COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE SOCIETY NEWSLETTER APRIL 2004

Table of Contents:

I Welcome to the Newsletter
II Announcements/Conferences
III Positions Available

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I WELCOME TO THE COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE SOCIETY NEWSLETTER
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This newsletter is intended for CNS members only. It is a monthly
newsletter designed to update CNS members on events, job opportunities,
and related information in the field of Cognitive Neuroscience. The
Newsletter is emailed monthly to all current members.

Receipt of this newsletter does not confirm membership status. Contact
cnsinfo@cogneurosociety.org <mailto:cnsinfo@cogneurosociety.org>; for
membership status. To become a member or
to renew your membership, go to the membership page at our web site for
online submission.

For guidelines on submitting an announcement to the Newsletter, see the
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guidelines for
submitting an ad for the newsletter have changed. Please check the
guidelines on the website periodically as they may change again in the
future.

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II ANNOUNCEMENTS/CONFERENCES
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Thanks,
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NSF PROGRAM DIRECTOR OFFICE HOURS DURING the CNS Annual Meeting

The Program Officer for Cognitive Neuroscience at the National Science
Foundation will be available for questions and discussions during the
CNS
Annual Meeting in San Francisco. If you would like to schedule a meeting
during the hours of 10:30-12:30 or 3:30-5:30 on Sunday, Monday or
Tuesday of
the meeting, contact:

Lynne E. Bernstein, Ph.D.
Program Officer
Cognitive Neuroscience Program, NSF
lbernste@nsf.gov
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Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting
April 18-20, 2004
San Francisco

Registration: Online registration will be available at our website
starting October 3. Register early and receive discounted rates.

Hotel Reservations: San Francisco Hyatt Regency. Call Group Reservations
at 1-800-233-1234 or 415-788-1234 or online at Hyatt.com, before March
7, 2003 to receive the special room rate of $199 single/double.

Transportation: The official airline of CNS Meeting is American
Airlines. Call American Airlines Meeting Services desk toll free number:
1-800-433-1790 to make a reservation. The ID code for discounts is AA
Contract Booking 16746. Avis car rental discounts are also available.
For discount use code AWD#B136000.
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As part of the celebration of the opening of the newly established
Center for Mind & Brain at the University of California, Davis, you are
invited to a CNS 2004 satellite symposium entitled:

"AWARENESS, ATTENTION, AND THE BRAIN IN CONSCIOUS EXPERIENCE"

The symposium will be held on Saturday April 17^th , 2004, from 8:00 am
- 6:00 pm at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in San Francisco. A reception will
follow the presentations.

This event is by Elsevier and the Center for Mind & Brain.

Please register at:
_http://mindbrain.ucdavis.edu/content/satellitesymposium/registration 

Speakers: Marvin M. Chun, Patricia S. Churchland, Melvyn A. Goodale,
Hans-Otto Karnath, Alan Kingstone, Nilli Lavie, Philip M. Merikle,
Robert D. Rafal, Frank Tong, Leslie G. Ungerleider

A tentative schedule is posted at
http://mindbrain.ucdavis.edu/content/satellite_symposium

Organizers: Barry Giesbrecht & George R. Mangun

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CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Exploring the Mind: Multiple Perspectives on Decision Making

Thursday, April 22, 2004

Davis, California

An Opening Event of the Center for Mind and Brain at UC Davis

Organizer: Silvia Bunge

Speakers include:
Antoine Bechara, University of Iowa
Gregory Berns, Emory University & Georgia Institute of Technology;
Silvia Bunge, UC Davis
Cameron Carter, UC Davis
Jochen Ditterich, UC Davis
Randy Gallistel, Rutgers University
Steven Grant, National Institute of Drug Abuse
Robert Huckfeldt, UC Davis
Kevin McCabe?, George Mason University
Barbara Mellers, UC Berkeley
Deborah Yurgelun-Todd, McLean? Hospital

The conference will take place shortly after the annual meeting of the
Cognitive Neuroscience Society.
Space is limited to 240 participants and is offered on a first come
first served basis.

For complete details and registration visit
http://www.cevs.ucdavis.edu/decision_making_conference

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SOCIAL COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE (SCN) SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM

Announcing a social cognitive neuroscience (SCN) satellite symposium to
take place in conjunction with the CNS annual meeting in San Francisco,
CA(April 18th to 20th). The symposium is will take place on Saturday
April 17th from 9:30am to 4:30 p.m., will include a lineup of speakers
presenting new research on self-perception/regulation, person perception
and social cognition, and will begin with an opening address from the
editor of the new social cognitive neuroscience section of the Journal
of Cognitive Neuroscience. A special invitation is extended to those who
have not yet conducted SCN research, but who would like to learn more
about the psychological and neural bases of social constructs. For a
complete list of speakers and contact information for the conference
co-organizers (Jennifer Beer, Jason Mitchell & Kevin Ochsner), please
visit: http://www.socialcogneuro.com/. Although registration is not
required to attend, potential attendees are encouraged to provide their
name and e-mail address at the web site. This information will be used
to create an e-mail list for future updates and details.
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**2nd International Conference on Working Memory -Behavioral and Neural
Correlates-
August 17-20, 2004
Kyoto International Conference Hall (KICH)
Kyoto city, Kyoto, Japan

ICWM-2 is the 2nd  International Conferenceg on Working Memory. We
encourage memory scientists from across the world to submit the abstract
and to attend ICWM-2 to exchange the information with the the world's
leading scientists. About 35 world's leading researchers both from
behavioural and neural approaches are invited to talks in cluding Alan
Baddeley, Graham Hitch, Bob Logie, Akira Miyake, Mark D'Esposito, Mike
Kane, Nelson Cowan and more (see http://square.umin.ac.jp/jswm/ in
detail). Submissions are welcome in all areas of cognitive science,
cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, neuroimaging.
Please submit an abstract (200 words) via web
(http://square.umin.ac.jp/jswm/). Deadline of submission is 31th March,
2004. Regular fee is 24000 JPY and special discount fee for graduate
student is 12000 JPY.
Naoyuki Osaka, Chair ICWM-2

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Announcement - Last chance to register!
The  fMRI Experience VI Conference
To be held 6th-9th May  2004
Hotel Casa Grande,
Guaruja Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Confirmed speakers so far include:
Professor Jim Haxby, Professor Nikos Logothetis, Dr Peter Bandettini,
Professor Mary Phillips, Dr Jorge Moll, Professor Mick Brammer, Professor
Steven Williams, Dr Vincent Giampietro, Professor Rainer Goebel, Professor
Miguel Nicolelis, Professor Philip McGuire?, Dr Derek Jones, Professor Randy
McIntosh?, Professor Ricardo Gattass, Dr. Kia Nobre, Professor Roberto J. M.
Covolan

The four days will consist of teaching sessions led by world-renowned
experts in the field on basic principles and advanced topics in fMRI,
in combination with student presentations. Students will have the
opportunity to present their new research, both in-progress and
recently completed projects. As students contribute greatly to research
projects and yet rarely have the opportunity to make oral
presentations at international meetings, we have aimed to provide them with
this opportunity, although there will also be poster
presentations scheduled.  This year the organizing committee is pleased to
offer a number of formal workshops, including a course on
the Brain Voyager software (led by Professor Goebel) which will be held on
the last day of the meeting.

