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postdoc position in computational neuroscience/brain physics in Oslo Norway
by Gaute Einevoll March 7, 2017

March 7, 2017

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Computational Neuroscience/Brain Physics in Oslo, Norway Applications are invited for a post-doctoral position in computational neuroscience/brain physics at the Department of Physics at the University of Oslo. The position is funded by the Research Council of Norway as part of the FRINATEK project "COmputing BRAin signals (COBRA): Biophysical computations of electrical and magnetic brain signals". The position is for 2 years and expected start date is in the Spring/Summer of 2017. Job/project description: The successful candidate will develop and apply physics-based computational methods to model electrical and magnetic brain signals measured inside (local field potential; LFP) and outside (EEG, MEG) cortex. For a review of this biophysical modeling approach, see Einevoll et al., Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2013. In COBRA this modeling work will be compared with corresponding in-house experimental recordings from mouse visual cortex done in the laboratory of Marianne Fyhn at Department of Biosciences at UiO. The project thus also involves the development of a network model for mouse visual cortex. The candidate will work in the cross-disciplinary environment CINPLA (cinpla.org) a research center set up by the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. Presently, CINPLA includes about twenty biologists, physicists, and computer scientists co-localised in the building of Department of Biosciences at UiO. The candidate will develop and use state-of-the-art computer simulation packages and national supercomputer resources. Requirements: Applicants must hold a master's degree in physics and have a PhD in either computational neuroscience or theoretical physics with a significant computational component. The candidate must have demonstrated strong skills in developing codes for scientific computing. Previous experience in neuroscience is considered advantageous, but not required. For more information, including on how to apply, see: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/135223/postdoctoral-research… Deadline for application: April 2nd 2017 For questions, please contact professor Gaute T. Einevoll, gaute.einevoll(a)fys.uio.no. ********************************************** Gaute T. Einevoll Faculty of Science and Technology Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1432 Aas, Norway; Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway Ph. +47-64965433, Mobile: +47-95124536 email: Gaute.Einevoll(a)nmbu.no, web: compneuro.nmbu.no, cinpla.org

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Swartz Fellowship in Theoretical Neuroscience at the University of Washington
by Eric Shea-Brown March 6, 2017

March 6, 2017

The Swartz Center for Theoretical Neuroscience at the University of Washington in Seattle is seeking applications for a Swartz Postdoctoral Fellow. The Fellow should have a strong analytical or computational background and will be free to work on projects with the extensive and vibrant UW theoretical and experimental neuroscience community, http://compneuro.washington.edu/ <http://compneuro.washington.edu/>. Possibilities also exist for collaborations with the Allen Institute for Brain Science. The Fellowship is available immediately although start date is negotiable, and applications will be considered until the position is filled. Please send a one-page statement of interests and CV with contact information for references. Please send applications to fairhall(a)u.washington.edu <mailto:fairhall@u.washington.edu> and etsb(a)u.washington.edu <mailto:etsb@u.washington.edu>.

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1st Conference of the Timing Research Forum - Call for Abstracts
by teki March 5, 2017

March 5, 2017

Dear list members, The call for abstracts and symposium proposals for the 1st Conference of the Timing Research Forum <http://timingforum.org/> (TRF1) is now open. TRF1 is the first international conference dedicated to multidisciplinary research on timing and time perception and will be held in *Strasbourg, France from October 23-25, 2017*. The deadline to submit both abstracts and symposium proposals is *May 1, 2017*. 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 - *Warren Meck* <https://psychandneuro.duke.edu/people/warren-h-meck>: Professor, Duke University *Lera Boroditsky* <http://lera.ucsd.edu/>: Associate Professor, University of California San Diego *Sofia Soares* <http://www.neuro.fchampalimaud.org/en/person/175/>: PhD Candidate, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown Sofia will present her paper <http://science.sciencemag.org/content/354/6317/1273.long> - Soares, S., Atallah, B. V. & Paton, J. J. (2016) *Midbrain dopamine neurons control judgment of time*. *Science* 354, 1273–1277, that was selected by the TRF Committee <http://timingforum.org/committee-members/> as the 'Best Timing Paper of 2016'. We thank our current sponsors - Wellcome Trust, INSERM, CNRS, Neuropole Strasbourg, FMTS and the University of Strasbourg and look forward to further proposals of sponsorship. Our sponsorship booklet is available here <https://trf-strasbourg.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/8>. 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 submission guidelines, conference program, registration, accommodation etc., please visit the conference website - *https://trf-strasbourg.sciencesconf.org* <https://trf-strasbourg.sciencesconf.org/>. We look forward to seeing you in Strasbourg! Anne Giersch & Jenny Coull Conference Co-Chairs trf.strasbourg(a)orange.fr & Sundeep Teki & Argiro Vatakis (On behalf of Timing Research Forum) timingforum.org --- Sundeep Teki PhD Sir Henry Wellcome Fellow Auditory Neuroscience Group Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics University of Oxford Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PT sundeepteki.org | @sundeepteki <https://twitter.com/sundeepteki>

