[vslist] 9th ICCNS: Call for Abstracts and Confirmed Invited Speakers

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Apologies if you receive more than one copy of this announcement.=20

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***** Call for Abstracts and Confirmed Invited Speakers *****=20

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NINTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE=20

ON COGNITIVE AND NEURAL SYSTEMS

May 18 - 21, 2005

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Boston University

677 Beacon Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02215 USA

http://www.cns.bu.edu/meetings/=20

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Sponsored by Boston University's=20

Center for Adaptive Systems

and

Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems (http://www.cns.bu.edu/)=20

with financial support from=20

the National Science Foundation (http://cns.bu.edu/CELEST/)=20

and=20

the Office of Naval Research=20

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This interdisciplinary conference is attended each year by approximately =
300
people from 30 countries around the world. As in previous years, the
conference will focus on solutions to the questions:=20

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HOW DOES THE BRAIN CONTROL BEHAVIOR?

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HOW CAN TECHNOLOGY EMULATE BIOLOGICAL INTELLIGENCE?

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The conference is aimed at researchers and students of computational
neuroscience, cognitive science, neural networks, neuromorphic =
engineering,
and artificial intelligence. It includes tutorial and invited lectures, =
and
contributed lectures and posters, by experts on the biology and =
technology
of how the brain and other intelligent systems adapt to a changing =
world.
The conference is particularly interested in exploring how the brain and
biologically-inspired algorithms and systems in engineering and =
technology
can learn.  Single-track oral and poster sessions enable all presented =
work
to be highly visible. Three-hour poster sessions with no conflicting =
events
will be held on two of the conference days. Posters will be up all day, =
and
can also be viewed during breaks in the talk schedule.=20

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CONFIRMED INVITED AND PLENARY SPEAKERS=20

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Andreas Andreou (Johns Hopkins University)

"Synthetic cortical architectures: From networked systems on a chip to
distributed processing in wireless networks"

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Mark Bear (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)=20

"How monocular deprivation shifts ocular dominance in visual cortex"

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Dan Bullock (Boston University)

"Learning processes in motivated selection of goal objects"

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Gail A. Carpenter (Boston University)

"Adaptive resonance theory"

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Mark D'Esposito (University of California, Berkeley)=20

"Neural mechanisms underlying cognitive control"

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Apostolos Georgopoulos (University of Minnesota Medical School) "Brain
mechanisms of spatial cognition"

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Stephen Grossberg (Boston University)

"Cortical architecture and dynamics of 3D vision and figure-ground
perception"

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Nancy Kopell (Boston University)

"Rhythms in the nervous system: Where do they come from and what are =
they
good for?"

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Markus Lappe (Westfalische Wilhelms University)

"Perception of visual space and object features during eye movements"

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Christoph von der Malsburg (University of Southern California and
Ruhr-University Bochum) "Learning in visual perception"

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Douglas Munoz (Queen's University)

"Neural correlates of bottom-up and top-down biases in orienting =
attention"

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Elisabeth A. Murray (National Institutes of Mental Health) "Neural
substrates of stimulus-reward association, emotion, and response =
selection"

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Dr. Bruno Olshausen (University of California and Redwood Neuroscience

Institute)

"Natural image statistics and efficient coding"

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David Pisoni (Indiana University)

"Perceptual learning and adaptation in speech perception and spoken word
recognition"

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Stefan Schaal (University of Southern California)

"Planning, control, and learning with motor primitives in humans and
humanoids"

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Erik de Schutter (University of Antwerp)

"Interaction between excitability and synaptic plasticity in cerebellar
Purkinje cells"

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Robert Shapley (New York University)

"Network models and ensemble activity of primary visual (V1) cortex"

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David Sheinberg (Brown University)

"From seeing to knowing: The role of inferotemporal cortex in vision"

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Ann Treisman (Princeton University)

"What can we see with global attention?"

