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The CNBC is dedicated to the investigation of the neural mechanisms that give rise to human cognitive abilities, broadly construed. The outstanding faculty of the CNBC includes researchers investigating normal processes and disorders of cognition, and there is a great deal of interest in learning and development. We stress the convergent use of a wide range of methods to investigate topics ranging from sensory processing and motor control to language, semantic cognition, and reasoning.
The CNBC is a joint project of the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon, integrating the strengths of the University of Pittsburgh in basic and clinical neuroscience with the strengths of Carnegie Mellon in psychology, computer science, biological sciences, and statistics. The Center sponsors an interdisciplinary graduate training program in collaboration with several affiliated Ph.D. programs. Our training program attracts outstanding students from around the world, and our graduates have been highly successful in finding academic research positions. The CNBC also maintains a full schedule of scientific activities, including a colloquium series, annual retreat, and internal student and faculty presentation series.
Our Events and Information section includes listings of upcoming events and a map of the CNBC. The Research section provides an overview of the scientific mission of the CNBC, highlights of recent discoveries, and our faculty research guide. Our People page provides access to information about all members of the community. Prospective graduate students seeking information about our program or application materials and current students seeking information on the details of the program and its administration should visit our Graduate Training page. Prospective post-doctoral fellows and undergraduates should explore Other Training. The Resources page provides links to resources and general information that may be of general use to individuals in research communities intersecting the CNBC. |
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Alison Barth Receives Humbolt Foundation Research Award To Study In Germany
Alison Barth, associate professor of biological sciences, has received a Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from Germany's Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. The award will allow Barth to spend seven months in Germany to work on research projects with neuroscientist Michael Brecht at the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience in Berlin. Read more...
Ground Broken for New Carnegie Mellon Imaging Center
Marcel Just, the D.O. Hebb Professor of Psychology and director of the Center for Cognitive Brain Imaging; John Lehoczky, dean of the College of Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS); Michael Tarr, professor and co-director of the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition; Tim Keller, scientist; Marlene Behrmann, professor; and Walt Schneider of the University of Pittsburgh, celebrated the groundbreaking for a new Carnegie Mellon imaging center, which will be located in Wean Hall 3604. Read more...
Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) in Computational Neuroscience
The School of Computer Science and the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (CNBC) at Carnegie Mellon University are jointly soliciting applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in computational neuroscience. Read More and apply...
The MNTP Summer Workshop Program is now accepting applications
 The MNTP Summer Workshop Program is now accepting application for participants for our fourth year of the program. Please see the attached flyer for information and also visit the MNTP website @ www.mntp.pitt.edu for more information.
Fifth International Workshop Statistical Analysis of Neuronal Data (SAND5)
May 20-22, 2010, Pittsburgh, PA
Studies of the neural basis of behavior typically use time-varying stimuli and produce time-varying neuronal responses. Statistically, the setting involves both continuous multiple time series and inhomogeneous point processes, sometimes dozens or hundreds of them observed simultaneously. There are many challenging analytical issues, including that of combining information obtained from multiple modalities (EEG, fMRI, MEG, and extracellular recordings). Read more at http://sand.stat.cmu.edu/
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