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Dear all,<br>
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We guess that without getting experts in different areas involved,
it is hard for us to understand the brain-mind correctly and it is
also hard for domain experts to see why understanding brain-mind is
beneficial to their own research. Please give your inputs to the
following, especially the subject list:<br>
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<h3 align="center">BMI Preliminary Programs: Summer 2012</h3>
<p align="center"><strong>June 25 - August 3, 2012<br>
<a href="http://www.msu.edu/">Michgan State University</a>, <a
href="http://www.cityofeastlansing.com/">East Lansing</a>, <a
href="http://www.michigan.org/">Michigan</a> <a
href="http://www.history.com/topics/states">USA</a></strong></p>
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<p><strong>Important dates</strong>: <br>
Full papers: by Sunday, March 4, 2012<br>
Abstracts: by Sunday, March 11, 2012 <br>
Advance registration: Sunday, March 18, 2012<br>
Instructor applications: Sunday, April 1, 2012<br>
In addition to sending email to <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:stockman@msu.edu">stockman@msu.edu</a> and <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:weng@msu.edu">weng@msu.edu</a>,
papers and abstracts need to submit online at the BMI web site.</p>
<p>In all activities of the BMI International Conference on
Brain-Mind participation by women, members of minority groups,
people with disabilities, and others who have been traditionally
underrepresented in science are strongly encouraged. Michigan
State University, the conference location, is an inclusive
environment with supportive policies and facilities for all.</p>
<h4 align="center">Keynote Talks</h4>
<p align="left"><em>Toward an Integrated Science of Decision
Making: Bridging Levels of Analysis with the Leaky Competing
Accumulator Model</em><br>
<a href="http://www-psych.stanford.edu/%7Ejlm/">James L.
McClelland</a><br>
Lucie Stern Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology<br>
Director, Center for Mind, Brain, and Computation<br>
Stanford University<br>
<a
href="http://www.brain-mind-institute.org/jay-mcclelland-summer-2012.html">Abstract</a><br>
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<p><em>Foundations and New Paradigms of Brain Computing:
Attention, Search, Recognition, Oscillations, Working Memory,
Speech Perception, Social Cognition</em><strong><br>
</strong><a href="http://cns.bu.edu/%7Esteve/">Stephen Grossberg</a><br>
Wang Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems<br>
Professor of Mathematics, Psychology, and Biomedical Engineering<br>
Director, Center for Adaptive Systems<br>
Boston University<br>
<a
href="http://www.brain-mind-institute.org/stephen-grossberg-summer-2012.html">Abstract</a></p>
<p>More to be added ...<br>
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<h4 align="center">Call for Papers and Abstracts</h4>
<p align="left">BMI Internal Conference on Brain-Mind (ICBM) calls
for papers in all subjects related to brain-mind to be presented
during July 14-15, 2012. The subjects of interest include, but
not limited to:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>genes</strong>: inheritance, evolution, and
environments;</li>
<li><strong>cells</strong>: cell models, cell learning, cell
signaling, tissues, morphogenesis, and tissue development;</li>
<li><strong>circuits</strong>: features, clustering,
self-organization, representation, classification, and
regression;</li>
<li><strong>streams</strong>: pathways, intra-modal attention,
vision, audition, touch (including kinesthetics, temperature),
smell, and taste;</li>
<li><strong>brain</strong>: neural networks, brain-mind
architecture, inter-modal attention, multisensory integration,
and neural modulation (punishment/pain, reward/dopamine,
novelty, higher emotion);</li>
<li><strong>experiences</strong>: perceptual development,
cognitive development, value development, and nature vs.
nurture;</li>
<li><strong>behaviors:</strong> actions, motor development,
concept learning, abstraction, languages, decision making,
reasoning, and creativity;</li>
<li><strong>societies</strong>: joint attention, swarm
intelligence, group intelligence, genders, races, science of
organization, constitutions, and laws;</li>
<li><strong>diseases</strong>: depression, ADD/ADHD, drug
addiction, dyslexia, autism, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's
disease, Parkinson's disease, vision loss, hearing loss and
prosthetics. </li>
</ul>
<p>Papers that address issues of multiple disciplines are strongly
encouraged. Theoretical and position papers that are of wide
interest are also called for. BMI also strives to tolerate new
and controversial perspectives. Students of BMI courses are
especially encouraged to submit papers as their presentations of
research results are an integral part of BMI programs. Papers
submitted are to be peer-reviewed by the BMI International
Program and Conference Committees. Accepted papers will be
available and searchable at IEEE Explore per BMI plan. Each
paper will be maximum 8 pages. Papers must conform to IEEE
transactions formats. Paper templates are available for <a
href="http://www.ieee.org/portal/cms_docs_iportals/iportals/publications/journmag/transactions/TRANS-JOUR.doc">Microsoft
Word</a> and for both <a
href="http://www.ieee.org/portal/cms_docs_iportals/iportals/publications/journmag/transactions/IEEEtran.tar.gz">Unix
LaTeX2e</a> or <a
href="http://www.ieee.org/portal/cms_docs_iportals/iportals/publications/journmag/transactions/IEEEtran.zip">Windows
or Mac LaTeX2e</a>. Abstracts must be no longer than 500 words
plus as many as 4 bibliographic citations. No figures or tables
can be included. Authors of accepted abstracts will have a
poster presentation at the conference after regular
registration. Abstracts will not be included in the conference
proceedings, but will be published in the 2012 BMI ICBM program
(including the printed conference book) and on-line at the BMI
web site along with abstracts of all presentations. </p>
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Best,<br>
<br>
-John<br>
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Juyang (John) Weng, Professor
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
MSU Cognitive Science Program and MSU Neuroscience Program
3115 Engineering Building
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824 USA
Tel: 517-353-4388
Fax: 517-432-1061
Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:weng@cse.msu.edu">weng@cse.msu.edu</a>
URL: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.cse.msu.edu/~weng/">http://www.cse.msu.edu/~weng/</a>
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