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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Apologies for cross-posting – please forward to any interested party.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Applications for the 2019-20 <span style='color:black'>MSc </span>programme <span style='color:black'>in</span></span></b><span class=s1><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=p1 align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=s1><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/msc-computational-cognitive-neuroscience/"><span style='color:black'>Computational Cognitive Neuroscience</span></a></span></b></span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=p1 align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>at Goldsmiths, University of London</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=p1 align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>are now OPEN.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /<o:p></o:p></p><p class=p1><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>This cutting-edge Masters course is a combined effort of the Computing and Psychology Departments which builds on the multi-disciplinary research profiles of our staff. </span>I<span style='color:black'>t equips students with a rigorous grounding in theo</span>retical<span style='color:black'> and</span> experimental methods <span style='color:black'>of computational cognitive neuroscience</span>; it also provides <span style='color:black'>them </span>with the <span style='color:black'>opportunity to </span>apply the knowledge they acquired in a practical research project, which may be carried out in collaboration with one of the Masters programme’s industry <span style='color:black'>partners.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>* COURSE OUTLINE *</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> —————————</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>This is a one-year </span>MSc <span style='color:black'>degree programme, consisting of taught courses (6 months) plus research project and dissertation (6 months). It is designed for students with a good degree in the biological / life sciences (psychology, neuroscience, biology, medicine, etc.) or physical sciences (computer science, mathematics, physics, engineering), but individuals with different backgrounds </span>will also be considered.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>The core contents of this course include (i) fundamentals of cognitive neuroscience (cortical and subcortical mechanisms and structures underlying cognition and behaviour, plus experimental and neuroimaging techniques), and (ii) concepts and methods of computational modelling of biological</span> <span style='color:black'>neurons, simple neuronal circuits, and higher brain functions. </span>Students are trained with a rich variety of computational and advanced methodological skills, taught in the four core modules of the course (“Modelling Cognitive Functions”, “Cognitive Neuroscience”, “Cortical Modelling”, and “Advanced Quantitative Methods”). <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Unlike other standard computational neuroscience programmes (focusing predominantly on modelling “low-level” aspects of cortical function), one of the distinctive features of this course is that it covers the study of biologically</span> realistic <span style='color:black'>models of<i> high-level </i>cognitive processes</span> (including, e.g., language, attention, and decision making). The final research project and dissertation can be carried out in collaboration with an external partner, either from academia or industry.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=p1><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=p1><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>* HOW TO APPLY *</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p1><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> —————————</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>Applications for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 Academic Years are now open. </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>To </span><span style='color:black'>fill in an application, click on this link and follow the instructions: <a href="https://bit.ly/2Fi86SB"><span style='color:black'>https://bit.ly/2Fi86SB</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>NOTE: places are limited.</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>We recommend submitting an application as soon as possible to ensure a place on the programme.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=p1><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>For any further information about the course, please visit:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/msc-computational-cognitive-neuroscience/"><span style='color:black'>https://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/msc-computational-cognitive-neuroscience/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>We look forward to receiving your application soon!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=p1><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>With very best wishes,</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=p1><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=p1><span class=s2><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Dr. Max Garagnani (</span></span><span class=s2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="mailto:M.Garagnani@gold.ac.uk"><span class=s3><span lang=DE style='color:black'>M.Garagnani@gold.ac.uk</span></span></a></span></span><span class=s2><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>)</span></span><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=p1><span lang=ES style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Dr. Maria Herrojo-Ruiz (</span><span class=s3><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="mailto:M.Herrojo-Ruiz@gold.ac.uk"><span lang=ES style='color:black'>M.Herrojo-Ruiz@gold.ac.uk</span></a></span></span><span lang=ES style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>)</span><span lang=ES><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black'>—<br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#7F7F7F'>Joint Programme Leaders, <a href="https://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/msc-computational-cognitive-neuroscience/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#7F7F7F'>MSc in Computational Cognitive Neuroscience</span></a><br>Department of Computing, Department of Psychology<br>Goldsmiths, University of London<br>Lewisham Way, New Cross<br>London SE14 6NW<br>UK<br>Tel. +44 (0)20 7919 7850 <br>Fax: +44 (0)20 7919 7853 <u><br>https://www.gold.ac.uk/computing/people/garagnani-max/<o:p></o:p></u></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#7F7F7F'>https://www.gold.ac.uk/psychology/staff/herrojo-ruiz-maria/<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Follow </span>us <span style='color:black'>on <b>Twitter: </b></span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://twitter.com/coconeuro_gold"><span style='color:black'>https://twitter.com/coconeuro_gold</span></a><b> </b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>