There is no charge for registered delegates to attend these courses
however, due to space constraints, delegates will have to register to
attend a particular course via the conference WWW site. Please note that
there are limited spaces left.

Further details about the fMRI Experience conference series, can be found
on the conference WWW site (www.fmriexp.com). Abstract submission for talks
is now closed however you can still submit a poster (contact
T.Russell@iop.kcl.ac.uk and see website for information)   Further
questions can be directed to Tamara Russell (t.russell@iop.kcl.ac.uk)


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*FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (fMRI): AN INTRODUCTORY COURSE,
Medical College of Wisconsin, June 3-5, 2004*: This
three-day workshop is designed to introduce the basic and clinical
investigator to the theoretical and practical issues involved in
conducting functional MRI experiments.  Participants will gain an
understanding of the imaging and physiological principles underlying the
fMRI signal change.  The course will include firsthand exposure to the
scanning environment and data collection procedures.  Participants will
be provided conceptual and hands-on experience with research design,
data treatment, and statistical analysis.  Information on this course is
provided at our WEB site (http://www.firc.mcw.edu/course/) or contact
Leslie Ross lross@mcw.edu <mailto:lross@mcw.edu>;; 414-456-4664).

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The Visiting Fellowship Program in Functional MRI continues to be
offered three times per year in Charlestown (5 minutes from Boston),
Massachusetts.  It is sponsored by the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for
Biomedical Imaging and the The MGH-NMR Center.

 

   The next program is scheduled for June 7-11, 2004. 

 

 The June 7-11, 2004 program is a 5-Day intensive
workshop.  Participants attend lectures, have ample time for informal
discussion with the lecturers, attend a "demonstration" fMRI experiment,
get some hands-on experience with data analysis, design a group fMRI
experiment, and implement, execute, and analyze the data from that
experiment.

 

   The main focus is on the basics of the physics, experimental design,
and data analysis of fMRI-based experiments.  It serves as a rapid and
thorough introduction to people new to the field, who are considering
active research or are planning and carrying experiments based on fMRI. 
Many laboratories have found this an efficient way to get new people
started (in contrast to having to wait for a full semester's normal
academic program).  Participants with a modest amount of experience in
an fMRI-based laboratory, and who are ready for a more thorough
presentation of the foundations, also report getting a great deal from
the program.

 

   The emphasis continues to be on theoretical basics, with hands-on
experimental design workshops and detailed discussion of issues
associated with data analysis and data-analysis-software packages. 
However, this is not primarily a course designed to teach participants
the details of using any specific package.

 

For on-line registration and more detailed information regarding
registration, accommodation, etc., consult the web page at:
www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fmrivfp
<http://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fmrivfp>;   or send e-mail to:
fMRIVFP@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu

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ICCM2004 submission deadline extension

Because of some confusion on the deadline and many who appear to need a
few extra days, we have decided to extend the paper and
symposia submission deadlines for ICCM2004 to April 7th, 2004.

So, to list all the deadlines as they stand now:

Papers + Symposia: April 7, 23:59 EDST
Poster-abstracts: June 15, 23:59 EDST
Doctoral Consortium submissions: April 1, 23:59 EDST

For further information about ICCM2004 and submission instructions, see
http://simon.lrdc.pitt.edu/~iccm/

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CONFERENCE CHAIRS

Marsha Lovett (lovett@cmu.edu)
Christian Schunn (schunn@pitt.edu)
Christian Lebiere (clebiere@maad.com)
Paul Munro (pmunro@mail.sis.pitt.edu)

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ICDL 2004 FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: May 5 2004.

THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING: DEVELOPING
SOCIAL BRAINS

The Salk Institute
October 20-22, 2004
San Diego, California
http://icdl.cc

The goal of the conference is to bring together leading researchers in
neuroscience, machine learning, robotics, and developmental psychology, in
order to gain new insights about learning and development in natural
organisms and robots. The scope of developmental processes to be
considered is broad, including cognitive, social, emotional, and many
other skills exhibited by humans, and other animals. The theme of the
conference this year will be "Developing Social Brains", but other topics
related to development and learning are welcome.

PAPER SUBMISSION
Submission deadline is May 5 2004. Papers for the meeting can be submitted
ONLY through the conference's web site at:
http://icdl.cc. Papers can be submitted either as a 200 word summary or as
a full paper (max 8 typeset pages).

SPECIAL ISSUE ON NEUROCOMPUTING
Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version
of their paper for publication in a special issue of the Neurocomputing
Journal, published by Elsevier Science B.V.
(http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/neucom)

INVITED TALKS (To be confirmed)
Jeff Elman
John Allman
Eric Courchesne
Terrence Sejnowski
Joan Stiles
James L. McClelland?
John Watson
Dana Ballard
Pietro Perona
Rodney Brooks

REVIEW PROCESS
All submitted papers will be reviewed by the program committee. Papers
will be judged and accepted for the meeting based on the clarity with
which the work is described and the relevance to the goals of the
conference. All accepted papers not selected for oral talks as well as
papers explicitly submitted as poster presentations will be included in
one of three evening poster sessions. Authors will be notified of the
presentation format of their papers by the beginning of July.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
General Chair: Javier R. Movellan:
Co-Chairs: Andrea Chiba, Gedeon Deak, Jochen Triesch.
Program Chair: Jochen Triesch.
Program Co-Chairs: Marian Stewart-Bartlett, Gwen Ford Littlewort.
Publications Chair: Gedeon Deak.

ADVISORY BOARD:
Jeff Elman
James L. McClelland?
Sandy Pentland
Terrence Sejnowski
Mriganka Sur
Esther Thelen
Juyang Weng

PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
Minoru Asada
Dana Ballard
Luis Baumela
Mark Baxter
Jeff Cohn
Kerstin Dautenhahn
Risto Miikulainen
Martha Farah
Masahiro Fujita
William Greenough
Michael Hasselmo
Shoji Itakura
Hiroshi Ishiguro
Robert Jacobs
David Kleinfeld
Mark Konishi
Denis Mareshal
Douglas Nitz
Roz Picard
Matthew Schlesinger
Gregor Schoener
Geoffrey Schoenbaum
Linda Smith
Olaf Sporns
Luc Steels
Manuela Veloso
Paul Verschure
Christoph von der Malsburg
Hiroyuki Yano
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April 17, 2004
Science and Pseudoscience in Clinical Psychology and the Courtroom
Carol Tavris, Ph.D., Scott Lilienfeld, Ph.D., Chris Barden, Ph.D., J.D.
http://www.uwcle.org/sciencecourt2004.htm
This conference will address the legal and professional standards
pertaining to the admissibility of expert testimony by mental health
professionals and behavioral scientists, and attempt to distinguish
scientifically appropriate and scientifically inappropriate uses of such
testimony.  Participants will learn to distinguish scientific from
pseudoscientific claims in clinical psychology and to identify the most
frequently exhibited features of pseudoscience, including absence of
self-correction, evasion of peer review, reversed burden of proof,
emphasis on confirmation rather than refutation, use of obscurantist
language.    
By attending this conference you will gain an insight into how
conviction rates can be improved by incorporating scientific
epistemology into clinical psychology and forensic practice.
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Cognitive Rehabilitation Research Working Group

