CALL FOR PAPERS
The fMRI Data Center (http://www.fmridc.org) seeks to advance the
understanding of fundamental cognitive processes through the open
sharing of data from published functional neuroimaging studies. This
publicly available archive of published functional magnetic resonance
imaging (fMRI) study data is intended to facilitate involvement across
the fields of computer science, mathematics, physics, and the
neurosciences. Since its inception, the Data Center has provided
researchers around the world with complete, raw, functional and
structural MRI data sets. To further encourage this unique opportunity
for scientific exchange The Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience would like
to announce the call-for-papers for
The 2004 New Perspectives in fMRI Research Award
Submitted papers will be adjudicated by leading experts in fMRI
research. The evaluation of manuscripts will be focused upon
1) The most novel utilization of one or more data sets available
from The fMRI Data Center
2) How the findings of original functional imaging investigations
have been expanded through re-analysis.
Up to three finalists will be selected to receive cash awards and
winning manuscripts will be published in the JOCN. Additionally, the
authors of the original research articles, from which neuroimaging data
have been utilized, will be invited to provide a published commentary on
the new analyses.
Previous New Perspectives Winners Include:
2002 - Dan Lloyd, Trinity College, USA "Functional MRI and the Study of
Human Consciousness"
2003 - Andrea Mechelli, UCL, UK "A Dynamic Causal Modeling Study on
Category Effects: Bottom-Up or Top-Down Mediation"
2003 - Michelle Liou, Institute of Statistical Science, Taiwan "Bridging
Functional MR Images and Scientific Inference: Reproducibility Maps"
Please remit your Letter of Intent by Friday October 3st, 2003 to
The fMRI Data Center
New Perspectives in fMRI Research Award
Attn: Anne Taggart
6162 Moore Hall
Hanover, New Hampshire 03755
Deadline for manuscript submission: Monday February 2nd, 2004
Awardees will be notified by email and announced at the Cognitive
Neuroscience Society 2004 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA.
For more information, please call The fMRI Data Center at (603) 646-0170
or visit http://www.fmridc.org.
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