OGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE SOCIETY NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2003
Table of Contents:
I Welcome to the Newsletter
II Annual Meeting
III Announcements
IV Positions Available
V Conferences
VI CNS Registration Form
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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, see www.cogneurosociety.org for the most up-to-date current
member list or 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.
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II ANNUAL MEETING
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MEETING INFORMATION
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. Please bookmark www.cogneurosociety.org
for updated meeting information.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
All meeting events will be held at the New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway,
New York. Reservations may be made there.
The hotel is located in the heart of the Broadway Theater District, adjacent to
the Fashion District and convenient to Fifth Avenue, and Restaurant Row. The
Marriott Marquis is offering a special room rate of $199 single/double to all
attendees of the CNS meeting. Call Group Reservations at 1-800-228-9290 or
212-398-1900 before March 7, 2003 to receive the special room rates.
AIRLINE INFORMATION
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 A4533AI
CAR RENTAL INFORMATION
Avis Car Rental discounts available
For discount use AWD#B136000
ABSTRACTS
All accepted abstracts have been scheduled. Please note that if your abstract
has been accepted and scheduled, you must attend the meeting to present it.
Please use the registration form at the end of the Newsletter to register, or go
to the website for an online registration form by February 28, 2003.
See the website, www.cogneruoscociety.org, for session and number of your
abstract. GSP candidates have been contacted. An announcement of the winners is
listed on the website.
MEETING REGISTRATION
Online Registration is now available. For the fastest registration service,
please use our new online registration submission form. For discounted
registration rates, register before 2/28/03.
SYMPOSIA
Sunday, March 30, 8:30-10:30 am
Exploring Expertise: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Understanding Visual
Object Recognition
Chair: Tim Curran, University of Colorado at Boulder
Speakers:
Garrison Cottrell, University of California, San Diego
Isabel Gauthier, Vanderbilt University
David Sheinberg, Brown University
James Tanaka, Oberlin College
Sunday, March 30, 1:30-3:30 pm
Action Understanding and Imitation: A Neurophysiological Account
Chair: Giacomo Rizzolatti, University of Parma
Speakers:
Christian Keysers, University of Parma
David I. Perrett, University of St Andrews
Marco Iacoboni, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Harold Bekkering, University of Groningen
Monday, March 31, 8:30-10:30 am
Neurocognitive Bases of Tool Use in Primates
Chair: Scott H. Johnson, Dartmouth College
Speakers:
Daniel J. Povinelli, University of Louisianna
Atsushi Iriki, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Georg Goldenberg, Neuropsychological Department, KMB
Monday, March 31, 1:30-3:30 pm
Reciprocal Links between Emotion and Cognition
Co-Chairs: J.L. Armony, McGill University and P. Vuilleumier, University of
Geneva
Speakers:
P. Vuilleumier, University of Geneva
Arne Ohman, Karolinska Institute
Elizabeth A. Phelps, New York University
Gary S. Aston-Jones, University of Pennsylvania
Tuesday, April 1, 8:30-10:30 am
Prefrontal Cortex: Unitary Function or Multiple Functional Subregions?
Chair: Roberto Cabeza, Duke University
Speakers:
Earl K. Miller, MIT
John Duncan, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
Michael Petrides, McGill University
Roberto Cabeza, Duke University
Tuesday, April 1, 1:30-3:30 pm
The Interactive Brain: Cognitive Neuroscience and the Corpus Callosum
Chair: Patricia Reuter-Lorenz, University of Michigan
Speakers:
Paul M. Corballis, Georgia Institute of Technology
Stephanie Clarke, University Hospital
Clifford Saron, University of California, Davis
Marie T. Banich, University of Colorado
George A. Miller Distinguished Lecture
The Cognitive Neuroscience Society is pleased to announce that Professor Michael
S. Gazzaniga of Dartmouth College is the 2003 George A. Miller Distinguished
Lecturer.
This lectureship has been established by the Foundation to honor George Miller
for his unrelenting efforts to establish the field of cognitive neuroscience.
Dr. Gazzaniga's lecture, "Seeking the Self in a Distributed Network," will be
presented at the tenth annual Cognitive Neuroscience Society meeting at the
Marriott Marquis in New York on Sunday, March 30, 2003 from 5:30-6:30 PM.
