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Sensory Ecology 2010 - Limited places still available

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:37:00 GMT

Our international course for postgraduate students - Sensory Ecology - will be again held this year. This course, which began in 1992, is held in Lund Sweden, every two years during the middle two weeks of October. This year the course will be held from October 3-17.

There are still limited places available on the course and interested students are encouraged to apply.

The course is a fantastic opportunity for young scientists in the sensory neurosciences to meet the world's leading authorities in sensory ecology in a casual and enjoyable atmosphere. We have also found that the contacts students have made at this course have been invaluable for their development as scientists, leading to new friendships and collaborations.

The course has a comprehensive web site where information about the contents, organisation and application procedures for the course are detailed. The web address is:

http://www.cob.lu.se/sensecol/index.html

Our warmest regards,

Eric Warrant and Almut Kelber
Department of Biology
University of Lund
Sweden

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[ISN] Job opportunity

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:48:00 GMT

The Department of Psychology at Bowling Green State University is seeking a Behavioral/Cognitive Neuroscientist at the Assistant Professor tenure track level who uses animal models to examine the neural basis of psychological phenomena such as perception, emotion, communication and learning and memory. See text below and link to BGSU.

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BGSU Behavioral/Cognitive Neuroscientist

The Department of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Bowling Green State University is seeking a Behavioral/Cognitive Neuroscientist at the Assistant Professor tenure track level who uses animal models to examine the neural basis of psychological phenomena such as perception, emotion, communication, and learning and memory. The successful candidate will be expected to compete for extramural funding, serve as a strong mentor for undergraduate and graduate teaching/research, and interact with supporting faculty in the cognitive and neural sciences. Qualifications for the position include a doctorate in a neuroscience related field. The position begins August, 2011. Applicants should send a cover letter describing their research and teaching experiences, a curriculum vitae, three current letters of reference, and representative publications or preprints to: Dr. Vern Bingman, Chair, Neuroscience Search Committee, Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State Univer
sity, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403-0232. Electronic applications may also be sent to vbingma@bgsu.edu or by fax (419/372-6013). Applications received by November 1, 2010 will receive fullest consideration, but review of applications will continue until a suitable candidate is identified. For more information about the department, please see our web site at www.bgsu.edu/departments/psych/. BGSU is an affirmative action and equaopportunity employer and educational institution.

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http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/psych/

Sheryl Coombs

Bowling Green State University

Department of Biological Sciences

JP Scott Center for Neuroscience, Mind and Behavior

434 Life Science Center

Bowling Green, OH 43403

Phone: 419-372-1206

Fax: 419-372-2024

Email: scoombs@bgsu.edu

Web: http://personal.bgsu.edu/~scoombs/index.html

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ISN Email List Message - Neuroethology Conference Survey

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:05:00 GMT

Dear Neuroethology enthusiasts,

If you are a member of the International Society for Neuroethology and/or if you attended the International Congress of Neuroethology in Salamanca Spain last week, then you should have received a survey asking you for feedback on the Congress and your input about future Congresses. We will close the survey on Aug 26th.
In particular, you are being asked for your input regarding the 2104 Congress. There are two proposals: One for Sapporo, Japan (http://icn2014.wordpress.com/) and the other for Quito, Ecuador (http://www.icn2014.org/). Please take a moment to look at the websites for these two meeting sites and give us your feedback. The results of this poll will be taken into account by the Executive Committee in selecting the site.

If you did not receive the survey, please contact Linda Hardwick at Allen Press <lhardwick@allenpress.com>.

In the near future, you will also receive a ballot for electing the Officers and Council members of the Society.
I look forward to receiving your feedback.

Best wishes,
Paul Katz

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ISN Email List Message - Nerve Cells and Animal Behaviour

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:04:00 GMT

Dear Neuroethologists,

An extensively revised and updated edition of the textbook 'Nerve Cells and Animal Behaviour' (by Peter Simmons & David Young, Cambridge University Press) has been published this Summer.

Unfortunately, the flyers about the book that were meant to be distributed at the Neuroethology Congress in Salamanca went astray somewhere between Cambridge and the Congress. But you can find details at:

http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521728485

Best wishes,

Peter Simmons

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ISN Email List Message - Proposals for the 2014 ICN

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:41:00 GMT

Dear ISN members,

There are two proposals for the 2014 International Congress of Neuroethology:
Sopporo, Japan (http://congress.coop.hokudai.ac.jp/ICN2014/)
Quito Ecuador (http://www.icn2014.org/)

For those of you who are attending the ICN in Salamanca, there will be presentations about these two proposals at the business meeting on Thursday. After these presentations, we will take an informal poll of the attendees to judge their preference.

We will also conduct an online poll of all members. The final decision by the executive committee will be influenced by the preferences of the membership, but will also take into account other considerations such as financial matters.

Please take a moment to look at these two proposals.