 

The Northeast Cognitive Rehabilitation Research Network (NCRRN) is
sponsoring a working group entitled "Cognitive Rehabilitation Research:
Mapping Theory to Treatment Intervention," to be held on Sunday and
Monday, May 9th and 10th, 2004 in Philadelphia at the Sugarloaf
Conference Center. Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute (MRRI) is the
principle site of the NCRRN, sponsored by the National Institutes of
Health. The network is a collaboration of MRRI, Magee Rehabilitation
Hospital, Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, the Functional Neuroimaging Center
at the University of Pennsylvania, and Kessler Medical Rehabilitation
Research and Education Corporation.
The NCRRN is now accepting applications for investigators who wish to
attend this working group. The workshop organizers will prioritize
invitations to individuals who appear most likely to benefit from this
opportunity in terms of advancing their own research and competing for
extramural funding. Thus, this program is most appropriate for
post-doctoral fellows, junior faculty, or more senior individuals newly
applying their skills to this topic area. The NCRRN will cover travel
and room and board expenses for investigators who are selected to attend
the workshop.
Please go to http://www.ncrrn.org/cog/ to find out more about this
working group and to submit an application

(http://www.ncrrn.org/cog/2004_application.php).



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III Positions Available
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Assistant Professor In Neurolinguistics
Departments of Linguistics and Psychology
Faculty of Arts and Science
New York University

 
The Departments of Linguistics and Psychology at New York University seek an
assistant professor to fill a joint, tenure-track position in
Neurolinguistics, beginning September 1, 2004, pending administrative and
budgetary approval.
 
Applicants should have strong records in both theoretical linguistics and
neurolinguistics.  Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and
graduate courses in neurolinguistics, psycholinguistics, linguistics and
cognitive neuroscience. We seek candidates with expertise in
neuroimaging/electrophysiology and a strong background in the interface of
syntax/semantics/morphology.
 
Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, three letters of
recommendation, and a sample of work to Mark Baltin, Neurolinguistics Search
Committee, Department of Linguistics, New York University, 719 Broadway, New
York, NY 10003.  Review of applications will begin on April 30, 2004.  For
information about the Linguistics and Psychology departments, please visit
www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/lingu/ <http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/lingu/>;  and
www.psych.nyu.edu <http://www.psych.nyu.edu/>; .
 
New York University is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer.









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University Lectureship (equivalent to assistant/associate professor)

Department of Experimental Psychology
University of Cambridge

University Lectureship in any area of Experimental Psychology, with
willingness to teach statistics.  Closing date 30th April 2004

Applications are invited for a University Lecturer in the Department of
Experimental Psychology to take up appointment as soon as possible after
1st October 2004.  Research interests should be in any area of experimental
psychology, but applicants should be willing to teach statistics.

Pay scale ?24,097 - ?37,187

The appointment will be subject to a probationary period.

Further information is at www.psychol.cam.ac.uk/pages/posts.html.
Intending applicants should consult this site before making an application.
Contact person: Professor T W Robbins, Department of Experimental
Psychology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EB,
UK, telephone +44-1223-333551, email: twr2@cus.cam.ac.uk
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University Lectureship (equivalent to assistant/associate professor)

Department of Experimental Psychology
University of Cambridge

University Lectureship in experimental psycholinguistics or cognitive
neuroscience of language, or in computational psycholinguistics, or
developmental psycholinguistics.  Closing date 30th April 2004

Applications invited for a University Lecturer in the Department of
Experimental Psychology to take up appointment as soon as possible after
1st October 2004.  We are looking for someone with a research interest in
the area of experimental  psycholinguistics or cognitive neuroscience of
language. Applicants with a research interest in computational
psycholinguistics or developmental psycholinguistics may also wish to
apply.  The successful candidate will be required to teach undergraduate
and graduate students.

Pay scale ?24,097 - ?37,187

The appointment is subject to a probationary period.

Further information at www.psychol.cam.ac.uk/pages/posts.html.
Applicants should consult this site before applying.
Contact person: Professor T W Robbins, Department of Experimental
Psychology, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EB, UK,
telephone +44-1223-333551, email: twr2@cus.cam.ac.uk

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UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
Institute of Child Health
and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Unit

Lecturer in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (4 years fixed term)

We are seeking a cognitive neuroscientist to conduct research on the
contributions of the medial temporal and frontal/neostriatal systems to
auditory memory and to speech and language in normal and brain-injured
children and young adults. The work will involve designing and
administering behavioural and cognitive tests, carrying out structural and
functional brain imaging with magnetic resonance techniques, measuring
event-related potentials, and analysing and correlating the behavioural and
neurobiological results. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or an M.D. and should
have over two years of relevant postdoctoral experience, although an
applicant with less experience will be considered if uniquely qualified.

The starting salary for this post will be ?26,270 (on the Non-clinical
Lecturer B scale) plus ?2,134 London Weighting per annum. For the job
description visit http://www.ich.ucl.ac.uk/ich/, email
s.pawar@ich.ucl.ac.uk, or send a SAE to: Human Resources, ICH, 30 Guilford
Street, London, WC1N 1EH. Please quote reference SP/04/18. For general
enquiries please contact Faraneh Vargha-Khadem: Tel: +44 (0)207 905 2746 or
e-mail: f.khadem@ich.ucl.ac.uk.  Closing date for applications is 29 April
2004.

Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory criminal records
check.

Taking Action for Equality



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Applications are invited for Postdoctoral Fellowships
(n=7) at Toronto Rehab, a fully affiliated teaching hospital of the University
of Toronto, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Outstanding candidates with a
PhD? or MD from a range of disciplinary backgrounds will be considered.

Toronto Rehab is a leader in the field of rehabilitation science and is
the largest adult rehabilitation hospital in the country. In October
2000, over $24 million was committed by the Ontario Ministry of Health
and Long-Term Care, the University of Toronto, the Canadian Paraplegic
Association Ontario and the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute Foundation
to support research activities at Toronto Rehab (go to
www.torontorehab.com/research/index.htm for more information). The
University of Toronto, a major public research university is affiliated
with nine teaching hospitals and provides a rich environment for
collaborative research.

We particularly welcome applicants who could contribute to one or more
of our primary research areas:

 

Activity

   

- Mobility

- Cognition      

   

- Optimization of the Rehabilitation System

- Communication

   

- Participation

- Knowledge Translation

   

- Sleep and Cardio-pulmonary Function

 

Fellowships will offer a very competitive compensation package based, in
part, on the individual's prior experience. Regardless of disciplinary
expertise, candidates must detail their interest in engaging in research
that is directed toward the advancement of rehabilitation.

Closing date for applications is May 30, 2004 or until positions are
filled. Please send applications (indicating qualifications and
interests) along with a curriculum vitae and three suggested referees to
the attention of:

Dr Geoff Fernie

Vice President, Research

Toronto Rehabilitation Institute

University Centre

550 University Avenue, Room 1202

Toronto, Ontario M5G 2A2

fernie.geoff@torontorehab.on.ca

www.torontorehab.com

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Post-Doctoral Position Available

Georgetown University

Summary: Post-doctoral fellowship in developmental cognitive
neuroscience at Georgetown University.