Previous Winners of the George A. Miller Lectureship:
David Hubel 1995
David Premack 1996
Roger Shepard 1997
Susan Carey 1998
Giacomo Rizzolatti 1999
Patricia Churchland 2000
William Newsome 2001
Daniel Kahneman 2002
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SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM BEFORE CNS 2003 MEETING
Second Symposium on Neuroscience, Aging & Cognition (SNAC II)
Time: Saturday, March 29, 2003
Location: Astor Room, Marriott Marquis
Organizers:
Denise C. Park (Univ. Illinois)
Roberto Cabeza (Duke Univ.)
Lars Nyberg (Umea Univ.)
Sponsors: University of Illinois & Duke University
 Emotion and Aging (10-12 p.m.).
Laura Carstensen (Stanford Univ.)
Elizabeth Kensinger (MIT)
Ruben Gur (Univ. Pennsylvania)
Kevin LaBar (Duke Univ)
 Healthy and Pathological Aging (1-3 p.m.)
Arthur Kramer (Univ of Illinois)
Yaakov Stern (Columbia Univ.)
Cindy Lustig (Washington Univ.)
 Memory and Aging (3:30-5:30 p.m.)
Anthony Wagner (MIT)
Scott Small (Columbia Univ.)
Sander Daselaar (Duke Univ.)
Marcia Johnson (Yale Univ.)
Program website: http://agingmind.beckman.uiuc.edu/snac
All welcome. No registration necessary.
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Pre-Registration and On-site Registration Hours
All registration will take place on the Sixth Floor of the Marriott Marquis.
Saturday, 3/29/03, 5:30-7:30 pm (recommended)
Sunday, 3/30/03, 7:30 am -4:30 pm (Please arrive early to prevent delays at the
start of the meeting)
Monday, 3/31/03, 8:00 am-2:00 pm
Tuesday, 4/1/03, 8:00 am-12:00 pm
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III ANNOUNCEMENTS
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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.
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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
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The Irwin Foundation
Competition for best scholarly paper on topic:
"Neurology and Psychiatry should merge, since both share neuroscience as their
foundational science."
Jury of peers will evaluate submissions. Winning essay will receive $1000 cash
award. Second cash prize of $1000 awarded to essay that best opposes position
advocated by winning paper. Essays should be between 2000 and 5000 words.
Shorter submissions will be considered. Best submissions on both sides will be
gathered together into edited volume Foundation plans to publish. Deadline May
1, 2003.
Contact Michael Schwartz, M.D., 34650 Cedar Road, Gates Mills, OH 44040.
440-442-0401. mas1@concentric.net
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James S. McDonnell Foundation
21st Century Science Initiative - 2003
Application Deadline: March 14
The James S. McDonnell Foundation announces new program descriptions and
application guidelines for the 21st Century Science Initiative. New application
procedures will facilitate submission and speed notification. Funding available
for research projects in Brain Cancer; Bridging Brain, Mind, and Behavior; and
Studying Complex Systems. The Foundation supports investigator-initiated
research and collaborative projects likely to advance the current state of
knowledge. Program information, application guidelines, and proposal preparation
instructions are available at: www.jsmf.org. No geographic restrictions;
international applications are encouraged.
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IV POSITIONS AVAILABLE
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CHAIR POSITION, RICE UNIVERSITY
Psychology Department chaired position for advanced associate or full professor
level in cognitive psychology, Start date of Fall 2003. Rice University
(www.rice.edu) across from Texas Medical Center (www.tmc.edu, 42 affiliated
institutions), provides opportunities for neuroimaging and patient-based
research. For full consideration, applications should be received by April 15,
2003. Please submit a cover letter, vita, reprints and names of references to:
Senior Cognitive Search Committee, Psychology Department, MS-25, Rice
University, P.O. Box 1892, Houston, Texas 77251-1892. Rice University is an
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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FACULTY POSITION, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
UCD Medical Institute for Neurodevelopmental Disorders (M.I.N.D. Institute),
offering a faculty position (In Residence series) for Human Electrophysiologist.
Need Ph.D. and/or M.D. degree and at least two years postgraduate experience.
Person selected will be expected build an independent, extramurally-funded
research program and to achieve excellence in the teaching of basic sciences to
medical and graduate students. A substantial portion of the candidate's research
program should address research in autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders
using EEG techniques. This may be carried out in parallel with studies of normal
socioemotional development and with other brain imaging techniques such as fMRI.
By March 1, 2003, send c.v., statement of research, and three references to:
David G. Amaral, Ph.D., Director of Research, c/o M.I.N.D. Institute, 4860 Y
Street, Suite 3020, Sacramento, CA 95817. EO/AAE.
