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Dear Colleagues, <br>
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The <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.nncn.de/en/bernstein-association">Bernstein
Association for Computational Neuroscience</a> invites
nominations for the <b>V</b><b>alentino Braitenberg Award for
Computational Neuroscience.</b><br>
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The award is biannually presented by the Bernstein Association to
a scientist in recognition of outstanding research that
contributes to our understanding of the functioning of the brain.
The major criterion for the award is the impact or potential
impact of the recipient's research on the field of brain science.
In the spirit of Valentino Braitenberg's research, special
emphasis is given to theoretical studies elucidating the
functional implications of brain structures and their neuronal
network dynamics.<br>
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The awardee receives a €5.000 prize donated by the Autonome
Provinz Bozen Südtirol as well as complimentary participation
(registration, travel, and hotel accomodation) in the Bernstein
Conference 2016. Here, the prize is awarded together with a Golden
Neuron pin badge in a special ceremony that includes the Valentino
Braitenberg lecture given by the awardee.<br>
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Nominations may be submitted by scientists working in the field of
Computational Neuroscience and should include the following
documents:<br>
- One-page laudation, in which the scientific work of the
candidate is honored with regard to the award's criteria<br>
- CV and list of publications <br>
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<b>Deadline for nominations is </b><b>April 30, 2016 </b>by
e-mail to <a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:an.huber@fz-juelich.de">an.huber@fz-juelich.de</a><span
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"></span><br>
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The call for nominations can be found under the followingn URL:<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="http://www.nncn.de/en/bernstein-association/valentino-braitenberg-award-for-computational-neuroscience">www.nncn.de/en/bernstein-association/valentino-braitenberg-award-for-computational-neuroscience</a><br>
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For inquiries please contact <a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:an.huber@fz-juelich.de">an.huber@fz-juelich.de</a><br>
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Best regards,<br>
Andrea Huber Brösamle
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Dr. Kerstin Schwarzwälder
Bernstein Coordination Site of the
National Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience
Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg
Hansastr. 9A
79104 Freiburg
Germany
phone: +49 761 203 9594
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