A post-doctoral position is available immediately at
Georgetown University, Washington DC on a NIMH funded
grant that investigates Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD) by integrating neuroimaging and genetic analyses. The
fellow will be involved in studies using fMRI to image response
to stimulant medication during performance of executive
function tasks in healthy and ADHD children. The fellow will
also be able to initiate his/her own research projects and will
have opportunities to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team
including pediatric neurologists, neuropsychologists,
psychiatrists, fellows, graduate students, and undergraduate
research assistants. Experience in either clinical evaluation/
diagnosis of ADHD OR with fMRI is preferred but not
necessary. To apply for this position, please send a letter
describing research interests and experience, curriculum vita,
and three letters of recommendation.


Contact:  Chandan Vaidya, Ph.D.

               Department of Psychology

               306E White-Gravenor

               Georgetown University

               Washington, DC 20057

               (202) 687-4274.

               cjv2@georgetown.edu

 http://www.georgetown.edu/research/vaidyalab/index.html


 



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Post-Doctoral Research Associate Positions

Cognitive Science Program, Michigan State University

 

Three post-doctoral research associate positions are available in the
Cognitive Science Program at Michigan State University
(http://www.cogsci.msu.edu/). Consideration of applications for all
positions will begin immediately and will continue until an appropriate
candidate is found. Start date is flexible. Applicants must have completed
the doctoral degree prior to taking a position. Salary will be competitive
and commensurate with experience.

(1) A research associate position is available to work on real-world scene
perception with John Henderson (http://eyelab.msu.edu/). Research in the
lab focuses on gaze control, transsaccadic integration, scene
representation , and scene memory. The eyelab includes five eyetrackers for
a variety of applications including saccade-contingent display changes and
free-viewing eyetracking in the natural environment. Collaborations exist
that combine this work with computational modeling and with fMRI.
 

(2) A second post-doctoral research position is available in
psycholinguistics with Fernanda Ferreira (http://eyelab.msu.edu/). Topics
currently under investigation include spoken language comprehension (e.g.,
effects of prosody, disfluencies), grammatical encoding during language
production , the integration of linguistic and visual information online
during processing, and syntactic reanalysis of misparsed / misinterpreted
sentences .

 

(3) We are seeking a post-doctoral research associate with training in fMRI
who is interested in bringing this methodology to bear on issues in
high-level vision, scene perception, and/or psycholinguistics. This
position will be associated with the Cognitive Science Program and the
Cognitive Science Research Center , and will interact with the Facility for
Functional Brain Imaging, which features a research-dedicated General
Electric 3.0 Tesla MRI system equipped with Excite multichannel technology.

 

Applicants interested in bridging across the above areas are particularly
encouraged to apply. Michigan State University has a vibrant cognitive
science community supported by an IGERT training grant from the National
Science Foundation, a newly established research center devoted to the
behavioral , computational, and neurobiological study of vision, language,
and action, and a new research-dedicated fMRI Facility. All positions are
renewable for one or more additional years. Interested applicants should
send a CV, statement of research interests, representative publications,
and the names of three referees to search@cogsci.msu.edu. Though electronic
submission is preferred, paper applications can be mailed to Post-Doc
Search, Cognitive Science Program, Psychology Research Building , Michigan
State University , East Lansing , MI 48824-1117 , USA . Please direct
initial
enquiries via email to search@cogsci.msu.edu. Women and members of
under-represented groups are especially encouraged to apply. Michigan State

University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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Postdoctoral Fellowship

Postdoctoral research training position as part of a multi-disciplinary
program in neurobiology of aging at the University of California,
Irvine.  Fellowship available to investigate cognitive and
neurobiological changes in aging, Alzheimer's disease, and other
cognitive disorders.  Studies include working and episodic memory,
attention, and motor control using behavioral, event-related potentials,
tms, and fMRI..  This position is funded through a training grant, and a
requirement of this grant is U.S. citizenship.

Individuals holding a Ph.D. or M.D. are encouraged to apply.  Experience
using event-related potential and/or fMRI methods is preferred but not
necessary. Salary is commensurate with training and experience.

Applications should include a curriculum vitae, list of publications, a
brief summary of research goals, and names and addresses of three
references.  Applications may be sent to:

 

Arnold Starr, M.D.
154 Med Surge I
Department of Neurology
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA  92697
Email:  astarr@uci.edu <mailto:astarr@uci.edu>;

 


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Ph.D position EEG-fMRI available
at the FC Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, Nijmegen, the
Netherlands
Title: *Characterizing the neural correlates of working memory in space
and time: a multimodal neuroimaging approach.*
The project aims to characterize the neural correlates of working
memory, by means of EEG and fMRI research, in particular, by examining
the correlation between oscillatory EEG activity, (e.g. theta band power
changes), and BOLD fMRI changes. The combination of EEG and fMRI is
relatively new and hence part of the project will concentrate on
methodological aspects of such measurements.

The FC Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging houses state-of-the-art
EEG, MEG and fMRI (1.5T and 3T) neuroimaging facilities. The
electromagnetic (EEG/MEG) and fMRI facilities are fully dedicated to
neurocognition research. Extensive expertise on all aspects of EEG and
fMRI research is available at the Centre.
More information can be found on www.fcdonders.kun.nl
<http://www.fcdonders.kun.nl>; , or by contacting dr. Marcel Bastiaansen,
(marcel.bastiaansen@fcdonders.kun.nl
<mailto:marcel.bastiaansen@fcdonders.kun.nl>;; phone +31 24 3610 882,
mailing adress: FC Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, Trigon
181, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands.).
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Post-Doctoral Position Available: Johns Hopkins University

Applications are being accepted for an NIH funded post-doctoral position in
the Cognitive Science Department at Johns Hopkins University.  The research
project is concerned with understanding the neural bases of written
language processing and learning in the intact brain, as well as
investigating the neural mechanisms that support recovery of written
language in the injured brain.  Experience with fMRI is desirable.  The
inter-disciplinary research team includes researchers from Cognitive
Science, Psychological and Brain Sciences, Neurology, Statistics and
Speech/Audiology,  providing a rich research environment with opportunities
for continuing education in the study of language and perception using the
methods of cognitive neuroscience, neuropsychology, psychology,
linguistics and computation.  The position is available beginning June 1,
2004.  Send a CV, statement of interest and the names of three references to:
Brenda Rapp (rapp@cogsci.jhu.edu)
Dept. of Cognitive Science
Johns Hopkins University
3400 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21218


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POSTDOCTORAL POSITION   UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, DEPARTMENT OF
NEUROSCIENCES
Immediate opening for a postdoctoral position as part of a collaborative team
investigating brain structural changes in normal and abnormal development
across the lifespan. Position entails developing methods to analyze and
describe the properties of structural MRI and DTI data in order to understand
the morphology and fiber structure associated with various congenital
neurological disorders and changes associated with healthy aging. The fellow
will collaborate with researchers in NMR physics, radiology, neurosciences,
psychiatry and psychology. Candidates should have experience in structural MRI
data collection, and image processing including volumetric measurement and
segmentation with a background in cognitive neuroscience/psychology. Sound
knowledge of neuroanatomy and strong computing skills (LINUX/UNIX
environments) are required. Candidates send CV, research interests, reprints,
and 2-3 letters to Doris Trauner, University of California, San Diego,
Department of Neurosciences, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0113. 
E-mail: dtrauner@ucsd.edu. Phone: (858)
587-4004.