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FACULTY POSITION IN COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE, Georgetown University.
One tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor position available. Excellent
facilities available: EEG/ERP; human/3T and animal/7T fMRI; numerous populations
with developmental or acquired brain-disorders. Send detailed CV; two-page
statement of research/teaching interests; and three preprints/reprints to:
Faculty Search Committee; Attention: Michael Ullman; Department of Neuroscience;
Georgetown University; Box 571464; Washington DC 20057-1464. Please have three
referees send recommendations to the same address. Application review begins
immediately. AA/EOE.
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TENURE FACULTY POSITION, UCSD
Tenure-track faculty position for functional neuroimaging in Neurosciences and
Neurobiology at UCSD. Requirements include Ph.D./ M.D. degree, post-doctoral
experience in functional imaging, graduate/medical teaching potential, and
technical expertise to promote neuroimaging at the new research-dedicated Center
for Functional MRI. Send CV, selected reprints, and 3 letters to Neurosciences
Search Committee, c/o Peggy Chambers, UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA
92093-0624 (pchambers@ucsd.edu) Salary commensurate with rank and experience
based on UC pay scales. EO/AAE.
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DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
Tenure track position, rank open, in cognitive neuroscience or cognitive
neurology. Requires PhD or MD and an active research program in an area related
to dementia, aphasia, or other disorders of higher cognitive function. 3T fMRI
scanner, ERP facilities available. Submit application letter, CV, reprints,
names of four references to: Rhonda Friedman, PhD, Department of Neurology,
Georgetown University, 3800 Reservoir Rd. NW, Washington, D. C. 20007 , friedmar
@ georgetown.edu
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SEVEN POSITIONS: SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF WALES, BANGOR
Seven new positions at levels equivalent to Assistant, Associate or Full
Professor in any area of Psychology. We especially seek to strengthen cognitive
neuroscience in the areas of memory, executive function, social cognition,
language, perception and action, affective neuroscience, developmental
neuroscience and the psychobiology of mental illness. The School's Centre for
Cognitive Neuroscience has laboratories for fMRI, ERP and fMRI guided TMS and a
patient panel for neurobehavioral research. http://www.psychology.bangor.
Contact professors Shapiro: k.shapiro@bangor.ac.uk, Rafal: r.rafal@bangor.ac.uk,
Vihman: m.vihman@bangor.ac.uk, or Woods: b.woods@bangor.ac.uk. Closing date for
applications: 7 April 2003
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POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW CENTER FOR MIND AND BRAIN, UC DAVIS
Postdoctoral funding available to study the neural mechanisms of cognitive
control. Available techniques include fMRI (1.5 Tesla and 3.0 Tesla scanners),
ERPs, and possible access to neuropsychological patients. Preferable background:
Ph.D. in cognitive neuroscience, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology,
or social psychology. Facility with computers is a plus. Start date flexible;
salary includes benefits. Contact Silvia Bunge for more information:
sbunge@mit.edu; (617)-452-2548.
http://mindbrain.ucdavis.edu/content/Silvia%20Bunge/FrontPage
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POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS, DEPARTMENT OF NEUROBIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR,UCI
Two postdoctoral positions available August 2003 for fMRI and ERP studies of
memory, in the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, UCI.
Enquiries to Michael Rugg (m.rugg@ucl.ac.uk). Applications (CV and names of
three referees) to: Kathy Gerakos, Dept of Neurobiology & Behavior, University
of California, 2205 McGaugh Hall, Irvine, CA 92697-4550, kgerakos@uci.edu no
later than April 1st.
The University of California, Irvine is an equal opportunity employer committed
to excellence through diversity.
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POSTDOCTORAL POSITION, RICE UNIVERSITY
Post-doctoral fellowship is available examining interaction between neural
systems of perception, and motivation in evaluating task-relevance of stimuli.
Research projects include using dense-array ERPs and fMRI to examine prefrontal
biasing of perceptual representations in selective attention in normal subjects
and the disruption of neural systems of attention in schizophrenia and substance
abuse disorder. Apply: send CV, p/reprints, three letters of recommendation, and
a statement of research interests to: Geoffrey Potts, Psychology MS-25, Rice
University, P.O. Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251-1892; gpotts@rice.edu
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POSTDOCTORAL POSITION, MIT
Postdoctoral position to study effects of aging on emotional memory. Candidate
will conduct behavioral research with young and older adults, as well as conduct
functional and structural MRI investigations. Candidates should have experience
in functional or structural MRI. Familiarity with computers (LINUX, UNIX,
MATLAB) and statistical methods (SPM) desirable. Send letter describing research
interests, CV, representative reprints, and 2-3 recommendations to Suzanne
Corkin, Ph.D., NE20-392, MIT, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge MA 02139,
617-253-5762 (phone); 617-253-1504 (fax); corkin@mit.edu.
