From July 30 to August 24, 2012, the "17th Advanced Course in Computational Neuroscience" (ACCN), a FENS-IBRO Training Center, takes place in Bedlewo, Poland.

The course is directed at advanced graduate students and postdocs from various disciplines, including neuroscience, physics, electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics, and psychology, who are interested in learning the essentials of the field of Computational Neuroscience. Participants are expected to have a keen interest and basic background in neurobiology as well as computer experience.

The first week of the course introduces students to essential neurobiological concepts and to the most important techniques in modeling single cellssynapses and circuits. Students learn how to solve their research problems using software such as MATLAB, NEST, NEURON, Python, XPP, etc. During the following three weeks the lectures cover networks and specific neural systems and functions. Topics range from modeling single cells and subcellular processes through the simulation of simple circuits, large neuronal networks and system level models of the brain.

30 selected graduate students/postdoctoral fellows from all over the world get the possibility to participate in this advanced training. The course consists of lectures given by distinguished international faculty and a project of the participants choosing which is pursued under the close supervision of expert tutors and presented at the end of the course.

Further information regarding applications, program, fees, scholarships and travel stipends, deadlines, registration, venue, etc. on the official course website.

Application deadline extended!: April 2, 2012 April 15, 2012

Contact:
Daniel Wojcik
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology
3 Pasteur St
02-093 Warsaw
Poland
e-mail: accn@nencki.gov.pl

Scientific Directors:
D. Jaeger, Emory University, Atlanta, USA
M. Lengyel, University of Cambridge, UK
Y. Prut, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
C. van Vreeswijk, CNRS, Paris, France

Local Organizers:
D.  Wojcik, Nencki Institute for Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland
T. Bem, Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Warsaw, Poland

Faculty:
A. Aertsen, Bernstein Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
E. De Schutter, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
A. Destexhe, Unité de Neurosciences, Information & Complexité (UNIC), Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Q. Huys, University College London, London, UK
D. Jäger, Emory University, Atlanta, USA
M. Lengyel, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
C. Levenes, Paris Descartes Unversity, Paris, France
G. Mato, Centro Atómico Bariloche, Argentina
I. Nelken, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
Y. Prut, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
M. Richardson, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
J. Rinzel, New York University, New York, USA
R. Segev, Ben-Gurion University, Israel
P. Seriés, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
G. Tkacik, IST Vienna, Vienna, Austria
C. van Vreeswijk, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France
D. Wójcik, Nencki Institute, Warsaw, Poland