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by Chicoisne, Guillaume

[version française ci-après] Cognitio 2015 - Atypical Minds: the Cognitive Science of Difference and Potentialities Montreal, Canada June 8th, 9th and 10th 2015 http://cognitio.uqam.ca/2015 cognitio(a)uqam.ca<mailto:cognitio@uqam.ca> Keynote speakers: * Berit Brogaard - University of Miami, Professor in Philosophy. -> https://sites.google.com/site/brogaardb/<https://sites.google.com/site/brogaardb/> * Ian Gold - McGill University, Canada Research Chair in Philosophy and Psychiatry. -> http://www.mcgill.ca/philosophy/people/faculty/gold<http://www.mcgill.ca/philosophy/people/faculty/gold> Deadline for submission: February 16th, 2015 Cognitio is a young researchers' conference held every other year at the Université du Québec à Montréal, under the auspices of its Cognitive Science Institute. Over the past several years at Cognitio, many facets of the human mind were explored: decision making (2005); situated minds (2006); social cognition (2007); the evolution of minds and cultures (2009); nonhuman minds, including animal, artificial and group minds (2011) and creativity in art and discovery (2013). This year's Cognitio conference will revolve around the cognitive aspects of mental states that display the differences and potentialities of the human mind. We will question the possibility of establishing limits between the functions and dysfunctions of the cognitive system. Every presentation that addresses mental troubles as atypical cognitive status from interdisciplinary interactions including psychiatry will be more than welcome, provided that there is a clear link with cognitive science. This topic can be approached from various angles. These include, but are not limited to: neuroscience, psychology, artificial intelligence, philosophy, cognitive informatics, anthropology, etc. Suggested topics include: · Is there such thing as a typical or an atypical mind? Does or should such a taxonomy address synaesthesia, trance or genius? Autism spectrum disorders? Giftedness? · Can mental illnesses be reduced to neurological problems or do they have irreducible mental elements, such as intentionality, consciousness or rationality? Is the distinction between mental disease and physical disease the last bastion of mind-body dualism? Can we eliminate dualism without reducing mental troubles to neurological disorders? What's the role of neuropsychiatry? · What is a mental disease? How have mental troubles been defined through history? Is every cognitive dysfunction a mental illness? Are the notions of handicap or mental illness useful besides working as classification systems? Do they allow us to identify natural kinds? How do different societies interpret these classifications? Do they integrate the differences or highlight the potentialities that these classification reveal? · Is psychiatry explanatory? If psychiatry is not explanatory, is it still a science? · What recent technological and scientific advances have led to a better understanding of mechanisms of mental disease? · How can we integrate the findings from different levels (molecular, cellular, networks) in computer simulations of different types of diseases (schizophrenia, Parkinson, epilepsy, etc.)? Is there a possible therapeutic role for these simulations? · What are the main philosophical arguments against psychiatry? Is it possible to build a psychiatric science that moves away from the stigmatisation and alienation of those who are different? Or is a change of paradigm needed to study mental conditions? What options do we have? Submission of proposals for the conference is done through the EasyChair system. We are asking for 600 word abstracts. https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cognitio2015<https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cognitio2015> Deadline for submission is February 16th 2015 [french version] COGNITIO 2015 Esprits atypiques: les sciences cognitives de la différence et des potentialités Montréal, Canada 8, 9, et 10 juin 2015 http://cognitio.uqam.ca/2015 cognitio(a)uqam.ca<mailto:cognitio@uqam.ca> Conférencière et conférencier invités : * Berit Brogaard - University of Miami, Professor in Philosophy. -> https://sites.google.com/site/brogaardb/<https://sites.google.com/site/brogaardb/> * Ian Gold - Université McGill, Chaire de recherche du Canada