Events for current students
Social and informal discussion on Interdisciplinary Education and Learning
Edinburgh Interdisciplinary Discussions and Cognito present:FENS Forum of European Neuroscience social and informal discussion on Interdisciplinary Education and Learning.
What are the advantages and pitfalls of interdisciplinary education?
See where you stand on the issue!
When: Tuesday 6th July 2010, 19.00 hrs
Where: Café Diva’s, Waalstraat 48, Amsterdam (or meet outside RAI main entrance 18.45)
For more information click here.
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13th International Neuroscience Winter Conference
Interested in high-level neuroscience conferences? In 2011 the 13th International Neuroscience Winter Conference will be held in one of the major ski resorts in Austria.The preparations for the 13th International Neuroscience Winter Conference (March 29 - April 2, 2011) at Sölden, Austria have started. Mark the dates and tell your friends and colleagues!
1) A new web domain and website have been launched (http://www.winterneuroscience.org)
2) The call for symposium proposals is already open (see web site), the deadline is August 15, 2010. See instructions for proposals at http://www.winterneuroscience.org
If you want to receive quarterly short updated information about the program, deadlines or funding opportunities for participation you are kindly invited to subscribe to the newsletter by sending a blank mail following this subscription link or, if your mail proram does not open with this link, send a separate mail to subscribe@winterconference.org and type "subscribe" into the subject line.
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International Life Sciences Students Conference
We would like to inform you about an international conference for students in the field of life sciences; International Life Sciences Students Conference.
This conference is organized for bachelor-, master- and PhD students working/interested in different fields of life sciences. Focus will be on Immunology, Oncology, Genetics, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cell and Molecular Biology, but other topics could also be discussed.
The goal of this three day conference is to give young scientist the opportunity to present and discuss their own work in addition to meeting international colleagues. After a great success of the conference in Slovenia, Ukraine and Poland, the conference will be held in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, in November 2010.
More information can be found on the website: www.ilssc.orgor.
You can contact us via ilssc2010@gmail.com.
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"(How) do psychedelics work?"
You are invited to a lecture organised by Cognito and Stichting Open: "(How) do psychedelics work?"
Neuroscientists dr. Ruud Kortekaas (University Medical Centre Groningen) and dr. Hylke Vervaeke (Free University Amsterdam) give an overview of cutting edge research into psychedelics, focussing on clinical health care, the use of psychedelics in new treatment strategies, and neural mechanisms.
Are psychedelics of any use? And what are the risks? What are the possibilities? What do we know about the effects of psychedelics on the brain? To what degree can techniques such as fMRI, TMS and PET contribute to psychedelic research? And what can we learn from this about consciousness?
Date: Wednesday, May 2nd, time: 19.30 - 22.00, location: University of Amsterdam, Roetersstraat 16 (REC). Room AB.12 ('zaal B').
Free entrance, no registration required.
We hope to see you there!
For more information go to http://www.stichtingopen.nl
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National Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience, Germany
The Bernstein Network is a large-scale research network focused on the field of Computational Neuroscience. Computational Neuroscience combines up-to-date experimental approaches with theoretical models and computer simulations. Read more..
Brains for Brains;
Young Researchers Computational Neuroscience Award
Starting you career in Computational neuroscience?
Recently published a paper or reviewd conference abstract?
Win a € 500 cash prize and a trip to Germany. Read more..
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Thursday May 20 - BCF Event Amsterdam RAI
The BCF Event is the biggest carreer event in The Netherlands for the highly educatedin Life Sciences, Chemistry, Food & Pharma. On this day you can meet about 100 employers. Read more...
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Interdisciplinary Congres Amsterdam (ICA)
The interdisciplinary Congres Amsterdam organises a yearly congres on interdisciplinary topics. The topics of this year is intelligence. The congress will be held on Wednesday March 10, 2010 at REC M1.01 from 9.00 - 18.00 hrs. Read more..
Note: the congres will be held in Dutch.
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Invitation annual Mind the Brain Symposium at UU on April 13nd and 14nd 2010
Dear Student of MBCS at UvA,
We are glad to announce that our annual Mind the Brain Symposium will take place on April 13nd and 14nd 2010.
Every year students of the Master program Neuroscience & Cognition at Utrecht University (UU) organize a symposium, during which students of our Master program will present their audience with results of their internships. In addition, on each day of the symposium, a lecture will be given by one of our two internationally renowned guest speakers.
Read more
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The Berlin School of Mind and Brain invites applications for visiting scholars and students.
The Berlin School of Mind and Brain is an international research school, located in the vibrant heart of Berlin. Founded in 2006 as part of Germany's Excellence Initiative, it offers a unique three-year interdisciplinary doctoral program in English in the mind/brain sciences. Research within the School focuses on the interface between the humanities and the neurosciences. Of particular interest are research areas that fall on the borders between the mind sciences (e.g., philosophy, linguistics, behavioral and cognitive science, economics), and the brain sciences (e.g., neurophysiology, computational neuroscience, neurology, and neurobiology). Major topics of research within the program include: 'conscious and unconscious perception', 'decision-making', 'language', 'brain plasticity and lifespan ontogeny', 'mental disorders and brain dysfunction', and the 'philosophy of mind'.
However, research is not limited to these areas, and students are strongly encouraged to develop and work at their own initiative on any projects that are relevant to interdisciplinary questions relating to mind and brain.
Visiting scholars will have a doctoral degree, and be working in an area of research relevant to the School. Visiting student status is available to qualified doctoral students currently enrolled in programs not affiliated with the Berlin School of Mind and Brain. In rare circumstances students with a master's degree may also be granted visiting student status.
Visiting scholars are provided a desk and computer in a shared office space. Both visiting scholars and students will be provided with access to the internet and university libraries.
In addition, visiting students are allowed by prior arrangement to participate in relevant aspects of the School’s teaching program during their visit. It is anticipated that visiting scholars and students will participate actively in the academic life of the School. The School would be delighted, for instance, to hear suggestions from visiting scholars regarding potential seminars or journal clubs that they might organize during their stay.
Further details can be found: http://www.mind-and-brain.de/overview/visitors
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Computational Linguistics Applications (CLA'10)
Wisla, Poland, October 18-20, 2010http://CLA2010.imcsit.org
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FENS-IBRO Schools 2010
Overview of all schools in 2010: http://fens.mdc-berlin.de/fens-ibro-schools/2010/schools/
Training Centre
Lausanne & Geneva Training Centre: Imaging Neural Function
August 22 – September 10, 2010
Lausanne/Geneva, Switzerland
Partially Supported School
Translational Research in Basal Ganglia Disorders
September 20 – 24, 2010
Mallorca, Spain
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FENS meeting
In 2010 the FENS meeting will take place in Amsterdam from July 3rd - 7th (http://fens2010.neurosciences.asso.fr/index.html)