WELCOME TO THE CNS NEWSLETTER COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE SOCIETY NEWSLETTER August 2002 Table of Contents: I Welcome to the Newsletter II Annual Meeting III Announcements IV Positions Available (not available for viewing online) V Conferences VI CNS Registration/Membership Form *************************************************************** I WELCOME TO THE COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE SOCIETY NEWSLETTER *************************************************************** 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 for membership status), and sections are posted on the Society's Web site at http://www.cogneurosociety.org. 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 website www.cogneurosociety.org or email cnsnewsletter@cogneurosociety.org. Please note that the 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. ************************************************************** II ANNUAL MEETING ************************************************************** REMINDER DEADLINE FOR SYMPOSIA SUBMISSIONS IS TOMORROW, 7/31/02. THE CALL FOR SYMPOSIA We are pleased to announce the tenth annual meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society. The meeting will be held in New York City at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, March 30- April 1, 2003. Send your proposals for symposia to tmiller@cogneurosociety.org by July 31, 2002. Acceptance and rejection notices will go out via email in September. The membership of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society not only votes on the constitution of the Program Committee for the annual meeting but can determine what goes on at the next meeting. All members are encouraged to submit proposals for symposia for the next meeting; there are no restrictions on who can submit a proposal. Each proposal is evaluated, by the Program Committee for interest, timeliness, organization, scientific and program balance. Since CNS aims to cover general issues of interest in both breadth and depth, proposals that include multiple theoretical perspectives and/or multiple methodologies will be looked upon more favorably than those that do not. On occasion, the Program Committee may recommend changes in speakers to achieve these aims. If you have questions or a good idea and need guidance with rounding up the full spectrum of speakers don't hesitate to contact the Program Committee. SYMPOSIA GUIDELINES: Each symposium should have at most four speakers (plus Chair if not speaking). The Program Committee may recommend changes in speakers to achieve program balance. The Chair is limited to 15 minutes either at the beginning or end. Each symposium is 2 hours long. Symposium/talks should be spread over topics in the cognitive neurosciences, paying close attention to areas that may have been overlooked last year or in previous years. In order to increase the international presence at the meeting, Chairs are encouraged to add non-Americans to their roster. Send the proposal along with the following to the Program Committee via email (tmiller@cogneurosociety.org) as soon as possible but no later than July 31, 2002. For ease of distribution to the Program Committees it is encouraged that you use a pdf format for your submission. If you are not able to use a pdf format you must either place the submission directly in the email text box or use MS Word. FORMAT OF SUBMISSION: Chair's address with affiliation, email and phone number Draft of the proposed symposium program with title. Summary of symposium, limit 150 words, for use in printed material. List of Speakers, affiliations, email and mailing addresses (Chairs should have prior agreement from Speakers). Time allotted for each talk. Include time for discussion and questions from audience. Summary or abstract of each individual talk, limit 150 words, for use in printed material. Audio/Visual requirements for each talk. ******************************************************* III ANNOUNCEMENTS ******************************************************* The fMRI Data Center and The Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience would like to announce the call-for-papers for The 2003 New Perspectives in fMRI Research Award. Please remit your Letter of Intent by October 1st, Au2002 to The fMRI Data Center, Attn: Anne Taggart, 6162 Moore Hall, Hanover, NH 03755. Deadline for manuscript submission: February 1st, 2003. Awardees to be announced at the Cognitive Neuroscience Society 2003 Annual Meeting in New York, NY. For more information see http://www.fmridc.org or call (603)646-0170. ******************************************************* NSF Cognitive Neuroscience Program. The new Cognitive Neuroscience program at the National Science Foundation seeks sharply innovative proposals aimed at advancing a rigorous understanding of how the human brain supports thought, perception, affect, action, social processes, and other aspects of cognition and behavior. Topics may bear on core functions such as sensory, learning, language, reasoning, emotion, and executive processes, or more specialized processes such as empathy, creativity, representation of self and other, music, or intentionality, among many other possibilities. Topics may also include how such processes develop and change in the brain. The program is particularly interested in supporting the development of new techniques and technologies for recording, analyzing, and modeling complex brain activity. The program also intends to foster projects that integrate perspectives across disciplines: e.g., projects that involve collaborations among individuals with expertise in one of the cognitive sciences, neuroimaging, neural microcircuitry, and modeling complex systems are strongly encouraged. Target deadlines July 15 