<center>First Call</center>
<center><bold><FontFamily><param>Times New Roman</param><bigger><bigger>EU ADVANCED COURSE IN
COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE</center>
<center>(AN I.B.R.O. NEUROSCIENCE SCHOOL)</center>
<center><smaller><smaller>July 30 - August 24, 2001</center>
<center>INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS, TRIESTE, ITALY</center>
<flushboth></bold><smaller>DIRECTORS: Klaus Obermayer (Technical University Berlin, </flushboth>
<flushboth> Germany)</flushboth>
<flushboth> Alessandro Treves (SISSA, Trieste, Italy)</flushboth>
<flushboth> Eilon Vaadia (Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel)</flushboth>
<flushboth> Alain Destexhe (CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France)</flushboth>
<flushboth>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 subcellular processes to operations of the entire brain.</flushboth>
<flushboth>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. </flushboth>
<flushboth>The first week of the course introduces students to essential
neurobiological 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. During the following three weeks
the lectures will cover specific brain functions. Each week topics
ranging from modelling single cells and subcellular processes through
the simulation of simple circuits, large neuronal networks and system
level models of the brain will be covered. The course ends with a
presentation of the students' projects.</flushboth>
<flushboth>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. </flushboth>
<flushboth>A total of 32 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.
IBRO, ICTP and the Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation provide support
for participation from students of non-European countries all over the
world, IBRO and ICTP in particular countries from the former Soviet
Union, Africa, Asia and South America, while The Brain Science
Foundation supports Japanese students. Students receiving support from
the mentioned sources will receive travel grants and free full board at the
Adriatico Guest House in Trieste. </flushboth>
<flushboth>More information and application forms can be obtained: </flushboth>
<flushboth>http://www.neuroinf.org/courses/trieste2001.shtml <flushboth></underline>Please apply electronically using a web browser if possible.</flushboth>
<paraindent><param>out</param><flushboth> - e-mail: <underline>bruns@cs.tu-berlin.de</paraindent></flushboth>
<paraindent><param>out</param><flushboth></underline> - mail: Camilla Bruns, Technical University Berlin, </paraindent></flushboth>
<paraindent><param>out</param><flushboth> Department of Computer Science, </paraindent></flushboth>
<paraindent><param>out</param><flushboth> Franklinstr. 28/29, 10587 Berlin, Germany </paraindent></flushboth>
<flushboth> Phone: +49-(0)30-314-73442</flushboth>
<flushboth> Fax: +49-(0)30-314-73121</flushboth>
<center><bold><bigger><bigger><bigger>APPLICATION DEADLINE: </center>
<center>March 31st , 2001</bold></center>
<paraindent><param>left</param><smaller><smaller><smaller> Applicants will be notified of the results of the selection</paraindent>
<paraindent><param>left</param><center> procedures by April 30, 2001.</paraindent></center>
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