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POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP: THE ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND
KUNIN-LUNENFELD APPLIED RESEARCH UNIT OF BAYCREST CENTRE FOR GERIATRIC CARE
Post-doctoral research fellowship available in cognitive rehabilitation of mild
stroke and focal lesion populations. Applicants need Ph.D. in cognitive
neuroscience, occupational therapy or related field. Submit statement of
research interests, C.V., relevant reprints, three letters of reference sent
independently by April 30, 2003, to: Dr. Jennifer Ryan, Rotman Research
Institute, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, 3560 Bathurst Street, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada M6A 2E1. fax: (416) 785-2862; jryan@rotman-baycrest.on.ca
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POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
A postdoctoral position is available exploring the neural basis of attentional
control using electrophysiology (96-channel EEG laboratory) and fMRI (1.5T, 3T,
and 4T research-dedicated MRI scanners at UNC and Duke). Expertise with fMRI or
ERPs is an advantage but not required. Please send CV and names of 2-3
references to Dr. Joseph Hopfinger (hopfinger@unc.edu); Department of
Psychology, CB# 3270 Davie Hall; University of North Carolina; Chapel Hill, NC
27599-3270.
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POSTDOCTORAL POSITION, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSLYVANIA
The University of Pennsylvania Neuropsychiatry Program seeks two postdoctoral
candidates. Our focus is integrating basic and clinical neuroscience in a
cohesive effort to elucidate neural substrates of schizophrenia. Research
opportunities in animals and humans include the integration of neurobehavioral
measures - cognition, emotion, olfaction - with neuroimaging,
electrophysiological, cellular and molecular neuropathological measures. Genetic
paradigms are pursued in examining endophenotypic markers. Request application:
Wendy Snyder, wesnyder@bbl.med.upenn.edu; http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/bbl ;
Deadline: April 30, 2003.
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RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITION AVAILABLE, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Memory Lab seeking RA to assist in research on memory and executive function.
Position will be for 2-4 years, with responsibilities extending to include fMRI
research. Individuals with a BA and experience in cognitive psychology or
neuroscience preferred. Programming ability a plus. Prior fMRI experience not
necessary. Send vita and cover letter, with three references to Michael Anderson
(attn: Research Assistant), Department of Psychology, 1227 University of Oregon,
Eugene, Oregon, 97403, mcanders@darkwing.uoregon.edu.
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FULL-TIME RESEARCH ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSLYVANIA
RA position available at the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, University of
Pennsylvania. Research focuses on memory and language in humans, especially
investigations of semantic memory. Background in psychology, cognitive science,
or related field preferred. Familiarity with Macintosh computers, Microsoft
Office, and some experience with statistics desirable. Responsibilities include
subject recruitment, designing/facilitating behavioral and functional
neuroimaging experiments, data analysis, some administrative work, and mentoring
undergraduate students. Please contact Dr. Sharon Thompson-Schill;
sschill@psych.upenn.edu; http://www.psych.upenn.edu/~sschill
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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 behavioral and
brain imaging studies, and running the laboratory. Qualifications: B.A. or B.S.,
preferably in psychology, neuroscience, biology or computer science.
Responsible, good interpersonal skills, facility with computers, interest in
pursuing career in cognitive neuroscience. Salary includes benefits. Preferred
start date: August or September 2003. Contact Silvia Bunge for more information:
sbunge@mit.edu; (617)-452-2548.
http://mindbrain.ucdavis.edu/content/Silvia%20Bunge/FrontPage
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RESEARCH ASSISTANT VA Northern California Health Care System
Full-time assistant to conduct research with healthy neurologically impaired
individuals in the areas of memory, language, and attention. Qualifications:
Degree in psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, or related field.
Candidates need strong computer skills (Unix helpful), familiarity with
statistics, some prior research experience (experience with patient populations
helpful). Duties include developing experiments, preparing stimuli, collecting
and analyzing ERP data, assisting in manuscript preparation.
