In this course, we would like to place our emphasis on the interaction or coordination of different components of the brain that allows it to function as an integrated system for controlling cognition, memory and behavior. Our emphasis is also on how the malfunctioning of these mechanisms might lead to abnormal states of the brain.

Schedule

Plan A: Internship and Lecture Course, June 13 – August 8
Plan B: Lecture Course, July 3 – 11
*We will accept 15 interns for the Internship and Lecture Course (Plan A) and 30 participants for the Lecture Course (Plan B).

Deadline for applications

February 29, 2012

Invited Lecturers

• Francesco Battaglia, University of Amsterdam
• Joshua Berke, University of Michigan
• Laura Colgin, University of Texas at Austin
• Gustavo Deco, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
• Howard Eichenbaum, Boston University
• Joshua Gordon, Columbia University
• Gilles Laurent, The Max Planck Institute for Brain Research
• Shigetada Nakanishi, Osaka Bioscience Institute
• Paul Phillips, University of Washington
• Geoffrey Schoenbaum, University of Maryland
• Erin Schuman, The Max Planck Institute for Brain Research
• Jeff Wickens, OIST
• Matthew Wilson, MIT
• RIKEN BSI Summer Program 2012 Organizing Committee
• Tomoki Fukai
• Thomas McHugh
• Hitoshi Okamoto

For more information and applications, visit our website http://www.brain.riken.jp/en/summer/index.html