NeuroBridges
is an initiative that was founded to bring Mediterrenean and Middle
Eastern neuroscientists in an event to discuss science and promote
mutual understanding.
The two first events of the series took place in Goettingen, Germany in July 2014 (
http://elsc.huji.ac.il/content/neurobridges) and in Paris, France, in September 2015 (
http://elsc.huji.ac.il/content/second-neurobridges-meeting).
Each of these three days events brought together twenty young speakers,
Palestinians, Egyptians, Jordanians, Syrians and Israelis, as well as
several speakers from the hosting countries. Nobel Laureate Erwin Neher
opened NeuroBridges in 2014. Stanislas Dehaene, professeur au College De
France and member of the French Academy of Sciences gave the opening
lecture in NeuroBridges 2015.
NeuroBridges 2017 (
http://decision-making-lab.com/NeuroBridges/neurobridges2017.html) will be a ten days summer school. Students will
attend lectures delivered by a group of leading neuroscientists,
experimentalists as well as theoreticians, which will address the
fundamental questions of contemporary neuroscience. In addition to the
lectures, the students will work in groups on small research projects.
The school is intended for graduate students and postdocs, primarily
from the Middle East and the Mediterranean region either working in
their home countries or abroad. We will consider applicants with some
background in applied mathematics, computer science, electrical
engineering or physics, interested in theoretical brain and cognitive
sciences. We will also consider those with biological or medical
background given that they show proof of basic mathematical knowledge
(i.e. linear algebra, calculus, in particular ordinary differential
equation).
Through the online application system (can be accessed through: http://decision-making-lab.com/NeuroBridges/neurobridges2017.html ) , you will be asked to provide
personal details, academic background, the names of two referees , a
motivation letter that should include a paragraph about your
quantitative skills and a CV.
The school will take place between September 3 and September 14, 2017 in Le Centre de Conférences Internationales de Cluny (CCIC). Cluny is a small medieval town in Burgundy, France, located about 400km southeast of Paris (accessible by fast train, TGV).
All costs of registration and accommodation will be covered by the
organizers. A limited number of travel grants will also be available.
The application deadline is March 31st 2017.
NeuroBridges is co-organized by Ahmed El Hady (Princeton Neuroscience Institute, USA), Yonatan Loewenstein (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) and David Hansel (CNRS, Paris, France).
2017 Confirmed Faculty (check the website regularly for updated faculty list):
Carl van Vreeswijk (CNRS)
Gianluigi Mongillo (CNRS)
Shaul Druckmann (Janelia)
Yoram Burak (Hebrew University)
Omri Barak (Technion)
Najib Majaj (NYU)
Farzan Nadim (NJIT)
Valerie Ego-Stengel (CNRS)