Connectionists: CfP: Special Issue on Brain Informatics

[Juzhen Dong]

Call for Papers

Special Issue on Brain Informatics

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS RESEARCH, An Interdisciplinary Journal
(Publisher: Elsevier)

Guest Editors: Ning Zhong, Jiming Liu, Yiyu Yao

http://wi-consortium.org/cyberchair/Specialissue/cbc_index.html

Brain Informatics (BI) has recently emerged as an interdisciplinary
research field that focuses on studying the mechanisms underlying
human information processing system (HIPS). It focuses on the
invesigation of the essential functions of the brain, ranging from
perception to thinking, covering multi-perception, attention, memory,
language, computation, heuristic search, reasoning, planning,
decision-making, problem-solving, learning, discovery, and creativity.

BI emphasizes a systematic approach to achieving an integrated
understanding of both macroscopic and microscopic level working
principles, by means of conducting experimental, computational, and
cognitive neuroscience studies, as well as utilizing advanced Web
Intelligence (WI) centric information technologies.

The main research problems in BI lie in the interplays between the
studies of human brain and the research of informatics. On one hand,
one models and characterizes the functions of human brain based on the
notions of information processing systems. WI centric information
technologies are applied to support brain science studies. For
instance, the Wisdom Web and knowledge grids enable high-speed,
large-scale analysis, simulation, and computation as well as new ways
of sharing research data and scientific discoveries. On the other
hand, informatics-enabled brain studies, e.g., based on fMRI and EEG,
significantly broaden the spectrum of theories and models of brain
scinces and offer new insights into the development of human-level
intelligence on the Wisdom Web and knowledge grids.

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Topics of Interest
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The topics and areas include, but not limited to:

* Thinking centric investigation of HIPS:

- Human deductive/inductive reasoning mechanisms (e.g., principles of human
reasoning and problem solving);
- Human learning mechanisms (e.g., personalized user/student models).

* Perception centric investigation of HIPS:

- Human multi-perception mechanisms;
- Auditory, visual, and tactile information processing.

* Modeling human brain information processing mechanisms:

- Neuro-mechanism of HIPS;
- Mathematical models of HIPS;
- Cognitive and computational models of HIPS.

* Information technologies for management and use of human brain data:

- Human brain data collection, pre-processing, management, and analysis;
- Databasing the brain and constructing data brain models;
- Multi-media human brain data mining and reasoning;
- Simulation of spatiotemporal characteristics and flow in HIPS;
- Developing brain data grids and brain research support portals.

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On-Line Submissions and Publication
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On-Line Submissions:

http://wi-consortium.org/cyberchair/Specialissue/cbc_index.html

Each paper will be peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers.

The draft Latex style file is available on the Elsevier Web page
(if you use Latex).

Important Dates:

Submission of full papers: Feb 15, 2008
Notification of paper acceptance: May 5, 2008

Details of the journal, submission requirements, and recent articles are
available on the website:
http://www.cogsci.rpi.edu/~rsun/journal.html

Contact information: Ning Zhong <zhong at maebashi-it.ac.jp>

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS RESEARCH is an interdisciplinary journal covering broad
issues concerning cognition and behavior. Articles should be both
substantive and accessible/interesting to our interdisciplinary readership.

The goal of the journal Cognitive Systems Research is to be one of the best
journals in cognitive science (broadly defined), providing a top-quality,
truly interdisciplinary forum for a broad cross-section of scientific
communities.

Elsevier is the publisher of this journal. Both on-line and hardcopy
versions are available, thus ensuring wide dissemination.