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Leslie Ungerleider (National Institutes of Mental Health) "Investigating =
the
role of attention and awareness in the processing of fearful faces"

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Takeo Watanabe (Boston University)

"Perceptual learning without perception is active"

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Matt Wilson (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) =
"Hippocampal-neocortical
interactions in the formation of memory"

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Robert Wurtz (National Institutes of Mental Health)

"Brain circuits for perception of a stable visual world"

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Robert J. Zatorre (McGill University and Montreal Neurological =
Institute)
"Structure and function of the human auditory cortex: Speech and music"

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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

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Session Topics:

* vision

* image understanding  =20

* audition             =20

* speech and language  =20

* unsupervised learning=20

* supervised learning  =20

* reinforcement and emotion=20

* sensory-motor control=20

* cognition, planning, and attention

* spatial mapping and navigation                                 =20

* object recognition

* neural circuit models

* neural system models

* mathematics of neural systems

* robotics

* hybrid systems (fuzzy, evolutionary, digital)

* neuromorphic VLSI

* industrial applications

* other

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Contributed abstracts must be received, in English, by January 31, 2005.
Notification of acceptance will be provided by email by February 28, =
2005. A
meeting registration fee must accompany each Abstract. See Registration
Information below for details. The fee will be returned if the Abstract =
is
not accepted for presentation and publication in the meeting =
proceedings.
Registration fees of accepted Abstracts will be returned on request only
until April 15, 2005.

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Each Abstract should fit on one 8.5" x 11" white page with 1" margins on =
all
sides in a single-spaced, single-column format with a font of 10 points =
or
larger, printed on one side of the page only. Fax or electronic =
submissions
will not be accepted. Abstract title, author name(s), affiliation(s),
mailing, and email address(es) should begin each Abstract. An =
accompanying
cover letter should include: Full title of Abstract; corresponding =
author
and presenting author name, address, telephone, fax, and email address;
requested preference for oral or poster presentation; and a first and =
second
choice from the topics above, including whether it is biological (B) or
technological (T) work [Example: first choice: vision (T); second =
choice:
neural system models (B)].=20

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Talks will be 15 minutes long. Posters will be up for a full day. =
Overhead,
slide, VCR, and LCD projector facilities will be available for talks. =20

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Abstracts which do not meet these requirements or which are submitted =
with
insufficient funds will be returned. Accepted Abstracts will be printed =
in
the conference proceedings volume. No extended paper will be required. =
The
original and 3 copies of each Abstract should be sent to: Cynthia =
Bradford,
Boston University, Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems, 677 =
Beacon
Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02215 USA.

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REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Early registration is recommended using the
registration form below. Student registrations must be accompanied by a
letter of verification from a department chairperson or faculty/research
advisor. The registration fee will help to pay for a conference =
reception, 3
daily coffee breaks, and the tutorial and meeting proceedings.

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STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS: Fellowships for PhD candidates and postdoctoral =
fellows
are available to help cover meeting travel and living costs. The =
deadline to
apply for fellowship support is January 31, 2005. Applicants will be
notified by email by February 28, 2005. Each application should include =
the
applicant's CV, including name; mailing address; email address; current
student status; faculty or PhD research advisor's name, address, and =
email
address; relevant courses and other educational data; and a list of =
research
articles. A letter from the listed faculty or PhD advisor on official
institutional stationery must accompany the application and summarize =
how
the candidate may benefit from the meeting. Fellowship applicants who =
also
submit an Abstract need to include the registration fee payment with =
their
Abstract submission. Fellowship checks will be distributed after the
meeting.

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REGISTRATION FORM

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Ninth International Conference on Cognitive and Neural Systems=20

Boston University=20

Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems=20

677 Beacon Street=20

Boston, Massachusetts 02215 USA

May 18-21, 2005=20

Fax: +1 617 353 7755

http://www.cns.bu.edu/meetings/

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Mr/Ms/Dr/Prof:_____________________________________________________

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Affiliation:_________________________________________________________

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Address:__________________________________________________________

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City, State, Postal Code:______________________________________________

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Phone and Fax:_____________________________________________________

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Email:____________________________________________________________

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The registration fee includes the proceedings, a reception, and 3 coffee
breaks each day.=20

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CHECK ONE:

(  ) $95 Conference plus Tutorial (Regular)    =20

(  ) $65 Conference plus Tutorial (Student)    =20

(  ) $70 Conference Only (Regular)       =20

(  ) $50 Conference Only (Student)

(  ) $35 Tutorial Only (Regular)               =20

(  ) $25 Tutorial Only (Student)

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METHOD OF PAYMENT (please fax or mail):

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[   ] Enclosed is a check made payable to "Boston University"=20

Checks must be made payable in US dollars and issued by a US =
correspondent
bank.=20

Each registrant is responsible for any and all bank charges.