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Postdoctoral position available
F.C. Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Immediate opening for a two-year postdoctoral position exploring
experience-driven
changes in the representation of language in the adult brain using fMRI
(1.5T, and 3T
research-dedicated MRI scanners). Expertise with fMRI is an advantage.

Please send CV and names of 2-3 references to

Dr. Miranda van Turennout
F.C. Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging
P.O. Box 9101, NL-6500 HB Nijmegen
The Netherlands

phone: +31 24 3610656
email: miranda.vanturennout@fcdonders.kun.nl
http://www.kun.nl/fcdonders/

<http://www.indiana.edu/%7Epsych/>;
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POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

Postdoctoral position available in the laboratory of Dr. Joan Stiles
conducting behavioral and FMRI (1.5T and 3T systems) studies of spatial
cognitive development. Candidate must have a Ph.D. in cognitive science,
psychology, neuroscience, or related field, and a strong background in both
cognitive and brain development. Experience with Linux/Unix and fMRI
desired.  Position available immediately.  Send CV, statement of research
interests and experience, and 3 letters of recommendation to Dr. Joan
Stiles, UCSD Center for Human Development, 9500 Gilman Drive - 0115, La
Jolla, CA 92093-0115. Email: stiles@ucsd.edu


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POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, Department of
Psychology.  Postdoctoral research scientist position specializing in
Social and Cognitive Neuroscience available in the joint laboratory of
Drs. Edward Smith, Kevin Ochsner, and Tor Wager.  Research will focus on
relationships between cognitive and affective control processes in brain
and behavior, including attention shifting, inhibition, and emotional
reappraisal.  Additional opportunities for developing new analysis methods
for brain imaging.  REQUIREMENTS: Ph.D. degree in psychology,
neuroscience, or related field.  Experience in fMRI and expertise in
statistics, UNIX/Linux environments and/or other neuroimaging methods
preferred.  Review of applications to begin April 1, 2004 and continue
until position is filled. Send curriculum vitae and names of three
references to Dr. Kevin Ochsner (kochsner@psych.columbia.edu) and Dr. Tor
Wager (tor@psych.columbia.edu).  Applications from minorities and women
are encouraged. Columbia University is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Employer.

ASSOCIATE RESEARCH SCIENTIST, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, Department of
Psychology.  Columbia University seeks an associate research scientist in
the area of Brain Imaging Computing Systems in the Department of
Psychology, specializing in Social-Cognitive-Behavioral Neuroscience.
Duties include: development/programming of new brain imaging analysis
tools in MATLAB, customization of existing analysis tools, consultation on
statistical issues related to tool development, and technical support for
use of these tools in analyses of fMRI data, including development of
web-based analysis resources. REQUIREMENTS: Ph.D. degree in psychology,
neuroscience, computer science or related field. Expertise with matrix
algebra, UNIX/Linux environments, and developing web content, including
expertise with Java.  Minimum 2 yrs experience programming in MATLAB,
and/or C++ in a research laboratory environment.  Review of applications
to begin April 1, 2004 and continue until position is filled. Send
curriculum vitae and names of three references to: Brain Imaging Search
Committee, Department of Psychology, Columbia University, 1190 Amsterdam
Ave., New York, NY 10027.  Also contact Dr. Kevin Ochsner
(kochsner@psych.columbia.edu) and Dr. Tor Wager (tor@psych.columbia.edu)
for additional information. Applications from minorities and women are
encouraged.  Columbia University is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Employer.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT/TECHNICIAN, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY Full-time RA position
available in the joint laboratory of Drs. Edward Smith, Kevin Ochsner and
Tor Wager in the Department of Psychology at Columbia University in New
York City. Research will focus on relationships between cognitive and
affective control processes in brain and behavior, including attention
shifting, inhibition, and emotional reappraisal. Additional opportunities
for developing new analysis methods for brain imaging.  REQUIREMENTS: B.A.
or B.S. degree in computer science, engineering, psychology, neuroscience,
or related field.  Experience in fMRI and expertise in MATLAB, C++,
UNIX/Linux environments, matrix algebra, and/or other neuroimaging methods
preferred.  Review of applications to begin April 1, 2004 and continue
until position is filled. Send curriculum vitae and names of three
references to Dr. Kevin Ochsner (kochsner@psych.columbia.edu) and Dr. Tor
Wager (tor@psych.columbia.edu).  Applications from minorities and women
are encouraged. Columbia University is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Employer.


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FULL-TIME RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITION - DEPT. OF PSYCHOLOGY, STANFORD

UNIVERSITY

Description: Dr. Anthony Wagner's Learning and Memory Laboratory
seeks a full-time Research Assistant/Lab Coordinator to provide
support for the lab's research program.  Research in the lab  adopts
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), magnetoencephalography
(MEG), and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)  to investigate
the neural and psychological underpinnings of human memory.  The RA
will coordinate all aspects of essential lab business, recruit,
screen, and schedule subjects for research, and collaboratively
conduct brain imaging investigations of memory and cognitive control.

Qualifications: BA/BS required; a concentration in Cognitive
Neuroscience/Psychology desired. Previous research experience
(>1year) is highly recommended. Working knowledge of cognitive
neuroscience, research methodology and interest in neuroimaging
technologies is preferred. Familiarity with Macintosh computers and
proficiency with Microsoft Office, MATLAB,  and other
spreadsheet/database applications is desirable.  Outstanding
clerical, organizational and interpersonal skills are required.
Experience with Linux/UNIX is a plus.  Must be available to begin at
the start of Summer 2004.

Please contact: Dr Anthony Wagner, wagner@psych.stanford.edu.
http://www-psych.stanford.edu/~wagner/

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RESEARCH ASSISTANT/LAB MANAGER CENTER FOR MIND AND BRAIN, UC DAVIS

Full-time research assistant to assist with running and analyzing brain
imaging studies as well as running the laboratory.  Qualifications: BA or
BS, preferably in psychology, neuroscience, biology or computer science.
Responsible, motivated, experience with computers, and interested in
pursuing career in psychology or cognitive neuroscience.  Salary includes
benefits. Preferred start date: September 2004. Contact Jennifer Beer for
more information: jbeer@socrates.berkeley.edu; (510) 643-2418.

http://mindbrain.ucdavis.edu/content/JenniferBeer

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RESEARCH ASSISTANT IN FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING OF VISUAL COGNITION,
Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL RA to
help in developing and running experiments, both behavioral and with
fMRI. Position also entails analyzing data, collaborating in writing
articles, library searches, and minimal office duties. Highly motivated,
curious B.A. with courses in psychology and either neuroscience or
computer science preferred. In addition to the immense intellectual
reward, the position would give the holder experience of research in a
variety of topics in cognitive neuroscience (last two RAs? became
graduate students at the Psychology Department at Harvard). Position is
full-time, minimum commitment of two years required. Please email a CV,
description of research experience and a statement of goals and
interests to: Moshe Bar, bar@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu Full-time employees
receive full benefits. The Massachusetts General Hospital is EO/AAE.

