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E U R O P E A N S U M M E R S C H O O L Visual Neuroscience: from spikes to awareness Rauischholzhausen Castle (near Frankfurt, Germany) September 3-15, 2006 Application deadline: May 15, 2006 Organizers: Jochen Braun, Frank Bremmer, Karl Gegenfurtner Funded by the Volkswagen-Foundation http://www.allpsych.uni-giessen.de/rauisch Visual neuroscience studies the neural underpinnings of visual function and visual sensation. Its results contribute to our understanding of cognitive brain processes in general and also help to boost the capabilities of technological vision systems. Visual neuroscience involves a wide variety of methods and approaches --- computational theory, neurophysiology, neuroanatomy, functional imaging, psychophysics, neuropsychology, and others --- and illustrates perhaps more clearly than any other area of brain research, the overriding need to combine and coordinate these diverse efforts. The European Summer School exposes young vision researchers --- at the late pre-doctoral or early post-doctoral level --- to the principal methods and seminal issues of contemporary visual neuroscience. In addition, it seeksto build a basic fluency in the emerging lingua franca of computational neuroscience. The range of topics is broad, literally from spikes to awareness, and the pace correspondingly brisk. This intensive experience should allow participants to take a broader view of, and make more informed decisions about, their future research direction. The European Summer School is taught by leading researchers in neurobiology, neuropsychology, psychophysics, and theoretical neuroscience. Two thematically related topics are covered each day, with approximately 3 hours allotted to each (including discussion time). An after-dinner discussion provides an opportunity to contrast and compare the day’s lectures. In addition, students pursue computational and theoretical projects (based on Matlab) during the afternoon, to experiment with key concepts and techniques of computational neuroscience. The program for this year's school is not final yet, but the list of topics covered will be similar to the summer school in 2004. Speakers in 2004 included Pascal Barone (Toulouse), Heinrich Bülthoff (Tübingen), David Burr (Florence), Jochen Braun (Magdeburg), Frank Bremmer (Marburg), Gemma Calvert (Oxford), Gustavo Deco (Barcelona), Heiner Deubel (Munich), Andrew Derrington (Nottingham), Karl Gegenfurtner (Giessen), Concetta Morrone (Milano), Tony Movshon (New York), Gregor Rainer (Tübingen), Petra Stoerig (Düsseldorf), Simon Thorpe (Toulouse), Stefan Treue (Göttingen), Heinz Wässle (Frankfurt) and Christoph Zetzsche (Bremen). The exact list of speakers for 2006 will be presented at the above website as soon as it is finalized. The European Summer School meets at idyllic and inspiring Schloss Rauischholzhausen in Hessia, Germany. The main selection criterion for participants is the degree of benefit that each applicant can be expected to derive from the course. In addition, the organizers attempt to balance fields, nationalities, and genders among participants. All participants receive full stipends and partial travel support. Application forms can be downloaded from the website http://www.allpsych.uni-giessen.de/rauisch/application.html. Please fill in the form and return it by email to [log in to unmask] You are also be asked to arrange for at least one letter of recommendation to be sent separately by email to [log in to unmask] The deadline for receipt of the complete application is 15 May 2006. We look forward to welcome you to the summer school. Jochen Braun, Frank Bremmer and Karl Gegenfurtner -- Prof. Karl Gegenfurtner, Abteilung Allgemeine Psychologie Justus-Liebig-Universität, Otto-Behaghel-Str. 10, 35394 Giessen phone: +49 641 9926100 mailto:[log in to unmask] fax: +49 641 9926119 http://www.allpsych.uni-giessen.de/karl -- EYE-MOVEMENT mailing list ([log in to unmask]) N.B. Replies are sent to the list, not the sender To unsubscribe, etc. see http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/eye-movement/introduction.html Other queries to list owner at [log in to unmask]