en philosophie et psychiatrie. -> http://www.mcgill.ca/philosophy/people/faculty/gold<http://www.mcgill.ca/philosophy/people/faculty/gold> Cognitio est un colloque pour jeunes chercheures, chercheurs en sciences cognitives, tenu une année sur deux à l'Université du Québec à Montréal sous les auspices de l'Institut des Sciences Cognitives. Au cours des dernières années, plusieurs facettes de l'esprit humain ont été explorées à Cognitio. Nous avons examiné la prise de décision (2005), les esprits situés (2006), la cognition sociale (2007), l'évolution des esprits et des cultures (2009), les esprits non humains, incluant les cognitions animales, artificielles et autres (2011) ainsi que l'origine et l'évolution de la créativité (2013). Pour cette édition, nous mettons l'accent sur les esprits atypiques et les aspects cognitifs des états qui témoignent des différences et des potentialités de l'esprit humain. Notre objectif est de discuter du concept de trouble mental, ainsi que de la pertinence et de la nature du domaine qui lui est consacré, la psychiatrie. Nous nous demanderons notamment s'il est possible d'établir des limites entre les fonctions et dysfonctions du système cognitif. Toute proposition de communication ayant un lien direct avec les sciences cognitives et traitant des troubles mentaux, des interactions disciplinaires concernant les états cognitifs atypiques ou encore du statut de la psychiatrie est bienvenue. Cette thématique peut être traitée à partir de plusieurs perspectives. Celles-ci incluent, entre autres: les neurosciences, la psychologie, la philosophie, l'informatique cognitive, la linguistique, l'anthropologie, etc. Les questions de la liste suivante, qui n'est pas exhaustive, pourraient bénéficier d'une combinaison de ces approches : · Peut-on vraiment parler d'esprits typiques ou atypiques? Quelle place une telle catégorisation laisse à la synesthésie, à la transe ou au génie? Au troubles du spectre autistique? À la douance? · Les troubles mentaux se réduisent-ils à des troubles neurologiques ou possèdent-ils des éléments irréductiblement mentaux, liés par exemple à l'intentionnalité, la conscience ou la rationalité? La distinction entre trouble ou maladie mentale et trouble ou maladie neurologique est-elle le dernier bastion du dualisme dans notre conception de l'esprit? Est-il envisageable de l'éliminer sans réduire les troubles mentaux à des désordres neurologiques? Quel est le rôle de la neuropsychiatrie? · Qu'est-ce qu'un trouble mental? Comment cette définition a-t-elle évolué historiquement? Les notions de trouble, de maladie mentale ou de handicap sont-elles utiles au-delà des systèmes de classification? Permettent-elles d'identifier des espèces naturelles (natural kinds)? Comment les sociétés interprètent-elles cette classification? Sont-elles à même d'intégrer les différences ou de souligner les potentialités révélées par cette classification? · La psychiatrie, est-elle explicative? Si la psychiatrie n'est pas explicative, est-elle tout de même une science? · Quelles avancées technologiques et scientifiques récentes permettent de mieux comprendre les mécanismes des troubles mentaux? · Comment intégrer les nouveaux résultats à différents niveaux (moléculaires, cellulaires et réseaux) dans des simulations informatiques de plusieurs états du cerveau (typique et atypique) de différents types de pathologies (schizophrénie, Parkinson, épilepsie, etc.)? Quelle peut être l'utilisation de ces simulations? Ont-elles un possible rôle thérapeutique? · Est-il possible de construire une science psychiatrique qui s'éloigne de la stigmatisation et l'aliénation de ceux qui sont différents? Un changement de paradigme serait-il nécessaire pour l'étude des troubles de l'esprit? Quelles sont les options? La soumission de propositions de communication se fait à l'aide du système EasyChair. Un résumé de 600 mots EN ANGLAIS doit être joint à la demande. https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cognitio2015 La date limite pour l'envoi des propositions est le 16 février 2015. http://cognitio.uqam.ca/2015 cognitio(a)uqam.ca<mailto:cognitio@uqam.ca> (apologies for cross-postings / nos excuses pour les envois multiples) -- Guillaume Chicoisne, PhD. Institut des Sciences Cognitives - www.isc.uqam.ca<http://www.isc.uqam.ca> (+1) 514-987-3000 #4374 https://www.linkedin.com/pub/guillaume-chicoisne/0/641/175

