[vslist] ND Series on Quantitative Methodology

[Michael J. Wenger]

There are still spaces available for this year's Notre Dame
Quantitative Methodology Conference and Workshop! Please contact
Michael Wenger (mwenger1@nd.edu) if you are interested in attending.

            Notre Dame Series on Quantitative Methodology
                      Conference and Workshop

          Connecting Statistical and Computational/Process
                     Models of Cognitive Aging

                         May 27-29, 2004
            University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana

                       http://www.ndsqm.nd.edu


The Notre Dame series on Quantitative Methodology offers advanced
training for early career scholars and young researchers from around
the nation. Leading scholars in the field will provide instruction in
state of the art methods designed to enhance the quantitative training
in a variety of domains. The third conference in the series, to be
held May 27-29, 2004, will focus on data analytic and modeling
techniques for analyzing psychological data relevant to cognitive
neuroscience, with particular applications to aging.

Empirical research in gerontology, psychology, cognitive science, and
cognitive neuroscience is increasingly calling upon both formal models
of human information processing and increasingly sophisticated
statistical methodologies in order to better understand the processes
associated with changes (both normal and disease-related) in cognitive
abilities across the lifespan. As both theory and methodology become
increasingly sophisticated, it becomes necessary not only to acquire
specialized training in formal modeling techniques and statistical
methodology, but also to explore methods for connecting what otherwise
might be distinct areas of expertise. This year's conference addresses
this need by providing an opportunity for researchers interested in
cognitive aging to gain working experience with specialists whose work
spans statistical methodologies, cognitive neuroscience, and formal
models of cognition.

Confirmed speakers for this year's conference:

F. Gregory Ashby
Laboratory for Computational Cognitive Neuroscience
University of California, Santa Barbara
http://www.psych.ucsb.edu/people/faculty/ashby/index.php

Andrzej Cichocki
Laboratory for Advanced Brain Signal Processing
Brain Science Institute, Riken, Japan
http://www.bsp.brain.riken.jp/index.html

Steven D. Edland
Mayo Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
http://mayoresearch.mayo.edu/mayo/research/staff/edland_sd.cfm

Thomas C. Ferree
Dynamic Neuroimaging Laboratory
University of California, San Francisco
http://dnl.ucsf.edu/

Michael E. Hasselmo
Center for Memory and Brain, and Program in Neuroscience
Boston University
http://people.bu.edu/hasselmo

Te-Won Lee
Institute for Neural Computation
University of California, San Diego
http://inc2.ucsd.edu/~tewon/

Jaap M. J. Murre
Neural and Cognitive Modeling Group
University of Amsterdam
http://www.neuromod.org/staff/murre/

Ronald C. Petersen
Mayo Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
http://mayoresearch.mayo.edu/mayo/research/staff/petersen_rc.cfm

Eytan Ruppin
School of Computer Sciences, School of Medicine, and the Adams Brain Center
Tel-Aviv University
http://www.math.tau.ac.il/~ruppin/

Paul Thompson
Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, School of Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles
http://www.loni.ucla.edu/~thompson/thompson.html

Attendees will be encouraged to consult with the invited speakers
during the conference, and times will be available for extended
discussion and consultation.  The registration fee will be $100.
Meals are included in the conference fee, so that the speakers and
attendees will have additional opportunities to confer. An edited
volume consisting of chapters contributed by the invited speakers will
be published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Registration information is available on the web at
http://www.ndsqm.nd.edu. Questions about the conference can be
directed to Michael Wenger, mwenger1@nd.edu.

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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
QUANTITATIVE PSYCHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME

Michael Wenger
Christof Schuster
Ke-Hai Yuan
Steve Boker
Scott Maxwell
Cindy Bergeman


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                                                  Michael J. Wenger
                                           Department of Psychology
                                           University of Notre Dame
                                                Notre Dame IN 46556

                                       Office phone: (574) 631-9429
                                          Dept. fax: (574) 631-8883
                                                    mwenger1@nd.edu
                                        http://www.nd.edu/~mwenger1
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