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Research Assistant Positions

Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory
Washington University

RAs? for behavioral/MRI lab investigating memory across the lifespan in
healthy and demented adults. Duties may include assisting with
structural/functional MRI data acquisition and analysis and
behavioral/neuropsychological testing. Ideal for post-BS interested in grad
school; others with relevant interests encouraged to apply.  Experience with
neuroimaging, behavioral testing or UNIX helpful but not required. Two-year
commitment required. Applications reviewed immediately; accepted until
filled.

Send CV to:

Dr. Randy Buckner,  Psychology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130
rbuckner@artsci.wustl.edu
http://iac.wustl.edu/~cnlweb


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Research Assistant Position Available

Georgetown University

Summary: Full-time research assistantship in developmental Cognitive
Neuroscience Lab at Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

A full-time position (preferably 2 year commitment) is available at
Georgetown University, Department of Psychology, Washington DC starting
early Summer 2004.  Duties involve assisting with experimental design,
data acquisition,and data analyses of behavioral and functional MRI
experiments with school-aged children with ADHD and Autism. Other
duties involve day to day supervision of the lab. Desirable
qualifications: high motivation and initiative, coursework in
psychology/neuroscience, basic computer skills, excellent interpersonal
skills.  Ideal candidate would be a recent graduate who wishes to
pursue graduate school in cognitive neuroscience. If interested send CV
and names and contacts for 3 references to Chandan Vaidya, Ph.D.
cjv2@georgetown.edu.  Visit
http://www.georgetown.edu/research/vaidyalab/index.html for info abot
the lab.



     

> Contact:  Chandan Vaidya, Ph.D.
>                Department of Psychology
>                306E White-Gravenor
>                Georgetown University
>                Washington, DC 20057
>                (202) 687-4274.
>                cjv2@georgetown.edu


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PROGRAMMER NEEDED to develop software and analyze data for research in visual science laboratory at the     
Barrow Neurological Institute. The position involves working with faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate     
students on the development of real-time data acquisition and control software, as well as sophisticated graphical     
stimuli and data analysis tools to study the visual system. Familiarity with Windows operating systems, Matlab,     
C/C++, mathematics, engineering, and real-time control of scientific instruments is desirable. The successful     
candidate will have considerable independence, working in a vigorous and exciting research environment. The     
Barrow Neurological Institute is a top-ten rated Neurosurgery/Neurology institute (US News and World Report),     
and is situated in central  Phoenix , the fastest growing and most desirable major metropolitan area in the   US.   

Competitive salary commensurate with experience. Please send applications or queries about the position to     
Dr. Stephen Macknik, Director, Laboratory of Visual Perception,     
Barrow Neurological Institute,   Phoenix   AZ ,  USA  , email: macknik@neuralcorrelate.com <mailto:macknik@neuralcorrelate.com>;  
The Barrow Neurological Institute is a member of St.
Joseph 's Hospital, CHW. EOE.

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RESEARCH ASSISTANT NEEDED in visual science laboratory at the Barrow
Neurological Institute. The position involves working with faculty,
postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students, in a vigorous and exciting
research environment. The Barrow Neurological Institute is a top-ten
rated Neurosurgery/Neurology institute (US News and World Report), and
is situated in central Phoenix, the fastest growing and most desirable
major metropolitan area in the US.
 
Competitive salary commensurate with experience. Please send
applications or queries about the position to Dr. Susana Martinez-Conde,
Director, Laboratory of Visual Neuroscience, Barrow Neurological
Institute, Phoenix AZ, USA, email: smart@neuralcorrelate.com
 
The Barrow Neurological Institute is a member of St. Joseph's Hospital,
CHW. EOE.
-------------------------------------------------
Susana Martinez-Conde, PhD?
Director, Laboratory of Visual Neuroscience
Barrow Neurological Institute
350 W. Thomas Road
Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA
Phone: +1 (602) 406-3484
Fax: +1 (602) 406-4172
Email: smart@neuralcorrelate.com
http://neuralcorrelate.com

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PROGRAMMER NEEDED to develop software and analyze data for research in
visual science laboratory at the Barrow Neurological Institute. The
position involves working with faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and
graduate students on the development of real-time data acquisition and
control software, as well as sophisticated graphical stimuli and data
analysis tools to study the visual system. Familiarity with Windows
operating systems, Matlab, C/C++, mathematics, engineering, and
real-time control of scientific instruments is desirable. The successful
candidate will have considerable independence, working in a vigorous and
exciting research environment. The Barrow Neurological Institute is a
top-ten rated Neurosurgery/Neurology institute (US News and World
Report), and is situated in central Phoenix, the fastest growing and
most desirable major metropolitan area in the US.
 
Competitive salary commensurate with experience. Please send
applications or queries about the position to Dr. Susana Martinez-Conde,
Director, Laboratory of Visual Neuroscience, Barrow Neurological
Institute, Phoenix AZ, USA, email: smart@neuralcorrelate.com
 
The Barrow Neurological Institute is a member of St. Joseph's Hospital,
CHW. EOE.

-------------------------------------------------
Susana Martinez-Conde, PhD?
Director, Laboratory of Visual Neuroscience
Barrow Neurological Institute
350 W. Thomas Road
Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA
Phone: +1 (602) 406-3484
Fax: +1 (602) 406-4172
Email: smart@neuralcorrelate.com
http://neuralcorrelate.com
 
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FULL-TIME RESEARCH ASSISTANT, Harvard Medical School/ Massachusetts General
Hospital

RA position available in the Neuropsychology Lab, Department of Neurology,
at Massachusetts General Hospital. Research focuses on language and other
cognitive processes in both the general population and adult patients with
epilepsy, utilizing a combination of behavioral and functional neuroimaging
techniques. A background in neuroscience, psychology, computer science or a
related field preferred. Proficiency with Windows based applications, and
some experience with statistics desirable. Responsibilities will include
subject recruitment, facilitating the behavioral and functional neuroimaging
experiments, helping to run the fMRI scanner, data analysis, database
management, and administrative work. The position will also involve training
in the acquisition and analysis of data from fMRI studies. This job is ideal
for someone planning on applying for graduate school in psychology or
medical school, and requires a two-year commitment. Please contact Dr.
Lauren Moo:  lmoo@partners.org and include a CV and contact information for
3 references. www.wjh.harvard.edu/~lmoo  (MGH is an EO/AA employer.)
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Research assistant positions at the University of Pennsylvania & McGill?
University

Seeking 2 full-time research assistants to work on studies of the neural
basis of human decision making, and related frontal/executive processes.
You will have the opportunity to gain experience in all aspects of
experimental work, using a variety of cognitive neuroscience methods.
Successful candidates will have at least a bachelors degree, excellent
communication skills, and the ability to work well with neurological
populations. Strong technical and computer skills an asset. Please send
your CV and 2 letters of reference to Dr Lesley Fellows, Center for
Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania
(lesleyf@psych.upenn.edu). Applications will be reviewed immediately,
and accepted until the positions are filled.
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Research Assistant  Position, fMRI and Visual Perception