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CNS*2017 Abstract Deadline Extension
by Sharon Crook March 3, 2017

March 3, 2017

Abstract Deadline Extended to March 12 CNS*2017 Call for Abstracts Organization for Computational Neurosciences (OCNS) 26th Annual Meeting Antwerp, Belgium July 15-20, 2017 The main meeting (July 16-18) will be preceded by a day of tutorials (July 15) and followed by two days of workshops (July 19-20). Invited Keynote Speakers: Erik De Schutter, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan Panayiota Poirazi, IMBB-Forth, Greece Karl Friston, University College London, UK Sue Denham, University of Plymouth, UK A preliminary program for the workshops is available at: http://www.cnsorg.org/cns-2017-workshops Registration and abstract submission are open. Abstract submission deadline: Extended to March 12, 2017 Travel Award Application deadline: Extended to March 12, 2017 Note that one of the authors must register as sponsoring author for the main meeting before abstract submission is possible. In case the abstract is not accepted for presentation, the registration fee will be refunded. Latest safe date for Member applications before abstract submission extended to March 8. For up-to-date conference information, please visit: http://www.cnsorg.org/meetings

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DEADLINE EXTENDED: MBL Methods in Computational Neuroscience Course applications due March 7
by Mark Steven Goldman March 3, 2017

March 3, 2017

The application deadline for the Methods in Computational Neuroscience course at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA has been extended to March 20. The full advertisement is included below: Applications are open for the Methods in Computational Neuroscience course at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA. The course will run from July 30 to August 24, 2017, and the online application form can be found at: https://ws2.mbl.edu/studentapp/studentapp.asp?courseid=MCN The course application deadline is *March 20*. The course covers a range of topics in computational neuroscience including neuronal biophysics, neural coding & information processing, circuit dynamics, learning & memory, motor control, and cognitive processing & disease. In addition, numerous tutorials and problem sets will cover a broad range of computational and mathematical modeling methods. The course strongly emphasizes the collaboration between theory and experiment in solving neuroscience problems, and lectures will be given by a mixture of theorists and experimentalists. The final weeks of the course are primarily reserved for work on projects that students design in collaboration with the resident faculty. Further information can be found on the MCN website: http://www.mbl.edu/mcn/ 2017 Course Directors: Michale Fee, MIT Mark Goldman, UC Davis 2017 Confirmed Faculty: Larry Abbott, Columbia University Steve Baccus, Stanford University Joshua Berke, UCSF Carlos Brody, Princeton University Emery Brown, MIT Dmitri Chklovskii, Simons Foundation Sophie Deneve, Ecole Normale Superieure Uri Eden, Boston University Bard Ermentrout, University of Pittsburgh Adrienne Fairhall, University of Washington Ila Fiete, UT Austin Loren Frank, UCSF Stefano Fusi, Columbia University Jack Gallant, UC Berkeley Surya Ganguli, Stanford University Nancy Kopell, Boston University Eve Marder, Brandeis University Bartlett Mel, University of Southern California Jonathan Pillow, Princeton University Cristina Savin, NYU Terry Sejnowski, Salk Institute Sara Solla, Northwestern University Haim Sompolinsky, Hebrew University Josh Tenenbaum, MIT Xiao-Jing Wang, NYU

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[ADSAA-BIOMED2017] Adaptive Analysis Applied to Biomedical Data (no publication charges)
by Leonardo Abdala Elias March 3, 2017

