Dear All,
Due to multiple requests, the deadlines for early registration and call for abstracts are extended to April 10, 2015.
Call for Abstracts
The 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Vision (APCV'2015) will take place in Singapore from July 10 to 12, 2015. Information about the conference can be found at: http://apcv2015.org/
We are now accepting abstracts. APCV welcomes original research work on vision, multisensory perception, decision and action, and related topics. Abstracts will be peered reviewed and published at i-Perception.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Mickey Goldberg, Columbia University, New York, USA
William Warren, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Tomaso Poggio, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
IMPORTANT DATES (please note that the dates have been changed)
Early registration deadline: April 10, 2015.
Call for abstracts (talks and posters) closes: April 10, 2015.
We hope to see you in Singapore this July 10-12!
Regards,
APCV2015 Organizing Committee
http://apcv2015.org/
A Postdoctoral Research Fellow position is available at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences (MPI-CBS) in Leipzig, Germany. The objective of the postdoctoral research project is to use high-resolution functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to understand the role of subcortical sensory structures in human perception and communication.
The MPI-CBS is an internationally leading centre for cognitive and imaging neuroscience equipped with a 7.0 T MRI scanner, several 3.0 T MRI scanners, a 306 channels MEG system, TMS, tDCS, several EEG suites, and eye-tracking labs. All facilities and data analyses are supported by experienced IT specialists and physicists. Besides an excellent infrastructure, our institute offers an international and friendly environment with researchers from diverse backgrounds. The postdoc will be member of the group "Neural Mechanisms of Human Communication" led by Katharina von Kriegstein.
The candidates must have a PhD (or equivalent) in neuroscience, experimental psychology, biology, or a related field, and should be able to demonstrate a consistently outstanding academic record, including publications. The ideal candidate will have expertise in the acquisition and analysis of neuroscientific data. Prior experience with high-resolution functional or structural MRI is preferred.
The starting date for this position is flexible. Initially for two years, the position offers the possibility of extension for up to four years. Salary depends on experience and is based on regulations of the Max Planck Society.
To apply, please include all documents in one PDF-file in the following order: CV, contact information for two references, a brief statement describing your personal qualifications and future research interests, copies of up to three of your publications. Applications with the subject heading "HC15PD" should be sent via email to: personal(a)cbs.mpg.de. The deadline for application submission is 17 April 2015.
Contact for informal enquiries regarding the post: Prof. Dr. Katharina von Kriegstein (kriegstein(a)cbs.mpg.de). For more information about the group see: http://www.cbs.mpg.de/groups/misc/humcomm.
The MPI-CBS is an equal opportunities employer, committed to the advancement of individuals without regard to ethnicity, religion, gender, or disability.
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Katharina von Kriegstein
Max Planck Research Group Leader
Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Stephanstr. 1A, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
Professor of Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience
Humboldt University of Berlin
Rudower Chaussee 18, 12489 Berlin, Germany
Phone +49 (0) 341-9940-2476
Fax +49 (0) 341-9940-2448
http://www.cbs.mpg.de/groups/misc/humcomm
Dear colleagues,
We have developed a new R package, called grtools, that can be used to
analyze psychophysical data to determine the independence and separability
of perceptual dimensions. The analyses use general recognition theory (GRT;
a.k.a multidimensional signal detection theory) to test for perceptual
independence and separability while controlling for the influence of
decisional processes.
We designed the package to be easy to use for non-experts. Thus, full
analyses can be performed through only a couple of commands.
grtools provides functions for the following analyses:
1. Model-based analyses of separability and independence using the GRT-wIND
(GRT with INdividual Differences) model of identification data.
2. Model-based analyses of separability and independence using traditional
GRT models of identification data.