Vanderbilt University

Full-time research assistant position is available in Frank Tong's lab
to work on fMRI studies of visual perception, object recognition,
visual attention and awareness.  The lab will move to the Vanderbilt
University in Fall 2004.  Responsibilities include assisting with fMRI
and behavioral studies, intensive data analysis, and maintaining the
lab.  Opportunities to conduct TMS or EEG research are also possible. 
BA/BS required.  Strong computer skills are required; experience with
Mac, PC and Unix is recommended; programming experience is a plus. 
General knowledge in the areas of visual perception, cognition, or
neuroscience is recommended. Send CV and the names of three references
to Jess Kerlin by email (jkerlin@Princeton.EDU) or snail-mail: Jess
Kerlin, Dept. of Psychology, Green Hall, Princeton University,
Princeton, NJ, 08544.   Position start date is Sept 1, 2004.  Salary
and rank will be commensurate with experience.  VU/EO/AAE.



http://www.princeton.edu/~ftong/

http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/psychology


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Technical Assistant

MIT

Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences

Technical Assistant Position available at MIT in the Department of
Brain and Cognitive Sciences

     

> A full-time Technical Assistant is needed to focus on the processing
> of behavioral data in an ongoing research study on emotional memory in
> aging. Other tasks include subject and patient recruitment and
> scheduling, maintaining database of subjects information, maintaining
> IRB compliance, and providing support as needed to the processing of
> structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging data.
>
> This position requires a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science
> degree. Previous research  experience and familiarity with Excel and
> Unix are highly desirable.  Candidates should be comfortable working
> with neurological disease, as well as healthy older adults. Candidates
> should have an interest in cognitive neuroscience and some previous
> experience with personal computers and/or workstations. Some knowledge
> of neuroanatomy and/or statistics would be a plus.  A two-year
> commitment is requested.
> Interested applicants can apply online by accessing the MIT website:
> http://sh.webhire.com/Public/631/ and referencing job #MIT-00000930.

     

    

 

   


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Date: Thu Apr  1 15:03:04 2004
Subject: [CNSMembers]? Registration for CNS Annual Meeting
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Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting
April 18-20, 2004
Hyatt Regency San Francisco

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Reminder: Last Day to Register before the meeting is Friday April 2, 2004.

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      CNS Symposia 2004

For Speaker's abstracts, please see
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      Sunday, 4/18/03, 8:30-10:30 am


    Substance Abuse: A Disorder of Cognition and Brain

Chair:

Steven Grant, National Institute on Drug Abuse

Speakers:

Hugh Garavan, Trinity College

Julie A. Fiez, University of Pittsburgh

Kevin S. LaBar?, Duke University

Julie C. Stout, Indiana University

 

This symposium highlights research by four new investigators who are
funded through an initiative by the National Institute on Drug Abuse on
the integration of basic cognitive neuroscience and substance abuse.
Their cognitive and fMRI imaging studies represent the leading edge of
the emerging view that dysfunction of brain circuits involved in
fundamental cognitive processes make critical contributions to the
clinical features of substance abuse disorders. Dr. Hugh Garavan will
show that substance abusers exhibit impairment in brain networks and
executive functions involved in cognitive control of automatic
processes. Dr. Julie Fiez will address how frontal cortical regions
interact with subcortical nuclei traditionally associated with reward
and emotion in the expectation, occurrence and consumption of both drug
and non-drug rewards. Dr. Kevin LaBar? will address how the amygdala,
which has been identified as one of key brain regions involved in the
response to drug cues and the experience of drug craving, contributes to
normal human emotional memory processes in both the implicit and
explicit domains. Dr. Julie Stout will present a mathematical model of a
decision-making task that allows impaired decision-making performance by
substance abusers to be associated with specific cognitive processes.


      Drug Addiction as an Executive Dysfunction: Cognitive Neuroimaging
      Evidence

Hugh Garavan, Trinity College


      The Neural Response to Monetary And Drug Cues: Stimulus-Bound
      Versus Context-Dependent Processing

Julie A. Fiez, University of Pittsburgh


      Emotional Memory Functions Of The Human Amygdala

Kevin S. LaBar?, Duke University

 


      Validity and Neurobiological Relevance of Formal Decision Models
      of Substance Abuse

Julie C. Stout, Indiana University

 


      Sunday, 4/18/03, 1:30-3:30 pm


    The role of cognitive neuroscience in understanding atypical
    developmental pathways

Chair:

Kim Cornish, McGill? University

Speakers:

Annette Karmiloff-Smith, University of London

Kim Cornish, McGill? University

Helen Tager-Flusberg, Boston University School of Medicine

Jacob Burack, McGill? University

 

The past decade has seen unparalleled advances in the application of
molecular genetic methods to the study of neurodevelopmental disorders.
Alongside this development there has been a substantial growth in the
number of studies attempting to link genomic changes (deletion,
reduplication or silencing of genes) to cognitive endstates and brain
function, in essence to link genotype to phenotype. Recent progress in
brain imaging techniques, most notably functional magnetic resonance
imaging (fMRI) and event-related potential (ERP), also provide exciting
opportunities to further delineate the impact of genetics on brain
development and the resulting cognitive system.

 

Using a cross-syndrome, multi-domain approach, this symposium will
demonstrate how recent developments in cognitive neuroscience have
facilitated our understanding of the complex interaction between the
genetic abnormality and neuro-cognitive development. We will focus on
four genetic disorders that are strongly developmental in nature:
Williams syndrome, Down syndrome, Fragile X syndrome and autism. The
developmental pathways of these disorders will be addressed within the
context of the interplay among multiple levels ranging from the
biological and brain levels, to the cognitive level, and then to the
behavioral and environmental levels.


      Five ways of exploring genotype/phenotype relations

Annette Karmiloff-Smith, University of London


      Linking genes to behavior in Fragile X syndrome: A
      neurodevelopmental perspective

Kim Cornish, McGill? University


      The neurobiological basis of language disorder: Evidence from autism

Helen Tager-Flusberg, Boston University School of Medicine


      Developmental and neurocognitive markers in Down Syndrome

Jacob Burack, McGill? University



      Monday, 4/19/03, 8:30-10:30 am


    Patricia Goldman-Rakic's influence on cognitive neuroscience

Chair:

Mark D'Esposito, University of California, Berkeley

Speakers:

Joaquin Fuster, /UCLA/

Earl Miller, MIT

Mark D'Esposito, University of California, Berkeley

Robert T. Knight, University of California, Berkeley

Amy Arnsten, Yale University

 

This past year we lost one of the most influential neuroscientists of
our time - Patricia Goldman-Rakic. This symposium will be presented in
her honor, to celebrate her contributions to neuroscience, and to
provide the members of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society a broad
perspective of her legacy. First, we turn to Joaquin Fuster to provide
us with his perspective of Goldman-Rakic's scientific contribution
towards understanding the prefrontal cortex. Next, four cognitive
neuroscientists greatly influenced by her work - Earl Miller, Mark
D'Esposito, Robert Knight and Amy Arnsten will comment on their
perspective, having utilized very different approaches to studying
prefrontal function both in animals and humans. This symposium will
provide personal insight into Patricia Goldman-Rakic's career, a
historical overview of her contributions, and a look to the future
regarding the impact she has had on theories of prefrontal function, and
related issues in cognitive and clinical neuroscience.