March 3, 2017

Dear colleague, Does your research involve adaptive data analysis? We invite you to submit an experimental, theoretical or review paper to ADSAA-BIOMED2017 - Adaptive Analysis Applied to Biomedical Data, a special issue of the journal Advances in Data Science and Adaptive Analysis (http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscinet/adsaa) More information available @ https://easychair.org/cfp/ADSAA-BIOMED2017 Submissions are open @ https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=adsaabiomed2017 Submission deadline: October 31, 2017 No publication charges. Journal listed in SJR. Impact factor 0.92. Experimental, Theoretical and Review papers are accepted. Suggested topics (not limited to): • Empirical Mode Decomposition, Bayesian methods, Kalman filtering, machine learning techniques; • Adaptive analysis applied to biomedical data (e.g., biological signals, such as EMG, ECG, EEG, neural activity, medical images, biomechanical data); • Adaptive analysis in thematic areas such as burgeoning datasets (Big Data) emerging as a result of wearable wireless systems. Contact: adsaabiomed2017(a)easychair.org (mailto:adsaabiomed2017@easychair.org) This special issue is led by the ADSAA-BIOMED2017 team. ADSAA Editor-in-Chief • Prof. Samuel S.P. Shen (http://shen.sdsu.edu/) Department of Mathematics and Statistics, San Diego State University, San Diego, USA (Sam.shen(a)sdsu.edu (mailto:Sam.shen@sdsu.edu)) Leading Guest Editors • Prof. Adriano O. Andrade (http://lattes.cnpq.br/1229329519982110) Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Brazil (adriano(a)ufu.br (mailto:adriano@ufu.br)) • Prof. Slawomir J. Nasuto (https://www.reading.ac.uk/biologicalsciences/bme/about/staff/s-j-nasuto.aspx) University of Reading, Reading, UK (s.j.nasuto(a)reading.ac.uk (mailto:s.j.nasuto@reading.ac.uk)) Associated Guest Editors • • Dr. Catherine M. Sweeney-Reed (http://www.kneu.ovgu.de/kneu/en/Research/Research+Groups/Workgroups/Neurocy…) Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany (catherine.sweeney-reed(a)med.ovgu.de (mailto:catherine.sweeney-reed@med.ovgu.de)) • Dr. Nicoletta Nicolaou (https://sites.google.com/site/nicolaounikki/home) University of Reading, Reading, UK (n.nicolaou(a)reading.ac.uk (mailto:n.nicolaou@reading.ac.uk)) • Prof. Marcus Fraga Vieira (http://lattes.cnpq.br/4153462617460766) Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil (marcus(a)ufg.br (mailto:marcus@ufg.br)) • Prof. Teodiano Freire Bastos (http://lattes.cnpq.br/3761585497791105) Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil (teodiano.bastos(a)ufes.br (mailto:teodiano.bastos@ufes.br)) • Dr. Sri Krishnan (http://www.ee.ryerson.ca/people/Krishnan.html) Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada (krishnan(a)ryerson.ca (mailto:krishnan@ryerson.ca)) • Dr. Leonardo Abdala Elias (http://lattes.cnpq.br/5429275286295501) University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil (leoelias(a)fee.unicamp.br (mailto:leoelias@fee.unicamp.br)) • Dr. Steffen Walter (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Steffen_Walter) University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany (steffen.walter(a)uni-ulm.de (mailto:steffen.walter@uni-ulm.de)) We look forward to receiving your contribution. The ADSAA-BIOMED2017 team Unsubscribe (http://dmanalytics2.com/delivery-unsubscribe?d=CHvgFcXeRP6yA1wqiBnL2g&e=com…) [Image: Direct Mail for Mac] (http://dmanalytics2.com/about-dm?utm_source=fr-ftr&utm_medium=email&utm_con…) This email is powered by Direct Mail for Mac. Learn More (http://dmanalytics2.com/about-dm?utm_source=fr-ftr&utm_medium=email&utm_con…) • Report Spam (http://dmanalytics2.com/report-spam?d=CHvgFcXeRP6yA1wqiBnL2g&e=comp-neuro@n…)

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Computational & Cognitive Neuroscience Summer School, in Shanghai (deadline March 15)
by Murray, John March 3, 2017