Jan. 21, 2015

Brain Informatics and Health (BIH'15) - Call for Papers

by Yi Zeng

[Apologies if you receive this more than once] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 2015 International Conference on Brain Informatics and Health (BIH'15) August 30 - September 2, 2015, London, UK CALL FOR PAPERS Homepage: http://braininformatics.london (FULL PAPER SUBMISSION DEADLINE: April 5, 2015) *** KEYNOTE SPEAKERS (Confirmed) *** Allan Jones (Allen Institute for Brain Science, USA) Henry Markram (EPFL, Switzerland) David Van Essen (Washington University School of Medicine, USA) *** FEATURE SPEAKERS (Confirmed) *** Giorgio A. Ascoli (George Mason University, USA) Henry Kennedy (Stem-cell and Brain Research Institute, France) Barbara Sahakian (University of Cambridge, UK) Nelson Spruston (The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), USA) Paul Verschure (Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Spain) *** Panel Discussion Moderator *** Sarah Caddick (The Gatsby Charitable Foundation) ***************** Brain research is rapidly advancing with the application of big data technology to neuroscience as can be seen in major international initiatives in the US, Europe and Asia. BIH'15 reflects that brain informatics has emerged as a distinct field and crosses the disciplines of neuroscience, cognitive science, computer science, signal processing, and neuroimaging technologies as well as data science. Following the success of past conferences in this series, BIH'15 will take place at Imperial College London, in UK, gathers the researchers from major international brain research projects, and plans an industrial exhibition. BIH'15 draws special attention to informatics for brain science, human behavior and brain health. BIH'15 will address big data approaches to both the brain and behaviour, with a strong emphasis on emerging trends of big data analysis and management technology for BI, active media technology in behavior learning, and real-world applications for brain and mental health. BIH'15 welcomes paper submissions (full paper and abstract submissions). Both research and application papers are solicited. All submitted papers will be reviewed on the basis of technical quality, relevance, significance and clarity. Accepted full papers will be included in the proceedings by Springer LNCS/LNAI. Tutorial, Satellite symposium (workshop) and Special-Session proposals and Industry/Demo-Track papers are also welcome. IMPORTANT DATES: ================ Satellite symposium proposal submission: March 10, 2015 Notification of satellite symposium acceptance: March 30, 2015 Submission of full papers: April 5, 2015 Submission of abstracts: May 20, 2015 Submission of satellite symposium papers: May 20, 2015 Notification of full paper acceptance: May 25, 2015 Notification of abstract acceptance: June 10, 2015 Notification of satellite symposium paper acceptance: June 10, 2015 Tutorial proposal submission: May 15, 2015 Satellite symposiums: August 30, 2015 Main conference: August 31-September 2, 2015 PAPER SUBMISSIONS & PUBLICATIONS: ================================= TYPE-I (Full Paper Submissions; Submission Deadline: April 5, 2015): Papers need to have up to 10 pages in LNCS format: http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0. All full length papers accepted (and all special sessions' full length papers) will be published by Springer as a volume of the series of LNCS/LNAI. TYPE-II (Abstract Submissions; Submission Deadline: May 20, 2015): Abstracts have a word limit of 500 words. Experimental research is particularly welcome. Accepted abstract submissions will be included in the conference program, and will be published as a single, collective proceedings volume. Title: Include in the title of the abstract all words critical for a