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[   ] I wish to pay by credit card=20

      (MasterCard, Visa, or Discover Card only)

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Name as it appears on the =
card:___________________________________________

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Type of card: _____________________________ Expiration =
date:________________

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Account number:_______________________________________________________=20

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Signature:____________________________________________________________

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Abstracts and
Confirmed Invited Speakers ***** </span></font></p>

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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Sponsored by =
</span></font><font
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>'s =
</span></font></p>

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face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Center for Adaptive =
Systems</span></font></p>

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face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
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face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Department of =
Cognitive and
Neural Systems (<a =
href=3D"http://www.cns.bu.edu/">http://www.cns.bu.edu/</a>) =
</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>with financial =
support from </span></font></p>

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face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>the National =
Science
Foundation (<a =
href=3D"http://cns.bu.edu/CELEST/">http://cns.bu.edu/CELEST/</a>) =
</span></font></p>

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face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>and =
</span></font></p>

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face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>the Office of Naval =
Research
</span></font></p>

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face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

This =
interdisciplinary
conference is attended each year by approximately 300 people from 30 =
countries
around the world. As in previous years, the conference will focus on =
solutions
to the questions:

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>HOW DOES THE BRAIN =
CONTROL
BEHAVIOR?</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>HOW CAN TECHNOLOGY =
EMULATE
BIOLOGICAL INTELLIGENCE?</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

The conference is =
aimed at
researchers and students of computational neuroscience, cognitive =
science,
neural networks, neuromorphic engineering, and artificial intelligence. =
It
includes tutorial and invited lectures, and contributed lectures and =
posters,
by experts on the biology and technology of how the brain and other =
intelligent
systems adapt to a changing world. The conference is particularly =
interested in
exploring how the brain and biologically-inspired algorithms and systems =
in
engineering and technology can learn.&nbsp; Single-track oral and poster =
sessions
enable all presented work to be highly visible. Three-hour poster =
sessions with
no conflicting events will be held on two of the conference days. =
Posters will
be up all day, and can also be viewed during breaks in the talk =
schedule.

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

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face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

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face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>CONFIRMED INVITED =
AND
PLENARY SPEAKERS </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Andreas Andreou =
(</span></font><font
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>Johns</span></font><font
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:"Courier New"'>Hopkins</span></font><font size=3D2
 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> =
</span></font><font
  size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>University</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>)</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>&quot;Synthetic =
cortical
architectures: From networked systems on a chip to distributed =
processing in
wireless networks&quot;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Mark Bear =
(Massachusetts
Institute of Technology) </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>&quot;How monocular
deprivation shifts ocular dominance in visual =
cortex&quot;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Dan Bullock =
(</span></font><font
  size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>Boston</span></font><font
 size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
 </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:"Courier New"'>University</span></font><font size=3D2
face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>)</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>&quot;Learning =
processes in
motivated selection of goal objects&quot;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

Gail A. Carpenter =
(Boston
 University)

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>&quot;Adaptive =
resonance
theory&quot;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
 style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Mark =
D'Esposito</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
(</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:"Courier New"'>University</span></font><font size=3D2
 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
 of </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:"Courier New"'>California</span></font><font size=3D2
face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>, =
</span></font><font
  size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>Berkeley</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>)
</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>&quot;Neural =
mechanisms
underlying cognitive control&quot;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Apostolos =
Georgopoulos
(University of Minnesota Medical School) &quot;Brain mechanisms of =
spatial
cognition&quot;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
 style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Stephen =
Grossberg</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
(</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:"Courier New"'>Boston</span></font><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
 style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> =
</span></font><font
  size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>University</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>)</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>&quot;Cortical =
architecture
and dynamics of 3D vision and figure-ground =
perception&quot;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
 style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Nancy =
Kopell</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
(</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:"Courier New"'>Boston</span></font><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
 style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> =
</span></font><font
  size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>University</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>)</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>&quot;Rhythms in =
the nervous
system: Where do they come from and what are they good =
for?&quot;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Markus Lappe =
(</span></font><font
  size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>Westfalische</span></font><font
 size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
 </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:"Courier New"'>Wilhelms</span></font><font size=3D2
 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> =
</span></font><font
  size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>University</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>)</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>&quot;Perception of =
visual
space and object features during eye movements&quot;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
 style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Christoph von der =
Malsburg</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
(University of Southern </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier =
New"><span
  style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>California</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
and Ruhr-University Bochum) &quot;Learning in visual =
perception&quot;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Douglas Munoz =
(Queen's
University)</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>&quot;Neural =
correlates of
bottom-up and top-down biases in orienting =
attention&quot;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