Best wishes,
Paul Katz

Director of the Center for Neuromics
Neuroscience Institute
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 5030
Atlanta GA 30302-5030 USA

Tel: 404-413-5398 (office)
Tel: 404-413-5364 (lab)
Fax: 404-413-5301
E-mail: pkatz@gsu.edu
http://neuroscience.gsu.edu/pkatz.html
http://www2.gsu.edu/~biopsk

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ISN Email List Message - looking for former Capranica prize winners

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:00:00 GMT

Dear Members:

If you know the current address (or email code) of the following people, please send email to konishim@caltech.edu.
If you know where they are and what they do, please let me know.

Russell F. Huffman, Brian K. Shaw, Claire N. Balint, Joerg Oestreich, and Kevin L. Briggman.

Thanks

Mark Konishi

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ISN Email List Message - Postdoctoral position in Halifax, Canada

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:43:00 GMT

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Sensory Physiology
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Dalhousie University

A position is available for a Postdoctoral Fellow to work with Dr. Andrew French and Dr. P�ivi Torkkeli for a period of one year (renewable up to a total of 3 years), funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

Our laboratory investigates fundamental mechanisms of mechanotransduction, using a variety of techniques, including single‑electrode current and voltage clamp, tissue culture, intracellular dye imaging, electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry.

The position would suit people with a recent Ph.D. in neuroscience, biological science, physiology, entomology, etc. Previous experience in some area of electrophysiology would be an asset, but is not essential.

Further information about our work, including publications, posters from recent meetings and photographs of the laboratory can be seen at: http://asf‑pht.medicine.dal.ca

Please enquire by e‑mail to:

andrew.french@dal.ca or paivi.torkkeli@dal.ca

-- Dr. Andrew S. French Professor of Physiology and Biophysics Professor of Biomedical Engineering Dalhousie University 3-B1 Tupper Bldg., 5850 College Street Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 1X5, Canada Phone: 902-494-1302 http://asf-pht.medicine.dal.ca

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ISN Email List Message - post-doctoral position available

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:40:00 GMT

Hi Folks,

I suspect that many of you are in the final throes of preparation for our upcoming meeting. Please take time to forward this position anouncement to any suitable candidates you know who may not be members of ISN. Thanks. See you in Salamanca.

Cheers,
Cole Gilbert

POST-DOCTORAL POSITION AVAILABLE: An NSF funded post-doctoral position is available working on motion vision of visually-guided predatory beetles. They run so fast after their prey that they go blind and have to stop (Gilbert, 1997, J Comp Physiol 181:217-230). There are several aims that could be pursued. One involves using sharp electrodes to record from photoreceptors and motion-sensitive neurons of the optic lobe; another involves training beetles to run on a track ball and pursue targets presented on a CRT. Programming skill in Matlab will be beneficial for either aim. Starting appointment will be for 1 year at a salary of 40K $US plus benefits. This is a 3 year award with opportunity for reappointment based on annual performance. Visit my poster (P 351) in Salamanca or contact me at: Cole Gilbert, (cg23@cornell.edu), Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA

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ISN Email List Message - UK conference on Synthetic Neuroethology

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:26:00 GMT

We are pleased to announce a Workshop on Synthetic Neuroethology
at the University of Sussex, 9-10 September 2010

Synthetic Neuroethology refers to the use of computational and robotic
models in the study of the neural mechanisms underlying the generation
of behaviour in animals. This one and a half day workshop brings together
researchers involved in this and related fields in order to review progress
and debate prospects.

Timing: 13:00hr, 9th September -- 16:00hr, 10th September

Speakers include:
Roland Baddeley (Bristol University)
Bart Baddeley (University of Sussex)
Neil Burgess (UCL)
Volker Duerr (Bielefeld University)
Paul Graham (University of Sussex)
Owen Holland (University of Sussex)
Thomas Nowotny (University of Sussex)
Tony Prescott (Sheffield University)
Barbara Webb (Edinburgh University)

With more to be announced ..

Poster Session:
The workshop will include a poster session for which submissions are sought.
Contributions from research students are particularly encouraged. To submit
to the poster session email a short abstract of the work to be presented in
the poster to: synthneuro@sussex.ac.uk by the closing date of 13th August.

Schedule
The schedule will include invited talks, poster session and panel
discussions. Full details to follow.

Journal Special Issue
A special issue of a leading journal will be dedicated to the work presented
at the workshop. Authors of the best posters will be invited to submit full
papers to the special issue.