March 3, 2017

We are pleased to announce the 7th Computational and Cognitive Neuroscience (CCN) Summer School which will take place July 6-29, 2017, on the campus of NYU-Shanghai in Shanghai, China. Designed to emphasize higher cognitive functions and their underlying neural circuit mechanisms, the course aims at training talented and highly motivated students and postdoctoral fellows from Asia and other countries in the world. Applicants with quantitative (including Physics, Mathematics, Engineering and Computer Science) or experimental background are welcomed. The lectures will introduce the basic concepts and methods, as well as cutting-edge research on higher brain functions such as decision-making, attention, learning and memory. Modeling will be taught at multiple levels, ranging from single neuron computation, microcircuits and large-scale systems, to normative theoretical approach. Python-based programming labs coordinated with the lectures will provide practical training in important computational methods. Course information is available on the CCN official website: http://www.ccnss.org Applications are being accepted now through the NYU-Shanghai website: https://research.shanghai.nyu.edu/centers-and-institutes/brain/ccnss-2017-a… The application deadline is March 15, 2017. Organizers: - Xiao-Jing Wang (New York University) - Zach Mainen (Champalimaud Neuroscience Program) - Si Wu (Beijing Normal University) - John D. Murray (Yale University) - Eric DeWitt (Champalimaud Neuroscience Program) 2017 Lecturers: - Daphne Bavelier (University of Geneva) - Timothy Behrens (University of Oxford) - Matthew Botvinick (Google DeepMind) - Michael Breakspear (University of Queensland) - Robert Desimone (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) - Jeff Erlich (NYU Shanghai) - Stefano Fusi (Columbia University) - Surya Ganguli (Stanford University) - Michael Hausser (University College London) - Nikolaus Kriegeskorte (MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit) - Yann LeCun (New York University & Facebook AI Research) - Sukbin Lim (NYU Shanghai) - Alex Pouget (University of Geneva) - Matthew Rushworth (University of Oxford) Feel free to direct any questions to: john.murray(a)yale.edu John D. Murray ----------------------------------------------- Assistant Professor Department of Psychiatry Yale University School of Medicine murraylab.yale.edu -----------------------------------------------

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RESEARCH FELLOW IN DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION FOR EPILEPSY AND SEIZURE PREDICTION (2 POSITIONS)
by Levin Kuhlmann March 2, 2017

March 2, 2017

Exciting med-tech opportunity at the interface between academia and industry. We are seeking talented research scientists to join a team conducting a clinical trial of a fully implantable system for seizure forecasting and control with epilepsy patients. Requires experience in electrophysiology and neural signal analysis. There are two Research Fellow positions available in our epilepsy research group for a new NHMRC research project titled Critical Slowing in Epilepsy. The research will quantify how the brain changes around times where it is susceptible to seizures. Seizure susceptibility will be studied using a new deep brain stimulation and recording system in a first in man clinical trial in partnership with the medical device company, Medtronic. There are also opportunities to study seizure susceptibility using the one-of-a-kind long-term continuous intracranial electroencephalography database obtained from the clinical trial of the Neurovista Seizure Advisory System. At least one of the Research Fellows will be involved in all aspects of the Medtronic trial, from testing with patients to data analysis and reporting. Testing will involve measuring the interaction between the brain's response to very small electrical stimuli and epilepsy-related changes. Close date: 12 Mar 2017 Contact both Dr Levin Kuhlmann (levink(a)unimelb.edu.au) and Dr Dean Freestone (deanrf(a)unimelb.edu.au) for details. For a position description, selection criteria and to apply visit: http://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/job/890173/research-fellow-in-deep-brain-…

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Global Scholar Awards for New Investigators
by Zylberberg, Joel L March 1, 2017

March 1, 2017

Hi All, I want to draw your attention to a new investigator award that is open to faculty working anywhere in the world (and of any nationality). The CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar Awards<http://www.cifar.ca/global-scholars/> provide $100K (CAD) in unrestricted funds over a 2 year period. In addition to the research funding, the global scholars are appointed as members of the CIFAR research programs that most closely match their work. For the comp-neuro community, I'm guessing that would be either Learning in Machines and Brains<https://www.cifar.ca/research/learning-in-machine-and-brains/>, or Brain, Mind, and Consciousness<https://www.cifar.ca/research/brain-mind-consciousness/>. The programs have small workshop-style meetings for their ~30-40 members a few times per year. Because of the strength of the CIFAR program members (for example, the LMB group is listed here<https://www.cifar.ca/research/learning-in-machine-and-brains/>), these meetings are an extremely valuable opportunity. If you have any colleagues who might be interested in this opportunity, please forward this information on to them. Cheers, __ Joel Zylberberg, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Physiology and Biophysics University of Colorado School of Medicine www.jzlab.org<http://www.jzlab.org> CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar, Learning in Machines and Brains program ~the neuroscience is theoretical, but the fun is real