Elisabeth A. Murray
(National Institutes of Mental Health) &quot;Neural substrates of
stimulus-reward association, emotion, and response =
selection&quot;

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

Dr. =
Bruno
 Olshausen (University
 of California
and Redwood Neuroscience

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>Institute)</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>&quot;Natural image
statistics and efficient coding&quot;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>David Pisoni =
(</span></font><font
  size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>Indiana</span></font><font
 size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
 </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:"Courier New"'>University</span></font><font size=3D2
face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>)</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>&quot;Perceptual =
learning
and adaptation in speech perception and spoken word =
recognition&quot;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Stefan Schaal =
(</span></font><font
  size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>University</span></font><font
 size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
 of </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:"Courier New"'>Southern California</span></font><font =
size=3D2
face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>)</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>&quot;Planning, =
control, and
learning with motor primitives in humans and =
humanoids&quot;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Erik de Schutter =
(</span></font><font
  size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>University</span></font><font
 size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
 of </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:"Courier New"'>Antwerp</span></font><font size=3D2
face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>)</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>&quot;Interaction =
between
excitability and synaptic plasticity in cerebellar Purkinje =
cells&quot;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
 style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Robert =
Shapley</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
(</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:"Courier New"'>New York</span></font><font size=3D2
 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> =
</span></font><font
  size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>University</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>)</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>&quot;Network =
models and
ensemble activity of primary visual (V1) cortex&quot;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>David Sheinberg =
(</span></font><font
  size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>Brown</span></font><font
 size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
 </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:"Courier New"'>University</span></font><font size=3D2
face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>)</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>&quot;From seeing =
to
knowing: The role of inferotemporal cortex in =
vision&quot;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Ann Treisman =
(</span></font><font
  size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>Princeton</span></font><font
 size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
 </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:"Courier New"'>University</span></font><font size=3D2
face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>)</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>&quot;What can we =
see with
global attention?&quot;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Leslie Ungerleider =
(National
Institutes of Mental Health) &quot;Investigating the role of attention =
and
awareness in the processing of fearful faces&quot;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
 style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Takeo =
Watanabe</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
(</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:"Courier New"'>Boston</span></font><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
 style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> =
</span></font><font
  size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>University</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>)</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>&quot;Perceptual =
learning
without perception is active&quot;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Matt Wilson =
(Massachusetts
Institute of Technology) &quot;Hippocampal-neocortical interactions in =
the
formation of memory&quot;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Robert Wurtz =
(National
Institutes of Mental Health)</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>&quot;Brain =
circuits for
perception of a stable visual world&quot;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

Robert J. Zatorre =
(McGill
 University
and Montreal Neurological Institute) &quot;Structure and function of the =
human
auditory cortex: Speech and music&quot;

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>CALL FOR =
ABSTRACTS</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Session =
Topics:</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>* =
vision</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>* image =
understanding&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>* audition =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>* speech and =
language&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>* unsupervised =
learning </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>* supervised =
learning&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>* reinforcement and =
emotion </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>* sensory-motor =
control </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>* cognition, =
planning, and
attention</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>* spatial mapping =
and
navigation&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>* object =
recognition</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>* neural circuit =
models</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>* neural system =
models</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>* mathematics of =
neural
systems</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>* =
robotics</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>* hybrid systems =
(fuzzy,
evolutionary, digital)</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>* neuromorphic =
VLSI</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>* industrial =
applications</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>* =
other</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

Contributed =
abstracts must
be received, in English, by January
 31, 2005. Notification of acceptance will be =
provided
by email by February 28, =
2005.
A meeting registration fee must accompany each Abstract. See =
Registration
Information below for details. The fee will be returned if the Abstract =
is not
accepted for presentation and publication in the meeting proceedings.
Registration fees of accepted Abstracts will be returned on request only =
until April
 15, 2005.

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

Each Abstract =
should fit on
one 8.5&quot; x 11&quot; white page with 1&quot; margins on all sides in =
a
single-spaced, single-column format with a font of 10 points or larger, =
printed
on one side of the page only. Fax or electronic submissions will not be
accepted. Abstract title, author name(s), affiliation(s), mailing, and =
email address(es)
should begin each Abstract. An accompanying cover letter should include: =
Full
title of Abstract; corresponding author and presenting author name, =
address,
telephone, fax, and email address; requested preference for oral or =
poster
presentation; and a first and second choice from the topics above, =
including
whether it is biological (B) or technological (T) work [Example: first =
choice:
vision (T); second choice: neural system models (B)].

