now regularly attracts more than 500 international participants. This year, the Conference is organized by the Bernstein Center Heidelberg-Mannheim and will take place in Heidelberg on September 15-17, 2015. In addition, there will be a series of pre-conference satellite workshops on September 14, 2015. The Bernstein Conference is a single-track conference, covering all aspects of Computational Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, and sessions for poster presentations are an integral part of the conference. The Bernstein conference will also feature a series of satellite workshops on September 14, 2015. The goal is to provide an informal forum for the discussion of timely research questions and challenges. For more information on the conference, please visit: http://www.bernstein-conference.de CONFERENCE DATE AND VENUE: Satellite Workshops September 14, 2015 Main Conference September 15-17, 2015 Venue: Neue Universität, Grabengasse 3-5, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany PHD STUDENT EVENT: September 17-18, 2015 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: Peter Bastian Andreas Draguhn Daniel Durstewitz Martin Gerchen Joachim Hass Elke Jochum Peter Kirsch Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg Christoph Schuster Simone Seeger We look forward to seeing you in Heidelberg in September!

May 4, 2015

Retinal Mechanisms Underlying Motion Perception

by Roman Poznanski

JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE NEUROSCIENCE http://www.worldscinet.com/jin Call for Papers! Special Issue on Retinal Mechanisms Underlying Motion Perception in Vertebrates This call for paper s is dedicated to the work of Vaxim Maximov on the general theme of retinal directional selectivity in vertebrates. All papers are welcome that describe neurophysiology, anatomical or neural modelling of retinal circuitries underlying motion perception. 1. Can asymmetry be justified based on anatomical studies showing less inhibitory synapses between SAC and DSGC in the null direction? 2. Is calcium bias to somatofugal motion due to intrinsic properties of SAC or is calcium bias in centrifugal motion caused by presynaptic delay in glutamate receptor activation induced calcium? 3. Are SACs are connected asymmetrically to DSGCs: those pointing in the null direction deliver inhibition; those pointing in the preferred direction do not? 4. Is intracellular calcium signal and not the membrane potential (voltage) directionally selective? Submission deadline: 30 September 2015 Contact: Dr. Ilya Damjanov, damjanov(a)iitp.ru<mailto:damjanov@iitp.ru> ------- Roman R. Poznanski Professor Laboratory of Biological Modeling The Rockefeller University 1230 York Avenue New York, NY 10065-6399 Office: (212) 327-7646 E-mail: rpoznanski(a)rockefeller.edu http://romanpoznanski.blogspot.com and Chief-Editor, Journal of Integrative Neuroscience http://www.worldscinet.com/jin/mkt/editorial.shtml

May 4, 2015