and January 15 annually. See http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?nsf02031 ******************************************************* Cure Autism Now announces our Request for Proposals Request for Proposals for Pilot research Awards and Young Investigator Awards. Letter of Intent due August 1, 2002 Please note that we have switched to Letters of Intent for our Young Investigator, Pilot Research Awards, and Treatment-Related Awards. We have also increased the limit for our Pilot research Awards from $40,000/year to $60,000/year. Please see our website at www.cureautismnow.org for Letter of Intent guidelines or call 1-888-8AUTISM. ******************************************************* The Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences at NSF would like to alert you to the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Sites Program. The REU program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of science funded by NSF. REU Sites typically support 8-12 students for 10-12 weeks during the summer. Sites are typically focused around a common discipline or theme and should show plans for moving undergraduates from a dependent to an independent researcher status. Recruitment should focus on underrepresented minorities and those students who may not have access to research experiences; typically at least half of the students come from outside the host institution. The deadline for proposals is September 15, and the program announcement is located at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2002/nsf02136/nsf02136.htm. A listing of the current REU Sites in the social, behavioral, and economic sciences is located at http://www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/reu/reu98sber.htm. For additional information, please consult the website www.nsf.gov/reu or contact the Cross-Directorate Activities program -- Kristin Raymond (kraymond@nsf.gov, 703-292-7323) or Bonney Sheahan (bsheahan@nsf.gov, 703-292-7291). ************************************************************ V CONFERENCES ************************************************************* COGNITIVE NEUROIMAGING SABBATICAL PROGRAM The Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at the Massachusetts General Hospital invites applications from mid- and senior-level scientists interested in spending their sabbatical or fellowship year investigating the neural bases of cognition. The Center offers state of the art neuroimaging facilities in fMRI, MEG, EEG, & NIRS. Opportunities include intensive training, hands-on experience in the various imaging modalities, imaging time, technical assistance with designing and running experiments and data analysis. Applications should include a CV and letter of interest, and will be accepted throughout the year. For more information please refer to the website (www. nmr.mgh.harvard.edu) or contact Maria Mody (maria@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu) ************************************************************ Neuroimaging Symposium Announcement The MGH/MIT/HMS Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging invites participants to register for Brainstorm 2002: The Future of Neuroimaging to be held at the Aphrodite Astir Palace Resort, Athens, Greece, September 19-21. This intimate symposium will explore how current and upcoming bioimaging techniques might be applied to address the major outstanding basic science and clinical questions in neuroscience. Space is limited. To register and for more information see www.martinos.org/brainstorm or contact Caroline West (caroline@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu). ************************************************************ Language and Motor Integration: Neuroimaging and Computational Modeling Centre for Functional Imaging Studies, University of Edinburgh, September 23-25, 2002 This CFIS workshop will bring together scientists with experimental and computational expertise in language and motor functions. It aims at enhancing the understanding of language and motor integration by relating functional imaging to computational models of brain function. There is no registration fee. For details and application see: http://www.anc.ed.ac.uk/workshops/LMI-workshop Or contact: Martin Meyer mmeyer@anc.ed.ac.uk ************************************************************ The Self: From Soul to Brain," (September 26-28, 2002, New York City). A New York Academy of Sciences sponsored conference, organized by Joseph LeDoux?, brings together some of the world's leading neuroscientists, psychologists, anthropologists, philosophers, theologians, and others to assess the significance of rapidly developing brain science for our conceptions of self, individuality, and personhood. For detailed program and registration information, click here: www.nyas.org/scitech/conf/index.cfm ************************************************************ Emotions Inside Out: 130 Years after Darwin's The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals," (November 16-17, 2002, New York City). A New York Academy of Sciences sponsored conference, organized by Paul Ekman, Joe Campos, Richard Davidson, and Frans de Waal, takes a fresh look at an old theory that is still the reference point for research into emotions and facial expression. This conference will update and deepen our understanding of the emotional life of animals, the role of emotional communication in human development, and the emotional underpinnings of normal and pathological social behavior. For detailed program and registration information, click here: www.nyas.org/scitech/conf/index.cfm ************************************************************ VI CNS REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FORM For faster service go to the online membership application.