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

Talks will be 15 =
minutes
long. Posters will be up for a full day. Overhead, slide, VCR, and LCD
projector facilities will be available for talks.&nbsp; =

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

Abstracts which do =
not meet
these requirements or which are submitted with insufficient funds will =
be
returned. Accepted Abstracts will be printed in the conference =
proceedings
volume. No extended paper will be required. The original and 3 copies of =
each
Abstract should be sent to: Cynthia =
Bradford,
Boston =
University,
Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems, 677
 Beacon Street, =
Boston,
 Massachusetts =
02215
 USA.

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

REGISTRATION =
INFORMATION:
Early registration is recommended using the registration form below. =
Student
registrations must be accompanied by a letter of verification from a =
department
chairperson or faculty/research advisor. The registration fee will help =
to pay
for a conference reception, 3 daily coffee breaks, and the tutorial and =
meeting
proceedings.

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

STUDENT =
FELLOWSHIPS:
Fellowships for PhD candidates and postdoctoral fellows are available to =
help
cover meeting travel and living costs. The deadline to apply for =
fellowship
support is January 31, =
2005.
Applicants will be notified by email by February
 28, 2005. Each application should include the
applicant's CV, including name; mailing address; email address; current =
student
status; faculty or PhD research advisor's name, address, and email =
address;
relevant courses and other educational data; and a list of research =
articles. A
letter from the listed faculty or PhD advisor on official institutional
stationery must accompany the application and summarize how the =
candidate may
benefit from the meeting. Fellowship applicants who also submit an =
Abstract
need to include the registration fee payment with their Abstract =
submission.
Fellowship checks will be distributed after the =
meeting.

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>REGISTRATION =
FORM</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Ninth International
Conference on Cognitive and Neural Systems </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
  style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>Boston</span></font><font
 size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
 </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:"Courier New"'>University</span></font><font size=3D2
face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Department of =
Cognitive and
Neural Systems </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
  style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>677 Beacon =
Street</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
  style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>Boston</span></font><font
 size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>,
 </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:"Courier New"'>Massachusetts</span></font><font size=3D2
 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> =
</span></font><font
  size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>02215</span></font><font
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
 </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:"Courier New"'>USA</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font
 size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>May
 18-21, 2005</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Fax: +1 617 353 =
7755</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a
href=3D"http://www.cns.bu.edu/meetings/">http://www.cns.bu.edu/meetings/<=
/a></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>Mr/Ms/Dr/Prof:_____________________________________________________=
</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>Affiliation:_______________________________________________________=
__</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>Address:__________________________________________________________<=
/span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>City, State, Postal =
Code:______________________________________________</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Phone and =
Fax:_____________________________________________________</span></font></=
p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>Email:____________________________________________________________<=
/span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

The registration =
fee
includes the proceedings, a reception, and 3 coffee breaks each day. =

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>CHECK =
ONE:</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>(&nbsp; ) $95 =
Conference plus
Tutorial (Regular)&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>(&nbsp; ) $65 =
Conference plus
Tutorial (Student)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>(&nbsp; ) $70 =
Conference Only
(Regular)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>(&nbsp; ) $50 =
Conference Only
(Student)</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>(&nbsp; ) $35 =
Tutorial Only
(Regular)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>(&nbsp; ) $25 =
Tutorial Only
(Student)</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>METHOD OF PAYMENT =
(please fax
or mail):</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>[&nbsp;&nbsp; ] =
Enclosed is a check
made payable to &quot;</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier =
New"><span
  style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>Boston</span></font><font
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
 </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:"Courier New"'>University</span></font><font size=3D2
face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>&quot;
</span></font></p>

Checks must be made =
payable
in US dollars and issued by a US
correspondent bank.

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Each registrant is
responsible for any and all bank charges.</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>[&nbsp;&nbsp; ] I =
wish to pay by
credit card </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (MasterCard, Visa, or
Discover Card only)</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Name as it appears =
on the
card:___________________________________________</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Type of card:
_____________________________ Expiration =
date:________________</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Account =
number:_______________________________________________________
</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>Signature:_________________________________________________________=
___</span></font></p>

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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
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