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************************************************************************* GRADUATE TRAINING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF COGNITIVE AND NEURAL SYSTEMS (CNS) AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY ************************************************************************* The Boston University Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems offers comprehensive graduate training in the neural and computational principles, mechanisms, and architectures that underlie human and animal behavior, and the application of neural network architectures to the solution of technological problems. Applications for Fall, 1997, admission and financial aid are now being accepted for both the MA and PhD degree programs. To obtain a brochure describing the CNS Program and a set of application materials, write, telephone, or fax: DEPARTMENT OF COGNITIVE AND NEURAL SYSTEMS Boston University 677 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02215 617/353-9481 (phone) 617/353-7755 (fax) or send via email your full name and mailing address to: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  (Ms. Robin L. Locke) Applications for admission and financial aid should be received by the Graduate School Admissions Office no later than January 15.  Late applications will be considered until May 1; after that date applications will be considered only as special cases. Applicants are required to submit undergraduate (and, if applicable, graduate) tran_script_s, three letters of recommendation, and Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores. The Advanced Test should be in the candidate's area of departmental specialization. GRE scores may be waived for MA candidates and, in exceptional cases, for PhD candidates, but absence of these scores may decrease an applicant's chances for admission and financial aid. Non-degree students may also enroll in CNS courses on a part-time basis. Stephen Grossberg, Chairman Gail A. Carpenter, Director of Graduate Studies De_script_ion of the CNS Department: The Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems (CNS) provides advanced training and research experience for graduate students interested in the neural and computational principles, mechanisms, and architectures that underlie human and animal behavior, and the application of neural network architectures to the solution of outstanding technological problems. Students are trained in a broad range of areas concerning cognitive and neural systems, including vision and image processing; speech and language understanding; adaptive pattern recognition; cognitive information processing; self-organization; associative learning and long-term memory; cooperative and competitive network dynamics and short-term memory; reinforcement, motivation, and attention; adaptive sensory-motor control and robotics; and biological rhythms; as well as the mathematical and computational methods needed to support advanced modeling research and applications. The CNS Department awards MA, PhD, and BA/MA degrees. The CNS Department embodies a number of unique features. It has developed a curriculum that consists of interdisciplinary graduate courses, each of which integrates the psychological, neurobiological, mathematical, and computational information needed to theoretically investigate fundamental issues concerning mind and brain processes and the applications of neural networks to technology. Additional advanced courses, including research seminars, are also offered. Each course is typically taught once a week in the afternoon or evening to make the program available to qualified students, including working professionals, throughout the Boston area. Students develop a coherent area of expertise by designing a program that includes courses in areas such as biology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, and psychology, in addition to courses in the CNS curriculum. The CNS Department prepares students for thesis research with scientists in one of several Boston University research centers or groups, and with Boston-area scientists collaborating with these centers. The unit most closely _link_ed to the department is the Center for Adaptive Systems.  Students interested in neural network hardware work with researchers in CNS, at the College of Engineering, and at MIT Lincoln Laboratory.  Other research resources include distinguished research groups in neurophysiology, neuroanatomy, and neuropharmacology at the Medical School and the Charles River Campus; in sensory robotics, biomedical engineering, computer and systems engineering, and neuromuscular research within the Engineering School; in dynamical systems within the Mathematics Department; in theoretical computer science within the Computer Science Department; and in biophysics and computational physics within the Physics Department. In addition to its basic research and training program, the department conducts a seminar series, as well as conferences and symposia, which bring together distinguished scientists from both experimental and theoretical disciplines. The department is housed in its own new four story building which includes ample space for faculty and student offices and laboratories, as well as an auditorium, classroom and seminar rooms, library, and faculty-student lounge. 1996-97 CAS MEMBERS and CNS FACULTY: Jelle Atema Professor of Biology Director, Boston University Marine Program (BUMP) PhD, University of Michigan Sensory physiology and behavior Aijaz Baloch Research Associate of Cognitive and Neural Systems PhD, Electrical Engineering, Boston University Neural modeling of role of visual attention of recognition, learning and motor control, computational vision, adaptive control systems, reinforcement learning Helen Barbas Associate Professor, Department of Health Sciences PhD, Physiology/Neurophysiology, McGill University Organization of the prefrontal cortex, evolution of the neocortex Jacob Beck Research Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems PhD, Psychology, Cornell University Visual perception, psychophysics, computational models Daniel H. Bullock Associate Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems and Psychology PhD, Psychology, Stanford University Real-time neural systems, sensory-motor learning and