Send CV and three references to Diane Swick, diane@ebire.org
http://www.dbs.ucdavis.edu/neuro/temp/researcher.cfm?uid=dswick
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RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITION, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Research Assistant position available at Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and
Department of Psychiatry at University of Pennsylvania. Lab research focuses on
attention, working memory, cognitive control. Experiments involve use of
movement analysis and eye-tracking to study sequential behavior in normal
individuals and patients with disorders of action, attention, and memory.
Background in psychology, cognitive science or related field preferred. Comfort
with statistics, familiarity with computer programming is desirable. Send a CV
and two references to Dr. Matthew Botvinick at mmb@mail.med.upenn.edu or Center
for Cognitive Neuroscience, 3815 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6196.
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THREE RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITIONS, NATIONAL NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER
Seeking three Research Assistants (RAs) with strong interest in cognitive
psychology, computer science, biomedical engineering, or neuropsychological
assessment and research with humans. Exceptional candidates with other areas of
interest (e.g., speech pathology; nursing) will be seriously considered. The RA
position will be located at the National Naval Medical Center and funded by the
Department of Defense via the Henry M. Jackson Foundation. The Vietnam Head
Injury Study - Phase III will perform research in the following areas: Planning,
Reasoning, Social Cognition and the Human Prefrontal Cortex; Memory and Amnesia;
Functional Neuroplasticity, Visuomotor Skills, and Knowledge Representation
using cognitive science and neuropsychological methods. Both normal volunteers
and patients with penetrating brain injuries will be studied. The Cognitive
Neuroscience RA position includes tutorial training in neurobehavioral
assessment and diagnostics, intensive experience in experimental and clinical
neuropsychological assessment, participation in clinical rounds and seminar
presentations, and the development of an original research project. The Henry M
Jackson Foundation provides flexible and generous benefit choices as well as a
highly competitive salary structure. AA/EEO Interested candidates should send a
resume, statement of career interests and objectives to careers@hjf.org, Attn:
1298HS.
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BESA v5.0 Workshop April 2-3 in New York
Electrical Geodesics, Inc. and MEGIS Software GmbH
EGI and MEGIS Software GmbH will hold a hands-on workshop April 2-3 in
conjunction with the CNS conference. The workshop will focus on the new BESA
v5.0 with an expanded section covering the new time-frequency and source
coherence features. The core of the course will be the full analysis of an
auditory reaction time experiment using a 128-channel data set recorded with an
EGI geodesic sensor net. Together, we will perform all the steps of
pre-processing and advanced off-line averaging of the raw data to multiple
source models based on EEG and/or fMRI.
Space is limited. Contact EGI at 541.687.7962 or info@egi.com for additional
information.
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Visiting Fellowship Program in Functional MRI
Offered 3 times/year at the MGH NMR Center and Athinoula A. Martinos Center for
Biomedical Imaging in Charlestown, MA, near Boston.
Next program: March 24-28, 2003
Future programs: June 2-6 and October 20-24.
See http://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fmrivfp/ for registration and other
information
Robert L. Savoy, Ph.D., Director, savoy@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu
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THIRD ANNUAL FMRIDC WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT
The fMRI Data Center's (fMRIDC) Third Annual Summer Workshop in fMRI
Informatics will be held at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, from
July 7th-9th, 2003. This exciting three-day workshop will include expert
faculty presentations on fMRI data analysis techniques, neuroimaging
experimental design and interpretation, as well as computational and
information retrieval techniques. Workshop applications are reviewed and
participants selected on the basis of previous fMRI experience, current
projects that could benefit from interaction with experts in the field, and, in
certain instances, the applicant's financial need. Successful workshop
applicants will also be introduced to the fMRIDC's archive of published
functional brain imaging studies and will receive hands-on experience with
software tools being developed by members of the workshop faculty. The fMRI
Data Center provides successful workshop applicants with room, partial board,
and limited support for travel.
We are excited to announce that this year's faculty will include:
Geoffrey Aguirre, University of Pennsylvania
Abigail Baird, Dartmouth College
Barry Horwitz, NIDCD, National Inst of Health
Anthony Randal McIntosh, Rotman Institute
Paul Thompson, University of California Los Angeles
Stephen Strother, University of Minnesota
Daniel Valentino, University of California Los Angeles
The workshop is open to researchers at all academic levels. However, only 40
participants can be accepted. Due to the large number of applications that will
need to be considered, applications must be submitted by February 15th, 2003.