subject index. Write your title in sentence case (first letter is capitalized; remaining letters are lower case). Do not bold or italicize your full title. Author: List all authors who contributed to the work discussed in the abstract. The presenting author must be listed in the first author slot of the list. Be prepared to submit contact information as well as conflict of interest information for each author listed. Abstract: Enter the body of the abstract and attach any applicable graphic files or tables here. Do not re-enter the title, author, support, or other information that is collected in other steps of the submission form. Presentation Preference: Authors may select from three presentation formats when submitting an abstract: "poster only,, talk preferred" or "no preference." The talk preferred" selection indicates that you would like to give a talk, but will accept a poster format if necessary. Marking "poster only" indicates that you would not like to be considered for an oral-presentation session. Selecting "no preference" indicates the author's willingness to be placed in the best format for the program. Each paper or abstract requires one sponsoring attendee (i.e. someone who registered and is attending the conference). A single attendee can not sponsor more than two abstracts or papers. Oral presentations will be selected from both full length papers and abstracts. *** Post-Conference Journal Publication *** The BIH conferences have the formal ties with Brain Informatics journal (Springer, http://www.springer.com/40708) Accepted papers from the conference, including their Best Paper Award papers, will be expended and revised for possible inclusion in the Brain Informatics journal each year. It is fully sponsored and no any article-processing fee charged for BIH authors. Selected submissions will be considered for publication in special issues of international journals after their papers are extended to a full-length paper and pass a review process. More information can be found at http://www.bih-amt.com/publications/ *** Topics and Areas *** Please find the topics and areas of interest of the 2015 International Conference on Brain Informatics and Health (BIH'15) at http://www.bih-amt.com/call-for-papers/topics/ *** AMT'15 Session *** The advance of wearable sensor technology makes the monitoring of human behavior and life style becomes feasible. This development gives the active media technology a new dimension which is more closely related to the healthcare and cognitive studies. Following the success of past conferences in this series, AMT'15 will be jointly held with BIH15 as a special session. ORGANIZERS ========== General Chairs: Karl Friston, University College London, UK Yike Guo, Imperial College London, UK Program Chairs: Aldo Faisal, Imperial College London, UK Sean Hill, EPFL, Switzerland Hanchuan Peng, Allen Institute for Brain Science, US Workshop/Special-Session Chairs: Andreas Holzinger, Medical University Graz, Austria Zhisheng Huang, Vrije University of Amsterdam, Netherlands David Powers, Flinders University of South Australia, Australia Publicity Chairs: Jessica Turner, Georgia State University, US Juan D. Velasquez, University of Chile, Chile Yi Zeng, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Local Organizing Chairs: Thomas Henis, Imperial College London, UK Kai Sun, Imperial College London, UK Chao Wu, Imperial College London, UK Exhibition/Sponsorship Chair: Caroline Li, University Kent, UK Steering Committee Co-Chairs: Ning Zhong, Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan Jiming Liu, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong *** Contact Information *** Chao Wu, Imperial College London, UK <c.wu09(a)imperial.ac.uk> Aldo Faisal, Imperial College London, UK <a.faisal(a)imperial.ac.uk>