3. Summary statistics analyses (i.e., Kadlec's MSDA) of identification data.
4. Summary statistics analyses of data from the Garner filtering task.
For more information and instructions on how to install the package, please
visit the following page:
https://github.com/fsotoc/grtools
Best,
Fabian A. Soto
F. Gregory Ashby
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Fabian A. Soto
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
E-mail: fabian.soto(a)psych.ucsb.edu
Website: http://people.psych.ucsb.edu/soto/fabian/
*Postdoctoral position on face and object recognition*
A postdoctoral research position is open at the Objects and Knowledge
Laboratory, headed by Dr. Olivia Cheung, at New York University Abu Dhabi.
The postdoctoral researcher will carry out behavioral and fMRI experiments
on human object/face/letter recognition. Potential research projects
include, but are not limited to, investigations of the influences of
experience and conceptual knowledge on recognition processes.
Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, or a
related field, and should possess strong programming skills (e.g., Matlab).
Prior experience with neuroimaging or psychophysical techniques is
preferred. The initial appointment is for up to two years with the
opportunity of renewal for additional years. Starting date is flexible,
preferably during summer/fall 2015.
The Objects and Knowledge Laboratory is part of the rapidly growing
Psychology division at New York University Abu Dhabi. The lab is located in
the new campus on Saadiyat Island (Abu Dhabi’s cultural hub), and has
access to the state-of-the-art neuroimaging facilities (including MRI, MEG,
and TMS). Apart from a generous salary, the postdoctoral researchers will
receive housing and other benefits. More information about living in Abu
Dhabi can be found here:
http://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/campus-life/residential-education-and-housing/livin…
Interested individuals should email a curriculum vita, a brief statement of
research interests, the expected date of availability, and contact
information of two referees to Olivia Cheung (olivia.cheung(a)nyu.edu).
Informal inquires regarding the positions, university, or area, are
encouraged.
Hi all,
Any suggestions of *frontal facing genuinely smiling real people *databases
(or place to find them) that could provide good candidates for averaging?
Since I'm averaging the faces redistribution and copyright are not an issue.
Many thanks for your help,
*Javier Elkin*
PhD student in Translational Cognitive Neuroscience | *UCL
<http://www.ucl.ac.uk/> Awareness group
<http://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/~grees/index.html>*
*E: *javier.elkin.10(a)ucl.ac.uk *T:* +44 (0)7449 303450
*A:* Alexandra House, 17 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3AR
*W:* www.javierelkin.wordpress.com // www.pocketsmile.icn.ucl.ac.uk
*LinkedIn*: www.linkedin.com/pub/javier-elkin/46/809/642
*Twitter: *@PocketSmileApp
Yay! Dognitive Science marches on!
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> I am currently searching for validated databases, from which I can
> extract pictures of Asians and Africans. I would need an angry and happy
> face from every person. The pictures should be coloured and portraits
> would be nice but not compulsorily necessary as I can crop them myself.
> In total I would need just 20 pairs while 10 should be male and 10
> should be female.
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> These pictures will be used in an experiment with pet dogs at a
> touchscreen to investigate if they can read and distinguish emotions.
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> Can somebody tell me, where I can get such pictures? Or maybe somebody
> has such pictures and can help me out?
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Dear all,
I am currently searching for validated databases, from which I can
extract pictures of Asians and Africans. I would need an angry and happy
face from every person. The pictures should be coloured and portraits
would be nice but not compulsorily necessary as I can crop them myself.
In total I would need just 20 pairs while 10 should be male and 10
should be female.
These pictures will be used in an experiment with pet dogs at a
touchscreen to investigate if they can read and distinguish emotions.
Can somebody tell me, where I can get such pictures? Or maybe somebody
has such pictures and can help me out?
Thanks in advance for the help.
Cheers,
Anjuli
--
M.Sc. Anjuli Barber
Doktorandin (PhD candidate)
Messerli Forschungsinstitut (Messerli Research Insitute)
Abteilung für vergleichende Kognitionsforschung (Comparative Cognition)
Veterinärmedizinsiche Universität Wien (Vetmeduni Vienna)
Veterinärplatz 1, A-1210 Wien
T: +43 (0)1 25077-2694
M: anjuli.barber(a)vetmeduni.ac.at
www.vetmeduni.ac.at/messerli
Dear All
I am advertising a PhD studentship at Brunel University, fully funded by
the Leverhulme Trust, to work on a project about multisensory processing of
faces and voices. I attached the advert and also copied it below.