Fees and Registration
In order to contribute towards costs a small fee will be charged for
attendance at the workshop. Students: 20 GB pounds, non-students: 40 GB
pounds. Registered attendees will be provided with refreshments on both days
and lunch on Friday. The number of places at the workshop is limited so
early registration is encouraged. To register follow the instruction on the
workshop website http://www.cogs.susx.ac.uk/users/philh/snworkshop.htm

Accommodation
Brighton is a busy resort town with many hotels; those requiring overnight
accommodation should refer to the workshop website
http://www.cogs.susx.ac.uk/users/philh/snworkshop.htm

Contact information
For general queries: synthneuro@sussex.ac.uk Local organisation: Bart
Baddeley, Paul Graham, Phil Husbands, Andy Philippides (Centre for
Computational Neuroscience and Robotics)

Important dates
Poster abstract submission deadline: 13th August Notification of accepted
posters: 20th August Workshop dates: 9th -10th September 2010 (workshop
starts at 13:00 on 9th and finishes at 16:00 on 10th)

Sponsored by The University of Sussex.
--
Dr Paul Graham
Centre for Computational Neuroscience and Robotics
University of Sussex

www.sussex.ac.uk/neuroscience/InsectNavigation

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ISN Email List Message - 2 postdoctoral positions in neurobiology and computational neuroscience

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:19:00 GMT

2 postdoctoral positions available, University of Leicester, England

Neurobiology and Computational Neuroscience

BBSRC funding for 3 years, available immediately. Closing date 26 July 2010

�30,747 to �35,646

A systems approach to understanding sensory-motor control of aimed limb movements

Dr Tom Matheson (Biology, University of Leicester, UK) and Prof Rodrigo Quian Quiroga (Engineering, University of Leicester) are seeking 2 postdoctoral associates to work on a new BBSRC-funded project that will combine intracellular and multielectrode array recordings with movement kinematic analyses and innovative signal processing techniques to investigate the sensory-motor control of aimed limb movements.

Post 1 (electrophysiology) will be based in the Department of Biology and will have responsibility for establishing and using a new multielectrode array recording setup to analyse the activity of neurones underlying aimed scratching movements in an insect, the locust. The candidate will ideally have experience of multielectrode array recording.

Post 2 (computational neuroscience) will be based in the Department of Engineering and will have responsibility for developing, testing and using spike processing and detection methods.

Both post holders will be incorporated into active well-funded research groups that provide excellent facilities and friendly productive working environments. The post holders will work closely together to achieve the aims of the joint project, with many opportunities for cross-disciplinary training.

Informal enquiries should be directed to Tom Matheson (Post 1, tm75@le.ac.uk) or Rodrigo Quian Quiroga (Post 2, rqqg1@le.ac.uk).

Lab web pages can be found at:
http://www.le.ac.uk/biology/tm/Matheson.htm and
www.le.ac.uk/neuroengineering.

Further particulars and online application forms are available at: http://www2.le.ac.uk/jobs

Details for Post 1: http://www.le.ac.uk/personnel/docs/fp_mbp00200_may_2010.pdf
Details for Post 2: http://www.le.ac.uk/personnel/docs/fp_sen00069_may_2010.pdf

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ISN Email List Message - Society for Social Neuroscience- 2010 Meeting Pre-Registration

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 04:45:00 GMT

S4SN.ORG

2010 Pre-Registration for Meeting

Save the Date:
November 12, 2010

San Diego, California

Early Registration Now Open

Please visit www.s4sn.org to pre-register for the first meeting of the Society for Social Neuroscience.

This meeting will be held Friday, November 12, 2010, in San Diego prior to the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.

A detailed description of the meeting is below. For more information, please visit our website at www.s4sn.org.

Thank you,
Society for Social Neuroscience

For more information, visit www.s4sn.org

There is no cost to attend this meeting. Space is limited, so please register early.

Meeting Program

12:00 - 2:15 - Session 1

Chair: Jean Decety, University of Chicago

Gene Robinson (University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana)
Social regulation of brain gene expression and aggression in honey bees.

Bob and Carol Blanchard (University of Hawaii at Manoa)
Measuring social behavior in the rat and mouse.

Larry Young (Emory University)
Neuropeptides, bonding, and social cognition in voles to man.

Bruce McEwen (Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology, Rockefeller University)
The neurobiology and neuroendocrinology of stress, socioeconomic status, and health.
2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. - Break
2:45 - 5:00 - Session 2

Chair: Gary Berntson, Ohio State University

Mario Mendez (Department of Neurology, University of California Los Angeles)
The problems that frontotemporal patients have in their social relationships.

David Amodio (Department of Psychology, New York University)
The role of the frontal lobe in social cognition, emotion, and the regulation of behavior.

Colin Camerer (Behavioral Economics, California Institute of Technology)
Neuroeconomics.

Martha Farah (Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania)
Neuroscience and society.
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Reception and Business Meeting

John Cacioppo & Jean Decety
Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience, University of Chicago

Society for Social Neuroscience

The Society for Social Neuroscience is an international, interdisciplinary, scientific society to advance and foster scientific research, training, and applications.

Please visit www.s4sn.org for more information.

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