Jan. 21, 2015

Tenure Track Position in Biology Position

by Weaver, Adam L

Dear Colleagues, I respectfully submit an advertisement below for an organismal biologist in our department of Biology. The job description and method of application are described below. Please share with suitable candidates. Specifically we are seeking an excellent educator whose research interests and training will lend themselves to serving the growing number of Biology majors interested in the health care professions. Expertise in the area of developmental neuroscience is specifically encouraged. This is a tenure-track position with a Fall 2015 start date. As I am on the search committee, I cannot answer any questions regarding the position but the website allows one to ask questions of the chair of the committee. Thank you, Adam Weaver ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Adam L. Weaver, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Dept. of Biology, Saint Michael's College Chief Advisor of the Health Professions, NEAAHP Address: One Winooski Park, Box 283, Colchester, VT 05439 Office: Cheray 313E Personal Email: AWeaver2(a)smcvt.edu<mailto:AWeaver2@smcvt.edu> Phone: (802) 654-2624 FAX: (802) 654-2236 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This job opportunity has been sent to you through Saint Michael's College Careers. Please click here<http://smcvt.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=56106&type=7> to view the posting and to apply online. If your email system does not support links, please cut and paste the following text in a web browser: http://smcvt.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=56106&type=7 Job Posting Summary Job Title: Tenure Track Position in Biology Location: VT Job posted on: 01/13/2015 Thank you for considering a career with Saint Michael's College. -- Saint Michael's College Careers Full posting follows: Saint Michael's College - Tenure Track Position in Biology Thank you for considering Saint Michael's College in your search. About Saint Michael's College: Saint Michael's College delivers a compelling, world-class education in a beautiful Vermont setting. Our connected community allows students to form close relationships with each other and accomplished faculty members, providing an ideal learning environment where they have the space and support to challenge themselves and their peers. As a fully residential college located minutes from Burlington, one of the country's top-rated college towns, Saint Michael's offers an unparalleled mix of academic, spiritual, cultural, service and wilderness experiences. To learn more, visit smcvt.edu.<http://www.smcvt.edu> Job Description: The Department of Biology at Saint Michael's College invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position for an assistant professor of biology starting August 2015. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the team teaching of introductory biology and to teach upper-level lecture and laboratory courses in Developmental Biology and one of the following organismal fields: Anatomy, Physiology, or Neurobiology, thus enhancing the department's offerings for students interested in post-graduate opportunities in health care. The successful candidate must maintain a productive scholarship program focusing on research providing opportunities for student involvement. Please note that the Biology Department does not have facilities to maintain live mammals or birds; the successful candidate should have a research program compatible with an undergraduate institution. Saint Michael's College is committed to the academic freedom of all members of its community. Benefits include health, dental, vision, life, disability, 401(k), employee and dependent tuition benefits, and discounted gym membership. Requirements: * Ph.D. in biology or related organismal field * College-level teaching experience * Promising record of scholarship * Willingness to participate as part of a team of colleagues with the primary focus being the learning and development of our students. An offer of employment will be contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. Additional Information: The College is committed to its Edmundite, Catholic mission, which focuses on the integration of intellectual, ethical, personal, and spiritual formation within an environment which combines academic achievement with service to others. Diversity: Saint Michael's College is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity, equity and inclusiveness across our campus community, and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. Application Instructions: Please be prepared to attach the following five separate documents after clicking on Apply Now button. * Curriculum vitae * Cover Letter * Statement of teaching philosophy * Plan for implementation of a research program compatible with our institution and welcoming of our students * Names of three referees; references will be requested from short-listed candidates Interviewed candidates should expect to discuss: * how you will support and affirm appreciation for cultural, ethnic, or racial difference, and how your work will foster inclusion in a multicultural environment. * how you will support and contribute to the mission of the College. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position has been filled. Saint Michael's is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to excellence through diversity, and in this spirit, particularly welcome applications from women, persons of color, and members of historically underrepresented groups.

Jan. 20, 2015

Postdoc position, Kreiman lab

by Kreiman, Gabriel

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral scholar position in the Kreiman lab. We are looking for an innovative and enthusiastic researcher with a strong quantitative background (e.g. Math, Physics, Computer Science) and experience in Neuroscience research. The research efforts will involve studying high-level vision and learning using a combination of computational models, neurophysiology and behavioral experiments. For information about the Kreiman lab and recent publications, see: http://klab.tch.harvad.edu/. The postdoc will be part of an energetic and intellectually vibrant community of researchers including the new Center for Brains, Minds and Machines and the Center for Brain Science. The position is funded for 2 years, with an initial one-year appointment and expectation of extension contingent on satisfactory progress. To be considered for this position please submit your application to gabriel.kreiman(a)tch.harvard.edu, including • CV • List of publications • Names of three people that are familiar with your work Gabriel Kreiman klab.tch.harvard.edu Use "9265358979" anywhere in the message body to ensure that your message navigates through anti spam filters

