EU Advanced Course in Computational Neuroscience

[Camilla Bruns]

EU ADVANCED COURSE IN COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE

(AN I.B.R.O. NEUROSCIENCE SCHOOL)


August 19th - September 13th, 2002, OBIDOS, PORTUGAL


DIRECTORS: 		Klaus Obermayer (Technical University Berlin, Germany)
			Alessandro Treves (SISSA, Trieste, Italy)
			Eilon Vaadia (Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel)
			Alain Destexhe (CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France)



LOCAL ORGANIZER:  	Vasco Galhardo (University of Porto, Portugal)


The EU Advanced Course in Computational Neuroscience introduces
students to the panoply of problems and methods of computational
neuroscience, simultaneously addressing several levels of neural
organisation, from sub-cellular processes to operations of the entire
brain.

The course consists of two complementary parts.  A distinguished 
international faculty gives morning lectures on topics in experimental 
and computational neuroscience.  The rest of the day is devoted to 
practical training, including learning how to use simulation software and 
how to implement a model of the system the student wishes to study on 
individual unix workstations.

The course gradually introduces students to essential neuroscience 
concepts and to the most important techniques in modelling single cells, 
networks and neural systems. Students learn how to apply software 
packages like GENESIS, MATLAB, NEURON, XPP, etc. to the solution 
of their problems. The lectures will cover specific brain functions, each 
week topics ranging from modelling single cells and their biophysical 
properties to the simulation of simple circuits, large neuronal networks 
and system level models of the brain. The course ends with a presentation 
of the students' projects.

The EU Advanced Course in Computational Neuroscience is designed for 
advanced graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in a variety of 
disciplines, including neuroscience, physics, electrical engineering, 
computer science and psychology.  Students are expected to have a basic 
background in neurobiology as well as some computer experience. 
Students of any nationality can apply.

A total of 30 students will be accepted. About 20 students will be from 
the European Union and affiliated countries (Iceland, Israel, 
Liechtenstein and Norway plus all countries which are negotiating future 
membership with the EU). These students are supported by the European 
Commission and we specifically encourage applications from 
researchers who work in less-favoured regions of the EU and women. 
There will be no tuition fee but students are expected to pay for travel 
and part of their subsidence costs. A limited number of fellowships will 
be available, further informations are on the course website under 
'fellowships'.

More information and application forms can be obtained: 	
  http://www.neuroinf.org/courses


Please apply electronically only, using a web browser.


Contact address:

- mail:    Camilla Bruns, Technical University Berlin
           Faculty of Computer Science, FR 2-1
	   Franklinstr. 28/29
           10587 Berlin, Germany

	   Phone: +49-(0)30-314-73442
	   Fax:     +49-(0)30-314-73121

- e-mail:	 bruns at cs.tu-berlin.de



APPLICATION DEADLINE:

    April  3, 2002


Applicants will be notified of the results of the selection procedures
by May 20, 2002.