Mosaic homepage for CNBC and NPC

[David Redish]

The Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (CNBC) and the Neural
Processes in Cognition Training Program (NPC) are joint projects of
Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh.

There is now a Mosaic homepage for these programs at the following url:

 http://www.cs.cmu.edu:8001/afs/cs/project/cnbc/CNBC.html

Included in this homepage are 
 - summary information on the CNBC and the NPC training program
 - information on how to apply to the NPC training program
 - faculty, postdoc, and graduate student lists and research statements
 - upcoming talks and colloquia
 - resources available from people at the CNBC
   (such as the connectionists archives and 
   local ftp sites for online tech reports)

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A short description of the programs follow:

The Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (CNBC) is a joint project
of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, funded
by a major gift from the R. K. Mellon Foundation. Created in 1994, the
Center is dedicated to the study of the neural basis of cognitive
processes, including learning and memory, language and thought,
perception, attention, and planning. Studies of the neural basis of
normal adult cognition, cognitive development, and disorders of
cognition all fall within the purview of the Center. In addition, the
Center promotes the application of the results of the study of the
neural basis of cognition to artificial intelligence, technology, and
medicine. The Center will synthesize the disciplines of basic and
clinical neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and computer science,
combining neurobiological, behavioral, computational and brain imaging
methods.

The Neural Processes in Cognition training program (NPC) is a joint
project between 15 departments at the University of Pittsburgh and its
medical school and 2 departments at Carnegie Mellon University, funded
by the National Science Foundation.  Students receive instruction in
neurobiology, psychology, mathematics and computer simulation.
Students are trained to interpret the function as well as the
phenomena of neuroscience and to work collaboratively with specialists
in multiple disciplines.

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David Redish
Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon University
(NPC program)