Jan. 20, 2015

NEURAL COMPUTATION - February 1, 2015

by Terry Sejnowski

Neural Computation - Volume 27, Number 2 - February 1, 2015 Available online for download now: http://www.mitpressjournals.org/toc/neco/27/2 ----- Letters Subdiffusive Dynamics of Bump Attractors: Mechanisms and Functional Roles Yang Qi, Pulin Gong, and Michael Breakspear Reliability of Information-Based Integration of EEG and FMRI Data: A Simulation Study Sara Assecondi, Dirk Ostwald, and Andrew Philip Bagshaw Active Inference, Evidence Accumulation and the Urn Task Thomas FitzGerald, Philipp Schwartenbeck, Michael Moutoussis, Raymond J. Dolan, and Karl Friston A Neural Mass Model With Direct and Indirect Excitatory Feedback Loops: Identification of Bifurcations and Temporal Dynamics Miss Aurelie Garnier, Alexandre Vidal, Clement Huneau, and Habib Benali Mismatched Training and Test Distributions Can Outperform Matched Ones Carlos Roberto Gonzalez, Yaser Said Abu-Mostafa Foundations of Support Constraint Machines Giorgio Gnecco, Marco Gori, Stefano Melacci, and Marcello Sanguineti Natural Gradient Learning Algorithms for RBF Networks Junsheng Zhao, Haikun Wei, Chi Zhang, Weiling Li, Weili Guo, and Kanjian Zhang ------------ ON-LINE -- http://www.mitpressjournals.org/neuralcomp SUBSCRIPTIONS - 2015 - VOLUME 27 - 12 ISSUES Student/Retired $75 Individual $134 Institution $1,075 MIT Press Journals, One Rogers Street, Cambridge, MA 02142-1209 Tel: (617) 253-2889 FAX: (617) 577-1545 journals-cs(a)mit.edu ------------

Jan. 20, 2015

Second call for abstracts: Integrated Systems Neuroscience Workshop, March 23-24th, Manchester, UK

by Mark Humphries

We announce a 2-day workshop on "Integrated Systems Neuroscience", at the University of Manchester (UK), March 23-24th 2015. Poster abstract submission deadline: 30th January 2015. Registration deadline: February 27th 2015 Systems neuroscience has been thrust centre-stage by the extraordinary advances in technology for recording and manipulating neural circuits at single-cell resolution. Yet with this rapid increase in data yield has come formidable challenges in analysing and understanding experimental results. Consequently, a tight integration between experimental and computational neuroscience approaches is increasingly necessary for tackling these challenges. The goal of this workshop is to present the state-of-the-art in integrated systems and computational approaches to key neural circuits, to demonstrate their power and potential. Each session of the programme will comprise a pair of talks presenting complementary experimental and computational work on the same circuit theme. A poster session with wine reception will be held on the first evening. Speakers include: Rafal Bogacz (Oxford) Matteo Carandini (UCL) Peter Dayan (Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit, UCL) Ken Harris (UCL) Peter Magill (MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit, Oxford) Daniel O'Connor (John Hopkins University) Michael Orger (Champalimaud Institute, Lisbon) Srdjan Ostojic (Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris) Alex Thiele (University of Newcastle) Gasper Tkacik (IST Austria) For more information, including the current programme, please visit the website: http://www.isn2015.ls.manchester.ac.uk/ Posters: We are accepting submission of abstracts for posters. A maximum of 30 posters will be accepted; the top 20 will have their registration fee waived. For details on submission see: http://www.isn2015.ls.manchester.ac.uk/abstracts/ Abstract submission deadline: January 30th 2015 Registration: http://www.isn2015.ls.manchester.ac.uk/registration/ Registration deadline: February 27th 2015 Organisers: Mark Humphries & Rasmus Petersen (University of Manchester) Sponsors: we gratefully acknowledge the support of the Medical Research Council and Company of Biologists. Dr Mark Humphries MRC Senior non-Clinical Research Fellow AV Hill Building Faculty of Life Sciences University of Manchester http://www.systemsneurophysiologylab.ls.manchester.ac.uk/