      Introduction to Symposium

Joaquin Fuster, /UCLA/


      The Neurophysiology of Working Memory and Cognitive Control

Earl Miller, MIT


      Understanding Persistent Neural Activity: Insights from Human
      Functional MRI

Mark D'Esposito, University of California, Berkeley


      Unraveling the mystery of the human frontal lobe syndrome

Robert T. Knight, University of California, Berkeley


      The neurochemical basis of working memory

Amy Arnsten, Yale University

 

 


      Monday, 4/19/03, 1:30-3:30 pm


    How sound inputs shape the auditory cortex

Chair:

Michael Merzenich, Ph.D, Keck Center for Integrative Neurosciences,
University of California, San Francisco

Speakers:

Michael Merzenich, Ph.D, Keck Center for Integrative Neurosciences,
University of California, San Francisco

Christo Pantev, Ph.D, Institute for Biomagnetism und Biosignalanalysis,
M?nster University Hospital

Sachiko Koyama, Ph.D, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Japan

Marie Cheour, Ph.D, University of Miami

 

Sound inputs play a crucial role in shaping the auditory/aural speech
cortex during early infancy. This shaping influences the processing of
spectrotemporally complex sounds throughout an individual's life. Sound
inputs presented in a learning context can also drive large-scale
changes in auditory representations and in cortical response patterns in
older children and adults. Although an individual's language and music
abilities are inevitably affected by the history of developmental
plasticity of the auditory/aural speech cortex, determinant factors from
this "critical period" of development are just beginning to be
understood. Similarly, the nature of, and the determinant factors
underlying brain response changes paralleling the development of
listening abilities in reception in the acquisition of a second
language, or in the development of musical abilities, are just beginning
to be understood.

In this symposium, we shall briefly summarize the state of this rapidly
emerging science, and shall describe some of its many, important
theoretical and practical implications. Our goals are 1) to provide an
update of the state of progress in this exciting new field; 2) to
compare and relate provocative results from human and animal auditory
cortex studies; and 3) to find possible common grounds for
collaboratively linking future human and animal studies.


      Critical period and adult plasticity in auditory cortex models

Michael Merzenich, Ph.D, Keck Center for Integrative Neurosciences,
University of California, San Francisco


      When cortical neurons play music

Christo Pantev, Ph.D, Institute for Biomagnetism und Biosignalanalysis,
M?nster University Hospital


      The remains of infant days: Auditory cortex responses to aural
      speech in proficient late English learners

Sachiko Koyama, Ph.D, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Japan


      Learning during sleep in infancy

Marie Cheour, Ph.D, University of Miami

 


      Tuesday, 4/20/03, 8:30-10:30 am



    Cognitive Neuroscience and Genetics

Chairs:

Ian H. Robertson, Trinity College Dublin

B.J. Casey, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Speakers:

John Fossella, /Weill// //Medical// //College// of //Cornell// //University/

Sarah Durston, /Rudolf Magnus Institute for Neuroscience, University
Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands and Sackler Institute for
Developmental Psychobiology, Cornell Medical Center/

Mark A. Bellgrove/, //Trinity// //College// //Dublin///

David Skuse/,/ /Institute// of //Child// Health, //London//, //UK///

 

 

Endophenotypes are quantitive traits that are thought to be less removed
from relevant gene action than broad phenotypes that are based upon
behavioural traits. In recent times there has been an increase in the
number of studies utilizing endophenotypes where relationships with
genotype are sought.

The use of endophenotypes in genetic studies has yielded greater
interaction between cognitive neuroscients and molecular geneticists
than has previously been the case. In this symposium, we review recent
advances made in the study of the relationship between genetics and
cognition in both normality and complex psychiatric conditions, such as
ADHD. The speakers in this symposium provide different but complementary
approaches to the study of endophenotypes, with investigations ranging
from the use of neuropsychological measures, to structural brain changes
observed on MRI, to alterations in task-related functional brain activity

with function MRI.


      Mapping the genetic variation of executive attention onto brain
      activity

John Fossella, Weill Medical College of Cornell University


      Combining Neuroimaging and Genetic approaches to understanding ADHD

Sarah Durston, Rudolf Magnus Institute for Neuroscience, University
Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands and Sackler Institute for
Developmental Psychobiology, Cornell Medical Center


      ADHD candidate genes and Neuropsychological Endophenotypes

Mark A. Bellgrove, Michael Gill & Ian H. Roberston, Trinity College Dublin


      X-linked genes, sexual dimorphism and the development of social
      cognition

Skuse DH+,/ /Oreland L, Lawrence K+, Morris J+ Sklar P/#/*, Lander
E/#/.
 + Institute of Child Health, London, UK. *Dept. of Neuroscience,
University of Uppsala, Sweden, # Whitehead Institute, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.



      Tuesday, 4/20/03, 1:30-3:30 pm


    Spatial Maps for Perception & Action

Chair:

Lynn C. Robertson, University of California, Berkeley and Veterans
Affairs, Martinez, CA

Speakers:

          Michael S. A. Graziano, Princeton University

Krista Schendel, Veterans Affairs, Martinez, CA & University of
California, Berkeley

Leon Y. Deouell, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Lynn C. Robertson, University of California, Berkeley

 

The idea that multiple spatial maps are created and represented in the
brain is one that has received increasing attention over the last few
years. Evidence from animal studies, neurological patients, and
functional imaging have converged upon the notion that several different
spatial representations are created, maintained, and even updated in
specific cortical areas. The exact function of this neuroanatomical
network of specialized spatial maps and its role in perception and
action has not yet been clearly identified. Nonetheless, the existence
of multiple spatial representations associated with different areas
within the brain has changed some basic assumptions about "what" and
"where" processing in the brain. The issues explored in this symposium
focus on various spatial maps and the role they may play in primary and
secondary vision, audition, and action. Just as modern physics was
influenced by a more complete understanding of how physical space is
organized, understanding how the brain mentally represents and organizes
space and how these representations affect our perceptual experience and
actions may result in a better understanding of the cognitive and neural
basis of conscious awareness.

 


      Complex Movements Evoked by Stimulation of Motor Cortex

Michael S. A. Graziano, Princeton University


      Spatial Maps in Human Vision

Krista Schendel, Veterans Affairs, Martinez, CA & University of
California, Berkeley


      Space Representations in Vision and Audition and their
      Relationship to Conscious Awareness

Leon Y. Deouell, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel


      Implicit and Explicit Awareness of Space

Lynn C. Robertson, University of California, Berkeley

 

Poster Schedule

To see when your poster is scheduled, download the excel spreadsheet
<http://www.taramillerevents.com/cns/cns2004-poster-schedule.xls>; at
http://www.taramillerevents.com/cns/Posters.htm.

 

 

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during the hours of 10:30-12:30 or 3:30-5:30 on Sunday, Monday or
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