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Call for Workshops - Bernstein Conference 2017, extended deadline: 15.03.2017
by Zrinka Gattin March 1, 2017

March 1, 2017

The Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience and the Bernstein Center Göttingen invite proposals for Satellite Workshops. Satellite Workshops will directly precede the Bernstein Conference 2017 in Göttingen. ************************************************************** *Important Dates:* _Workshops:_ September 12 - 13, 2017 _Main Bernstein Conference:_ September 13 - 15, 2017 _Deadline for proposal submission:_ *March 15, 2017* _Notification of workshop acceptance:_ April 10, 2017 ************************************************************** Since 2013, the Bernstein Conference hosts pre-conference workshops. They provide a stage to discuss topical research questions, novel scientific approaches and challenges in Computational Neuroscience and related fields. Workshops addressing controversial issues, open problems, and comparisons of competing approaches are encouraged. Workshop formats should be designed to foster debate beyond a mere series of talks. The Bernstein Conference started out as the annual meeting of the Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience and has become the largest annual single-track Computational Neuroscience conference in Europe in recent years. _Workshop time frame:_ September 12, 2017, 13:00 - 18:00 September 13, 2017, 9:00 - 12:30 Workshop proposals are welcome for either half-day or full-day workshops. Workshop costs: NEW THIS YEAR – FINANCIAL SUPPORT: For all accepted workshops the registration is free of charge for organizers and speakers. Organizers will also receive a waiver for the main conference fee. New this year: From the accepted workshops a maximum of ten workshops will be selected to each receive financial support of up to 1.500,00 €. For further information about the conference, please visit the conference website http://www.bernstein-conference.de. INSTRUCTIONS FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS PREPARATION Workshop proposals must contain: 1) Workshop Title 2) Concise description of workshop topic 3) List of potential speakers indicating speaker commitment Please use the Workshop Proposal Form that can be downloaded here: http://www.nncn.de/de/bernstein-conference/2017/satellite-workshops *Deadline for submission of Workshop proposals:**March 15, 2017* Accommodation and Hotel Reservation: We strongly recommend early room booking. The number of available accommodation is limited due to several concurrent events. We arranged for room contingents in a variety of hotels that you may book by yourself by email or phone. Please follow the instructions at our Accommodations Web-site (http://www.nncn.de/de/bernstein-conference/2017/venue/accommodation) We would like to emphasize that these room contingents will be held open up to different expiration dates depending on the hotel (or until they are filled). The earliest expiration date is already end of May 2017 whereas the majority of offers expire at the 12th of July 2017. We strongly encourage participants to share rooms and to book rooms as a group. Groups of three or four are possible if you book a suite. The room contingent contains a set of suits and apartments. We emphasize that it will be very difficult to book accommodation beyond the expiration dates. Please find a list of the hotels at our Accommodations Web-site. CONTACT: contact(a)bccn-goettingen.de We are looking forward to seeing you in Göttingen! WORKSHOP SELECTION COMMITTEE: Florentin Wörgötter (Chair) Marion Silies (co-Chair) Christian Tetzlaff (co-Chair) Matthias Bethge Laura Busse Claudia Clopath Julia Fischer Alexander Gail Richard Hahnloser Claus Hilgetag Peter Jonas Siegrid Löwel Michael Platt Viola Priesemann Nicole Rust Fred Wolf (Conference Chair) -- Dr Zrinka Gattin Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience (BCCN) Goettingen Bernstein Focus Neurotechnology (BFNT) Goettingen PhD Program in Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience Am Fassberg 17 D-37077 Goettingen Phone: +49 (0)551 5176 418 Fax: +49 (0)551 5176 14418 E-Mail:zrinka@nld.ds.mpg.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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