Jan. 20, 2015

Feb 15 Application Deadline - 2015 Summer School on Large-Scale Brain Modelling

by Chris Eliasmith

[All details about this school can be found online at <http://www.nengo.ca/summerschool>http://www.nengo.ca/summerschool] The Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience at the University of Waterloo is inviting applications for our 2nd annual summer school on large-scale brain modelling. This two-week school will teach participants how to use the Nengo simulation package to build state-of-the-art cognitive and neural models. Nengo has been used to build what is currently the world's largest functional brain model, Spaun <http://www.nengo.ca/build-a-brain/spaunvideos>[1], and provides users with a versatile and powerful environment for simulating cognitive and neural systems. We welcome applications from all interested graduate students, research associates, postdocs, professors, and industry professionals. No specific training in the use of modelling software is required, but we encourage applications from active researchers with a relevant background in psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science, engineering, computer science, or a related field. For a look at last year's summer school, please see this short video: http://goo.gl/BXJ3x5 [1] Eliasmith, C., Stewart T. C., Choo X., Bekolay T., DeWolf T., Tang Y., Rasmussen, D. (2012). A large-scale model of the functioning brain. Science. Vol. 338 no. 6111 pp. 1202-1205. DOI: 10.1126/science.1225266. [<http://nengo.ca/publications/spaunsciencepaper>http://nengo.ca/publications/spaunsciencepaper] ***Application Deadline: February 15, 2015*** Format Participants are encouraged to bring their own ideas for projects, which may focus on testing hypotheses, modelling neural or cognitive data, implementing specific behavioural functions with neurons, expanding past models, or provide a proof-of-concept of various neural mechanisms. More generally, participants will have the opportunity to: - build perceptual, motor, and cognitive models with spiking neurons - model anatomical, electrophysiological, cognitive, and behavioural data - use a variety of single cell models within a large-scale model - integrate machine learning methods into biologically oriented models - use Nengo with your favorite simulator, e.g. Brian, NEST, Neuron, etc. - interface Nengo with various kinds of neuromorphic hardware - interface Nengo with cameras and robotic systems - implement modern nonlinear control methods in neural models - and much more... Hands-on tutorials, work on individual or group projects, and talks from invited faculty members will make up the bulk of day-to-day activities. There will be a weekend break on June 13-14, and fun activities scheduled for evenings throughout. A project demonstration event will be held on the last day of the school, with prizes for strong projects! Date and Location: June 7th to June 19th, 2015 at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Applications: Please visit <http://www.nengo.ca/summerschool>http://www.nengo.ca/summerschool, where you can find more information regarding costs, travel, lodging, along with an application form listing required materials. If you have any questions about the school or the application process, please contact Peter Blouw (pblouw(a)uwaterloo.ca <mailto:pblouw@uwaterloo.ca>)

Jan. 19, 2015

PhD Student in computational neuroscience/pain research - Technische Universität München

