<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-b7c99876-53e3-9149-00c4-4dbce1e0c351"><p style="text-align:left;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear CNS,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are delighted to welcome applications for the second annual <b>Methods in Neuroscience at Dartmouth (MIND) Computational Summer School</b>, to be held from July 30 -- August 7, 2018 in Hanover, NH. The theme of this year’s summer school is </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Narratives and Natural Contexts</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">There has been renewed interest in extending the study of neural and psychological phenomena in highly controlled laboratory settings to more naturalistic paradigms that more closely reflect the rich spatiotemporal structure of the real world.  Bridging this divide requires developing new experiments and analytic methods. The goal of our summer school is to provide a forum for gaining hands-on experience with some of the latest computational tools that can help gain insight into understanding how our brains process naturalistic stimuli and contexts. We will offer a mix of expertise at a broad range of spatiotemporal scales and domains (e.g. behavioral, cognitive, social; circuit, whole-brain, and social networks; etc.). In addition, we will maintain our special focus on training students to use and contribute to open-source tools, data sharing, and other “best practices” for open science.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For more information, and/or to apply, please visit </span><a href="https://summer-mind.github.io/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">our website</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.  Please note that this year’s application deadline is </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">April 29, 2018</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.  You may also find information about last year’s summer school (theme: multiscale network dynamics) </span><a href="https://summer-mind.github.io/2017.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">here</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, along with all course materials.  We anticipate a diverse and talented mix of graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and junior faculty will participate in the summer school, and we hope to see you this summer in Hanover!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Kind regards,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.cosanlab.com/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Luke Chang</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">,</span><a href="http://www.context-lab.com/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Jeremy Manning</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, and</span><a href="http://vandermeerlab.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Matt van der Meer</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Directors</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Jim Haxby, Thalia Wheatley, and Dan Rockmore</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Advisory Committee</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This event is sponsored by the</span><a href="http://sbs.dartmouth.edu/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Center for Social Brain Sciences</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">,</span><a href="https://www.dartmouth.edu/~ccn/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Center for Cognitive Neuroscience</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, </span><a href="http://rc.dartmouth.edu/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dartmouth Research Computing</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, and</span><a href="http://neukom.dartmouth.edu/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Neukom Institute for Computational Sciences at Dartmouth</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></span></div>
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