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The International Graduate School of Neuroscience (IGSN) offers an english language PhD-programme in all aspects of neuroscience from the molecular level to higher cognitive functions.

The IGSN was founded in October 2001 as an initiative of the Northrhine-Westfalian government to provide a forum for PhD candidates with superior academic track records. The IGSN offers an international network of renowned scientists, world leading supervisors and provides an excellent scientific environment.

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The IGSN provides PhD-students with a comprehensive and multidisciplinary research training programme in basic, cognitive, clinical, and computational neuroscience. A key goal of IGSN is to give PhD students the opportunity to conduct high level research in a nurturing educational environment, that equips them to work in a multidisciplinary manner in the neuroscience field.

A fast-track international PhD in Neuroscience (completed within 3 years) together with additional training in management and complementary skills is aimed to produce a new generation of young neuroscientists that can compete at the highest level, both professionally and internationally.

IGSN Calendar

JANUARY 2012

16.01.2012: Symposium

Title: Neurophysiology of reaching

Speakers: Hansjörg Scherberger, Alexandra Battaglia-Mayer, Melanie Wilke

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FEBRUARY 2012

06.02.2012: Symposium

Title: Medial temporal lobe: memory and more

Speakers: Andy Lee, Bernhard Staresima, Boris Suchan (host)

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MARCH 2012

05.03.2012: Symposium

Title: Spike-time dependent plasticity - neuronal mechanisms and technical applications

Speakers: Timothée Masquelier, Florentin Wörgötter, Melanie Woodin

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22.03.2012: Colloquium

Title: Synaptic circuits in the Drosophila nervous system: progress towards the connectome of the fly's medulla

Speaker: Ian A. Meinertzhagen

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APRIL 2012

26.04.2012 - 27.04.2012: Conference

Title: Molecular mechanisms of synaptic processing, function and dysfunction

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MAY 2012

07.05.2012: Symposium

Title: Arc: from physiology to cognitive function

Speakers: Clive R. E. Bramham, John Guzowski, Edda Thiels

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JULY 2012

02.07.2012: Symposium

Title: Decoding visual content and perception from neuronal population activity in visual cortex: VSDI, fMRI and computational modelling

Speakers: John-Dylan Haynes, Hamutal Slovin, Shimon Ullman

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SEPTEMBER 2012

03.09.2012: Symposium

Title: Dynamical systems models of neural networks

Speakers: Ad Aertsen*, Fred Wolf, Misha Tsodyks

24.09.2012: Symposium

Title: What is going on in the hippocampus? Computational approaches to memory formation and spatial information processing

Speakers: Michael Hasselmo, Martijn Meeter, Marta Moita

NOVEMBER 2012

05.11.2012: Symposium

Title: Neuronal correlates of decision making

Speakers: Martin Brüne, Georg Juckel, Simone Shamay-Tsoory

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IGSN NEWS

IGSN Conference

IGSN conference "Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptic Processing, Function and Dysfunction" took place on April 26th and 27th.

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Graduation Day 2011

On December 9th, 2011, the IGSN celebrated its Graduation Day where this year's graduates were honoured by a degree conferring ceremony.

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Brain Movie

The winner of the IGSN Brain Movie competition has been announced.

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Visit from NRW Minister

NRW minister Svenja Schulze visits the Graduate Schools on occasion of their 10th anniversary.

BoNeuroMed

The BoNeuroMed programme started in Oct. 2009.

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