For information and application please write to:
Summer Workshop
The fMRI Data Center
Dartmouth College
6162 Moore Hall
Hanover, NH 03755 USA
Email: summerworkshop@www.fmridc.org
or visit the fMRI Data Center web site http://www.fmridc.org for information and
to apply via the online registration form.
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Developing Individuality in the Human Brain: A Tribute To Michael Posner
May 2nd -3rd, 2003
University of Oregon
With this conference held on the University of Oregon campus we want to
celebrate the achievements of one of the great psychologists of our time,
Michael Posner. We have invited a number of distinguished scholars whose work is
closely related to Michael Posner's legacy of integrating the science of the
mind and the brain. Confirmed speakers are Thomas Carr, BJ Casey, Stanislas
Dehaene, John Duncan, Martha Farah, Mark Johnson, Ray Klein, Helen Neville, and
Mary Rothbart. Organizers of this conference are Ulrich Mayr, Edward Awh, and
Steve Keele.
Guests are welcome and will have the opportunity to present a poster on their
own research. For further information, please contact Vonda Evans:
vevans@oregon.uoregon.edu .
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The Santa Fe Institute announces an intensive summer workshop: "From neuron to
network--Biophysically-based functional models," to be held July 27 - August 8,
2003 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This workshop is designed for graduate students,
postdocs and junior faculty with a solid knowledge of neurobiology and an
interest in using theory. For details about the workshop, including lecturers,
tentative schedule and application details, please visit
http://www.santafe.edu/mathannounce03.html or e-mail mathmodel@santafe.edu.
Deadline for applications is March 21, 2003. Women, minorities and
students from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply.
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The MGH/MIT/HMS Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging invites
participants to register for Multimodal Brain Imaging, a three-day course on
theory, software tools and technology for multimodal imaging using MRI, EEG and
MEG being developed by the Center. Space is limited. Please visit:
http://www.martinos.org/NewFiles/CFNT_multimodal_course.html for more
information or contact Stacey Ladieu
(sladieu@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu).
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CNS Annual Meeting Registration Form
March 30-April 1, 2003
Register Early: Discounts on all Pre-Registration
All meeting events are open to those wearing a meeting badge. All badges will be
issued at the meeting. Pre-registrants will receive their badge and program at
the pre-registration check-in table at the meeting.
1. Complete registration information
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at the meeting. Pre-registration ends 2/28/03. You will not receive a discounted
rate after this date.
Membership/Pre-registration Combination
Yes, I would like to renew my membership/become a new member when I pre-register
and save money. Membership is for one year.
0 Regular Membership and Pre-registration $155
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0 Student Membership and Pre-registration $60
O I can't remember if I am a member and would like you to check my membership
status and charge (credit card only) me if necessary. You can also check the
updated membership list on the website at www.cogneurosociety.org.
Pre-registration Only
0 Member Pre-registration $100
0 Non Member Pre-registration $160
0 Post Doc Member Pre-registration $75
0 Post Doc Non Member Pre-registration $135
0Student Member Pre-registration $35
0 Student Non Member Pre-registration $80
Save money become a member now.
Non-Discounted Registration (after 2/28/03 and on-site)
Discounts on Pre-registrations apply only until 2/28/03 and do not apply
to On-site Registrations. From 2/29/03-3/14/03 you must pay the non-discounted
registration rate. After 3/14/03, we can no longer accept any registrations at
our office, you must register on-site at the meeting.
0 Member On-site Registration $130
0 Non Member On-site Registration $180
0 Post Doc Member On-site Registration $95
0 Post Doc Non Member On-site Registration $150
0 Student Member On-site Registration $50
0 Student Non Member On-site Registration $90
3. Choose method of payment
0 Visa/MasterCard credit card account number with authorization to charge the
amount of _______ for _______ people.
Name on Credit Card Account
Account #
Exp. Date
0 Check or money order in the amount of _______ for _______ people. Check MUST
accompany registration. All Check or money order funds must be in US dollars and
drawn on a US bank. Pay to the order of CNS.


 Choose method of payment submission:
Save paper and time, email or fax this form.
 Email form with credit card information to: cnsinfo@cogneurosociety.org with
Registration in Subject line.
 Fax form with credit card information to: Fax: 978-749-0025. There is no need
for a cover page.
* Mail form with check or credit card information enclosed to:
CNS Annual Meeting Registration
41 Old County Rd.
Andover, MA 01810