control, evolution of intelligence, cognitive development Gail A. Carpenter Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems and Mathematics Director of Graduate Studies Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems PhD, Mathematics, University of Wisconsin, Madison Pattern recognition, categorization, machine learning, differential equations Laird Cermak Professor of Neuropsychology, School of Medicine Professor of Occupational Therapy, Sargent College Director, Memory Disorders Research Center Boston Veterans Affairs Medical Center PhD, Ohio State University Memory disorders Michael A. Cohen Associate Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems and Computer Science Director, CAS/CNS Computation Labs PhD, Psychology, Harvard University Speech and language processing, measurement theory, neural modeling, dynamical systems H. Steven Colburn Professor of Biomedical Engineering PhD, Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Audition, binaural interaction, signal processing models of hearing William D. Eldred III Associate Professor of Biology PhD, University of Colorado, Health Science Center Visual neural biology Paolo Gaudiano Assistant Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems PhD, Cognitive and Neural Systems, Boston University Computational and neural models of robotics, vision, adaptive sensory-motor control, and behavioral neurobiology Jean Berko Gleason Professor of Psychology PhD, Harvard University Psycholinguistics Douglas Greve Research Associate of Cognitive and Neural Systems PhD, Cognitive and Neural Systems, Boston University Active vision Stephen Grossberg Wang Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems Professor of Mathematics, Psychology, and Biomedical Engineering Director, Center for Adaptive Systems Chairman, Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems PhD, Mathematics, Rockefeller University Theoretical biology, theoretical psychology, dynamical systems, applied mathematics Frank Guenther Assistant Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems PhD, Cognitive and Neural Systems, Boston University Biological sensory-motor control, spatial representation, speech production Thomas G. Kincaid Professor of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering PhD, Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Signal and image processing, neural networks, non-destructive testing Nancy Kopell Professor of Mathematics PhD, Mathematics, University of California at Berkeley Dynamical systems, mathematical physiology, pattern formation in biological/physical systems Ennio Mingolla Associate Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems and Psychology PhD, Psychology, University of Connecticut Visual perception, mathematical modeling of visual processes Alan Peters Chairman and Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Medicine PhD, Zoology, Bristol University, United Kingdom Organization of neurons in the cerebral cortex, effects of aging on the primate brain, fine structure of the nervous system Andrzej Przybyszewski Senior Research Associate of Cognitive and Neural Systems PhD, Warsaw Medical Academy Retinal physiology, mathematical and computer modeling of dynamical properties of neurons in the visual system Adam Reeves Adjunct Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems Professor of Psychology, Northeastern University PhD, Psychology, City University of New York Psychophysics, cognitive psychology, vision Mark Rubin Research Assistant Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems Research Physicist, Naval Air Warfare Center, China Lake, CA (on leave) PhD, Physics, University of Chicago Neural networks for vision, pattern recognition, and motor control Robert Savoy Adjunct Associate Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems Scientist, Rowland Institute for Science PhD, Experimental Psychology, Harvard University Computational neuroscience; visual psychophysics of color, form, and motion perception Eric Schwartz Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems; Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering; and Anatomy and Neurobiology PhD, High Energy Physics, Columbia University Computational neuroscience, machine vision, neuroanatomy, neural modeling Robert Sekuler Adjunct Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems Research Professor of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, BioMolecular Engineering Research Center Jesse and Louis Salvage Professor of Psychology, Brandeis University Sc.M., PhD, Brown University Barbara Shinn-Cunningham Assistant Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems PhD, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Psychoacoustics, audition, auditory localization, binaural hearing, sensorimotor adaptation, mathematical models of human performance Takeo Watanabe Assistant Professor of Psychology PhD, Behavioral Sciences, University of Tokyo Perception of _object_s and motion and effects of attention on perception using psychophysics and brain imaging (f-MRI) Allen Waxman Adjunct Associate Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems Senior Staff Scientist, MIT Lincoln Laboratory PhD, Astrophysics, University of Chicago Visual system modeling, mobile robotic systems, parallel computing, optoelectronic hybrid architectures James Williamson Research Associate of Cognitive and Neural Systems PhD, Cognitive and Neural Systems, Boston University Image processing and _object_ recognition.  Particular interests are: dynamic binding, self-organization, shape representation, and classification Jeremy Wolfe Adjunct Associate Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School Psychophysicist, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Surgery Dept. Director of Psychophysical Studies, Center for Clinical Cataract Research PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Visual search ************************************************************************* DEPARTMENT OF COGNITIVE AND NEURAL SYSTEMS GRADUATE TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT Boston University 677 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02215 Phone: 617/353-9481 Fax:   617/353-7755 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it *************************************************************************