by Markus Ploner

PhD Student in computational neuroscience/pain research Department of Neurology, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany Applications are invited for a PhD Student position at the Department of Neurology, Technische Universität München, to work on the cerebral representation of pain by using EEG. The project will focus on the neurophysiological correlates of pain in healthy human subjects and patients suffering from chronic pain disorders. Major experimental methods include EEG time-frequency analysis, source analysis and connectivity analysis. The candidate will join a research group dedicated to the multimodal investigation of the cerebral representation of pain (http://www.painlabmunich.de <http://www.painlabmunich.de/>) which is part of the TUM-Neuroimaging Center (TUM-NIC; http://www.tumnic.mri.tum.de <http://www.tumnic.mri.tum.de/>). TUM-NIC hosts state-of-the-art neuroimaging facilities and offers training in major neuroimaging techniques. Applicants should have a background in computer science, statistics, physics, engineering, neuroscience, medicine, psychology, or other relevant disciplines. Prior experience in MATLAB programming is mandatory. Skills for sophisticated analysis of EEG data (e.g. information theory, machine learning techniques, mediation analysis) are highly desirable. Candidates have the possibility to integrate in the PhD program Medical Life Science and Technology (http://www.phd.med.tum.de <http://www.phd.med.tum.de/>) or the Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences (http://www.gsn.uni-muenchen.de/index.html <http://www.gsn.uni-muenchen.de/index.html>), which offer interdisciplinary high-level training for students with different backgrounds. Salary will be commensurate with the German TVöD salary scale (EG13). Applications will be considered until the position is filled. Candidates may contact Dr. Markus Ploner for more detailed information or directly e-mail their application (ploner(a)lrz.tum.de <mailto:ploner@lrz.tum.de>), including letter of motivation, CV and letters of recommendation. Markus Ploner MD Heisenberg Professor of Human Pain Research Department of Neurology Technische Universität München Munich, Germany ploner(a)lrz.tum.de

Jan. 19, 2015

postdoctoral position available

by Anil Seth

POSTDOC POSITION IN COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE OF TIME PERCEPTION AT SUSSEX UNIVERSITY Corresponding author: Anil Seth (A.K.Seth(a)sussex.ac.uk<mailto:A.K.Seth@sussex.ac.uk>) Deadline: January 30th, 2015 Further information: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/aboutus/jobs/950 3 year full time postdoctoral position at the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science, University of Sussex. Applications are invited from highly motivated post-doctoral research scientists to join a newly funded multi-partner European project. TIMESTORM promotes time perception as a fundamental capacity of autonomous living biological and computational systems, that plays a key role in the development of intelligence. The project aims to explore the coupling of time and mind and implement for the first time artificial systems that consider the temporal aspects of cognition. The available position, within the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science, will involve cognitive neuroscience research on the brain basis of time perception. ------------------------------------------- Anil K. Seth, D.Phil. University of Sussex, UK Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience Co-Director, Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science Editor-in-Chief, Neuroscience of Consciousness www.anilseth.com<http://www.anilseth.com> www.neurobanter.com<http://www.neurobanter.com> http://nc.oxfordjournals.org/ www.sussex.ac.uk/sackler/<http://www.sussex.ac.uk/sackler/> a.k.seth(a)sussex.ac.uk<mailto:a.k.seth@sussex.ac.uk> @anilkseth

Jan. 19, 2015

MCS 2015 : Call for Papers

by Dr. Schwenker

Apologies for multiple copies. ****** MCS 2015 Call for Papers ******** ********************************************************************** TWELFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MULTIPLE CLASSIFIER SYSTEMS Reisensburg Castle (Günzburg, Germany), Ulm University, June 29 - July 1, 2015http://mcs.diee.unica.it ********************************************************************** Paper Submission: JANUARY 30, 2015 MCS 2015 is the twelfth edition of the well-established series of meetings providing the leading international forum for the discussion of issues in multiple classifier systems and ensemble methods. The aim of the workshop is to bring together researchers from diverse communities concerned with this topic, including pattern recognition, machine learning, neural networks, data mining and statistics. MCS 2015 will be held on June 29-July 1, 2015, at Reisensburg Castle (Günzburg, Germany) research center of the Ulm University. For up-to-date conference information, please visit:http://mcs.diee.unica.it Organizing Committee ==================== Friedhelm Schwenker, Ulm University, Germany Josef Kittler, University of Surrey, UK Fabio Roli, University of Cagliari, Italy -- Dr. Friedhelm Schwenker University of Ulm Institute of Neural Information Processing D-89069 Ulm, Germany phone: +49-731-50-24159 fax: +49-731-50-24156 email: friedhelm.schwenker(a)uni-ulm.de www: http://www.uni-ulm.de/in/neuroinformatik/mitarbeiter/f-schwenker.html

Jan. 18, 2015