The Max-Planck-Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization Göttingen, Germany) and Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience (BCCN) Göttingen invites applications for Postdoctoral Researcher and PhD-Student positions in Theoretical Neuroscience.
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Cosyne is an annual meeting providing an inclusive forum for the exchange of experimental and theoretical approaches to problems in systems neuroscience. The meeting is expected to draw about 350-400 researchers from a wide variety of disciplines.
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Open PhD-position in Cognitive System Theory at the Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Frankfurt am Main
Field(s): cognitive systems, complex systems, neural networks, adaptive dynamical systems
Application deadline: September 9, 2007
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A brain-damaged man, trapped in a coma-like state for six years, has been brought back to consciousness by doctors who planted electrodes deep inside his brain.
The doctors implanted DBS electrodes in the central thalamus, a region that plays a key role in regulating sleep and consciousness (image:Cleveland Clinic)
Original article from Cosmos Online, 2 Aug 07
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