RESEARCH POSITIONS IN COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE & MUSIC COGNITION (Sue Denham )

Subject: RESEARCH POSITIONS IN COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE & MUSIC COGNITION From: Sue Denham <S.Denham(at)PLYMOUTH.AC.UK> Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 12:22:18 -0000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C52BB5.20A70F08 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Centre for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience and the=20 Computer Music Research Group, University of Plymouth, UK, are looking=20 for highly qualified candidates for 2 Post-Doctoral and 2 Research=20 Assistant positions to work on a 3-year research project in the field=20 of Computational Neuroscience & Music Cognition, entitled Emergent=20 Cognition through Active Perception. =20 The project is funded by the Sixth Framework Programme of the European=20 Union and involves a consortium lead by Dr Sue Denham, Prof Mike=20 Denham and Dr Eduardo Miranda (University of Plymouth), in=20 collaboration with Dr Henkjan Honing (University of Amsterdam,=20 Institute for Logic, Language and Computation), Prof Istv=E1n Winkler=20 (Institute for Psychology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences), and Prof=20 Gustavo Deco and Prof Xavier Serra (University Pompeu Fabra,=20 Barcelona, Music Technology Group & Computational Neuroscience Group). =20 The goal of the project is to investigate how complex cognitive=20 behaviour in artificial systems can emerge through interacting with an=20 environment, and how, by becoming sensitive to the properties of the=20 environment, such systems can develop effective representations and=20 processing structures autonomously. Music is an ideal domain in which=20 to investigate complex cognitive behaviour, since music, like=20 language, is a universal phenomenon containing complex abstractions=20 and temporally extended structures, whose organisation is constrained=20 by underlying rules or conventions that participants need to=20 understand for effective cognition and interaction. We will=20 investigate the development of music cognition by combining the=20 complementary approaches of perceptual experiments using human=20 subjects, functional and neurocomputational modelling, and the=20 implementation of an interactive embodied cognitive system. =20 =20 Provisional project start date: 1 October 2005 =20 More details are available here:=20 http://neuromusic.soc.plymouth.ac.uk/EmCAP.html =20 =20 Alternatively contact: Sue Denham s.denham(at)plymouth.ac.uk Or Eduardo R Miranda eduardo.miranda(at)plymouth.ac.uk =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C52BB5.20A70F08 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:st1=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <meta name=3DProgId content=3DWord.Document> <meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 10"> <meta name=3DOriginator content=3D"Microsoft Word 10"> <link rel=3DFile-List href=3D"cid:filelist.xml(at)01C52BB4.E11FEA40"> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"PlaceName"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"PlaceType"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"country-region"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"City"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"PersonName"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"date"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name=3D"place" downloadurl=3D"http://www.5iantlavalamp.com/"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=3DEN-GB link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple = style=3D'tab-interval:36.0pt'> <div class=3DSection1> =A0The Centre for Theoretical and = Computational Neuroscience and the <o:p></o:p> =A0Computer Music Research Group, = <st1:place><st1:City>University of Plymouth</st1:City>, = <st1:country-region>UK</st1:country-region></st1:place>, are looking <o:p></o:p> =A0for = highly qualified candidates for 2 Post-Doctoral and 2 Research = <o:p></o:p> =A0Assistant positions to work on a = 3-year research project in the field <o:p></o:p> =A0of = Computational Neuroscience & Music Cognition, entitled Emergent = <o:p></o:p> =A0Cognition = through Active Perception.<o:p></o:p> =A0 <o:p></o:p> =A0The project is funded by the Sixth = Framework Programme of the European <o:p></o:p> =A0Union and involves a consortium = lead by Dr Sue Denham, Prof Mike <o:p></o:p> =A0Denham and Dr = <st1:PersonName>Eduardo Miranda</st1:PersonName> = (<st1:place><st1:PlaceType>University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName>Plymouth</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>), in <o:p></o:p> =A0collaboration with Dr <st1:PersonName>Henkjan = Honing</st1:PersonName> (<st1:place><st1:PlaceType>University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName>Amsterdam</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>, <o:p></o:p> =A0Institute for Logic, Language and Computation), Prof Istv=E1n Winkler <o:p></o:p> =A0(Institute for Psychology, = <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Hungarian</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>Academy</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> of Sciences), and Prof <o:p></o:p> =A0<st1:PersonName>Gustavo Deco</st1:PersonName> and Prof Xavier = Serra (University Pompeu Fabra, <o:p></o:p> =A0Barcelona, = Music Technology Group & Computational Neuroscience = Group).<o:p></o:p> =A0 <o:p></o:p> =A0The goal of the project is to = investigate how complex cognitive <o:p></o:p> =A0behaviour in artificial systems can emerge through interacting with an = <o:p></o:p> =A0environment, and how, by becoming sensitive to the properties of the = <o:p></o:p> =A0environment, such systems can develop effective representations and = <o:p></o:p> =A0processing structures autonomously. Music is an ideal domain in which = <o:p></o:p> =A0to = investigate complex cognitive behaviour, since music, like = <o:p></o:p> =A0language, is a universal phenomenon containing complex abstractions = <o:p></o:p> =A0and = temporally extended structures, whose organisation is constrained = <o:p></o:p> =A0by = underlying rules or conventions that participants need to <o:p></o:p> =A0understand for effective cognition and interaction. We will = <o:p></o:p> =A0investigate the development of music cognition by combining the = <o:p></o:p> =A0complementary approaches of perceptual experiments using human = <o:p></o:p> =A0subjects, functional and neurocomputational modelling, and the <o:p></o:p> =A0implementation of an interactive embodied cognitive system.<o:p></o:p> =A0<o:p></o:p> =A0<o:p></o:p> =A0Provisional project start date: = <st1:date Month=3D"10" Day=3D"1" Year=3D"2005">1 October = 2005</st1:date><o:p></o:p> =A0 <o:p></o:p> =A0More details are available here: = <o:p></o:p> =A0<a href=3D"http://neuromusic.soc.plymouth.ac.uk/EmCAP.html">http://neuromusi= c.soc.plymouth.ac.uk/EmCAP.html</a><o:p></o:p> =A0 <o:p></o:p> =A0<o:p></o:p> =A0Alternatively = contact:<o:p></o:p> =A0Sue Denham = s.denham(at)plymouth.ac.uk<o:p></o:p> =A0Or Eduardo R Miranda eduardo.miranda(at)plymouth.ac.uk<o:p></o:p> =A0<o:p></o:p> =A0<o:p></o:p> =A0<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html> =00 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C52BB5.20A70F08--

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