The Social Decisions Workshop will bring together researchers working in neuroscience, complex systems, game theory, evolutionary biology, collective animal behavior, psychology and behavioral economics to discuss how they can better coordinate theory, data and experiment to understand how people make social decisions.

This workshop, organized in partnership with the NeuroNex Theory Team at the University of Houston and funded by NSF's NeuroNex initiative, is intended for PhD students and postdocs who want to learn and share with their peers new advanced techniques in data analysis and apply them to complex neural datasets. During the workshop, attendees will present their research projects, followed by a hands-on programming tutorial on the computational techniques used in their work.  The purpose is to gain detailed understanding of the complexity of data and of the appropriateness of the different analysis techniques.

Application deadline: May 31, 2019

The goal of the NSF NeuroNex initiative is to clear major technological hurdles in order to better study and understand the brain. 

The University of Michigan's MINT Hub will offer a workshop on the week of June 17 to a limited number of researchers interested in structure and function tools. This hands-on workshop has three full days for one of two separate tracks. The first option covers all the surgical techniques and practical usage of our uLED optoelectrodes and electrodes in general. Workshop organizers hope to send all attendees home with two uLEDs for immediate use.  Or attendees may choose training for the use of Brainbow labeling, Clarity, and Expansion Microscopy.  
 

Connecting Neuronal Circuits to Subcellular Resources That Influence Synaptic Weight

Workshop topics will include next generation electron microscopy, alignment and segmentation tools, proofreading and reconstruction tools, quantitative analysis, and 3DEM discovery environments. To apply, submit title, abstract (~200 words), author names and affiliations, and contact information to Anna-Maria Escherich ([email protected]). Competitive travel grants are available. 

Organizers
Kristen Harris, James Carson, Terry Sejnowski 

Webinar

April 5, 2019 11 a.m.- Noon ET

NeuroNex New Solicitation Webinar:

NSF's NeuroNex Program will be hosting a webinar regarding the new NeuroNex solicitation (NSF 19-563) on Friday, April 5^that 11 AM EDT.

The goal of the new NeuroNex solicitation is to support collaborative networks comprised of international teams with disciplinarily diverse experimentalists, theorists, and research resource developers working on a common foundational question in neuroscience. 

Those interested can join the webinar using the instructions shown below.

Instructions for Participants:

• Event: NeuroNex Webinar
• Date/Time: Friday, 4/5/19 from 11:00am – 12:00pm Eastern Time

• URL: https://nsf2.webex.com/nsf2/onstage/g.php?MTID=ec3f5bf06b3007378ea983f1bd6b4fcec
• Event Number: 902 825 912
• Event Password: NeuroNex19!
• For Audio:Within USA/Canada, dial 1-877-951-7311 (toll-free) or 1-203-607-0666 (toll) and enter passcode: 7211273. 
• If joining from an international location, refer to the chart below and dial the appropriate number for your country.

Dial in Numbers

Passcodes/Pin codes:

• Captions:View captions in real-time at: www.fedrcc.us/by clicking “Join Now” and entering event ID # 3993942.
• Questions:  Submit questions for response via WebEx Q&A during the live webinar.

Meeting Type
Webcast

Contacts
Edda Thiels, (703) 292-8167, [email protected]

Sridhar Raghavachari, (703) 292-4845, [email protected]

Reed Beaman, (703) 292-7163, [email protected]

NSF Related Organizations
Division of Biological Infrastructure, Division of Integrative Organismal Systems

Applications are now open for the second annual MBL Practicum for Undergraduates. The Practicum — tentatively scheduled from March 24-29, 2019 — is an intensive, hands-on learning experience investigating bioluminescence with a multifaceted approach. 

The hackashop will focus on emerging tools for collaborative neuroimaging research, with a focus on "hybrid" or "core" open source models that can support sustainable development. Topics will include data management, pipelines, reproducible environments, and easier access to cloud and owned compute resources.

Multiphoton excitation is a key technology in neuroscience for imaging and photostimulation. New tools and techniques are constantly being developed, enabling new and better neuroscience experiments. This workshop will provide instruction and hands-on training for advanced techniques in multiphoton imaging. The workshop is hosted by SLAB (slslab.org), a neuroscience and neuroengineering lab located at The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). Funding is provided by the NSF NeuroNex program.

Learn more about the workshop. 

The BRAIN initiative will result in the generation of tools to collect enormous amounts of data. To make sense of it all it is necessary to develop theories that will integrate results across scales. The goal of this meeting is to determine the present theoretical framework in neuroscience, identify challenges, and define strategies to tackle future problems in the field.

Organizers
Horacio G. Rotstein (NJIT) and Fidel Santamaria (UTSA)