Lucia
*Application for PhD Studentship*
*College of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Life Sciences –
Division of Psychology*
The College has a full-time PhD studentship beginning any time between 1st May
and 1st October 2015 available in its Division of Psychology. The
studentship is funded by a Leverhulme Research Grant awarded to Dr Lúcia
Garrido (Brunel University London), Dr Carolyn McGettigan (Royal Holloway),
and Dr Nikolaus Kriegeskorte (MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit). The
principal supervisor will be Lúcia Garrido. The successful applicant will
join this team of researchers and contribute to a project investigating
multisensory processing of faces and voices in the human brain using fMRI.
The studentship funds an annual stipend of £15,863 plus full time Home/EU
tuition fees for three years, research support, and conference attendance.
Brunel University London is located in Uxbridge, Middlesex to the west of
central London. Our research facilities include a 3T MRI scanner (shared
with three other Universities and located at Royal Holloway), an EEG
laboratory, an eye tracker, and dedicated laboratories and cubicles for
testing.
Please contact Lúcia Garrido by e-mail at lucia.garrido(a)brunel.ac.uk for
any informal enquiries.
*Eligibility*
Applicants must have a first or upper second (or equivalent) undergraduate
degree in a Psychology, Neuroscience, Computer Sciences, or related
discipline. A post-graduate master’s degree in one of these subject areas
is desirable but not necessary. If you are a non-native speaker and have
not been awarded a degree by a University in the UK, you must demonstrate
English language skills to IELTS 7.0 (minimum 6.0 in any section) or
equivalent. Applicants should be enthusiastic, well motivated, and be able
to work both independently and collaboratively as part of the research
team. Programming skills (e.g.: using Matlab or Python) and experience
with fMRI will be valued.
*How to Apply*
If you wish to apply for this PhD studentship, please e-mail the following
to chls-pgr-office(a)brunel.ac.uk <chls-pgr-admin(a)brunel.ac.uk>
1. A detailed, up-to-date CV (no page limit);
2. A personal statement (one A4 page maximum) indicating why you would
be suitable for the proposed project, and explaining your motivation and
background;
3. Transcript of your undergraduate (and postgraduate if applicable)
degree;
4. Names and contact details for two academic referees.
The closing date for applications is *Friday 27th February 2015 at 5 pm*.
If you would like further information about how to apply, please contact
our PGR Programmes Administrator +44 (0)1895 266 492 or
chls-pgr-office(a)brunel.ac.uk
The 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Vision (APCV'2015) will take place in Singapore from July 10 to 12, 2015. Information about the conference can be found at: http://apcv2015.org/
The organizing committee is now accepting proposals for symposia. APCV welcomes original research work on vision, multisensory perception, decision and action, and related topics.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Mickey Goldberg<http://mahoney.cpmc.columbia.edu/goldberglab/>, Columbia University, New York, USA
William Warren<http://www.brown.edu/Departments/CLPS/people/william-warren>, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Tomaso Poggio<http://mcgovern.mit.edu/principal-investigators/tomaso-poggio>, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
IMPORTANT DATES
Call for symposia closes: February 19, 2015.
Early registration deadline: March 15, 2015.
Call for talks and posters closes: March 15, 2015.
We hope to see you in Singapore this July 10-12!
Regards,
APCV2015 Organizing Committee
http://apcv2015.org/
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> Can anyone recommend, or perhaps be willing to give me access to a large image set of Caucasian and non-Caucasian (perferably Asian) face colour images. I need to have two different images per identity and they need to be colour. If anyone out there can help that would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance
> Trina
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> Dr Catriona Havard
> Psychology Lecturer
> The Open University
> Walton Hall
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