Neurobot is a weblog system in the fields of neuroscience and bioengineering, held in the Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Aristotle University, Greece.
Reconstructing Speech from Human Auditory Cortex
by Dimitrios A. Adamos2 Feb 2012 at 12:58 pm
Intracranial recordings (ECoG) from nonprimary auditory cortex in the human superior temporal gyrus were reconstructed in to speech sounds. You may read the article here: Pasley BN , David SV , Mesgarani N , Flinker A , Shamma SA , et al. 2012 Reconstructing Speech from Human Auditory Cortex. PLoS Biol 10(1): e1001251, or listen [...] ... read more
AREADNE 2012 Conference
by Dimitrios A. Adamos24 Jan 2012 at 1:28 pm
AREADNE 2012 Research in Encoding and Decoding of Neural Ensembles Nomikos Conference Centre, Santorini, Greece 21-24 June 2012 http://areadne.org info@areadne.org The AREADNE conferences bring scientific leaders from around the world to present their recent findings on the functioning of neuronal ensembles in an informal yet spectacular setting on Santorini. The conference emphasizes interaction ... read more
Towards reliable spike-train recordings from thousands of neurons with multie...
by Dimitrios A. Adamos24 Jan 2012 at 1:25 pm
A review article describing challenges towards accurate multi-electrode automatic spike sorting. The article emphasizes the absence of ground truth and the need of realistic modeling in the validation step of spike-sorting algorithms. You may read the article here: Einevoll GT, Franke F, Hagen E, Pouzat C, Harris KD. Towards reliable spike-train recordings from thousands of [...] ... read more
Monkey brains ‘feel’ virtual objects
by Dimitrios A. Adamos10 Jan 2012 at 4:14 pm
In a first-ever demonstration of a two-way interaction between a primate brain and a virtual body, two monkeys trained at the Duke University Center for Neuroengineering learned to employ brain activity alone to move an avatar hand and identify the texture of virtual objects. You may read the news report at Duke University here or [...] ... read more
Online wiki release of “Computational Explorations in Cognitive Neuroscienc...
by Dimitrios A. Adamos9 Jan 2012 at 5:11 am
The 2nd Edition of “Computational Explorations in Cognitive Neuroscience” (O’Reilly & Munakata, 2000) is available as a free wiki textbook. The book is available here: http://grey.colorado.edu/CompCogNeuro/index.php/CCNBook/Main From the same page, it can also be ordered as a hard-copy book, printed by PediaPress (see link at top of above page). A major component of the book ... read more
Spike sorting based on noise-assisted semi-supervised learning methodologies
by Dimitrios A. Adamos8 Jan 2012 at 10:23 am
SAN 2011 abstract in Neuroscience Letters 2011, vol. 500(Suppl.), e32-33.- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2011.05.161 Also, see presentation in SAN 2011 ... read more
Quality metrics to accompany spike sorting of extracellular signals
by Dimitrios A. Adamos26 Dec 2011 at 5:46 am
A review on visualization schemes and quality metrics used to evaluate the success of spike sorting procedures, published in Journal of Neuroscience. You may read the article here: Hill DN, Mehta SB and Kleinfeld D. Quality metrics to accompany spike sorting of extracellular signals. J Neurosci (2011) vol. 31 (24) pp. 8699-705 ... read more
Spike Sorting: The First Step in Decoding the Brain
by Dimitrios A. Adamos26 Dec 2011 at 5:19 am
An overview of the spike sorting problem and challenges in IEEE Signal Processing Magazine. You may read the article here: Gibson et al. Spike Sorting: The First Step in Decoding the Brain. Signal Processing Magazine, IEEE (2012) vol. 29 (1) pp. 124 – 143 For an extended review on available contemporary algorithms in the spike [...] ... read more
Performance comparison of extracellular spike sorting algorithms for single-c...
by Dimitrios A. Adamos7 Dec 2011 at 4:20 am
A review and comparative analysis paper of contemporary algorithms in the spike sorting domain, published in Journal of Neuroscience Methods. Wild J et al. “Performance comparison of extracellular spike sorting algorithms for single-channel recordings“. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 2011, vol.203 (2), pp. 369-76; doi:10.1016/j.jneumeth.2011.10.013 ... read more
An introductory review of information theory in the context of computational ...
by Dimitrios A. Adamos22 Sep 2011 at 12:20 pm
A nice review paper presenting introductory fundamental concepts of information theory, from engineering to neuroscience. The paper was published as: McDonnell MD, Ikeda S and Manton JH, ”An introductory review of information theory in the context of computational neuroscience“, Biological Cybernetics 2011;105(1):55-70. Also available in PDF format here. ... read more
Journal Impact Factors updated for 2010
by Dimitrios A. Adamos26 Jul 2011 at 11:04 am
Please see the Scientific Journals Table ... read more
Enhancing BCIs through electrocorticography (ECoG)
by Dimitrios A. Adamos28 Jun 2011 at 3:50 am
Electrocorticography (ECoG) records the “high-gamma” (>60 Hz) frequency profile of the cortex, featuring a temporal resolution of the order of milliseconds [1]. Coupled with a software interface, the use of ECoG was explored in a Brain Computer Interface study when participants were asked to either think or say different vowel sounds [2]. While the recorded [...] ... read more
Nev2lkit enhanced demo
by Dimitrios A. Adamos19 May 2011 at 1:19 pm
An example of a spike sorting task using ‘nev2lkit enhanced‘ tool. Nev2lkit acts as a preprocessor for the extracellularly recorded data, extracting neural waveforms (i.e. spikes) from the continuous time series. Nev2lkit enhanced features user-customized optimization of the time-window used during the spike extraction procedure. Consequently, Nev2lkit employs Principal Component Analy ... read more
Brains for Brains 2011 | Young Researchers Computational Neuroscience Award
by Dimitrios A. Adamos28 Apr 2011 at 3:05 pm
The call is open for students from relevant disciplines who plan to pursue a research career in Computational Neuroscience and who have at least one peer reviewed publication or peer reviewed conference abstract that resulted from research accomplished before the start of doctoral studies, is written in English and was accepted or published in 2010 [...] ... read more
Information theory methods in Neuroscience
by Dimitrios A. Adamos27 Apr 2011 at 5:41 am
Back in 1948, Shannon introduced Information Theory with his landmark paper “A mathematical theory of communication”[1]. Since then, Neuroscience has been treated by researchers as a major field of application of this new theory, beyond its original scope. A recent special issue of the Journal of Computational Neuroscience on Methods of Information Theory in Neuroscience [...] ... read more
Position in Theoretical Neuroscience
by Dimitrios A. Adamos10 Apr 2011 at 4:13 pm
Rubén Moreno-Bote’s lab. Foundation Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain. A position (PhD or Postdoc) is available in the group of Theoretical Neuroscience of Rubén Moreno-Bote in the Foundation Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain. Candidates are needed with Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science or similar backgrounds, ideally with knowledge of Neuroscience or Computational Neuroscience, and [ ... read more
Post-doctoral position in Theoretical Neuroscience at INRIA
by Dimitrios A. Adamos3 Apr 2011 at 12:49 pm
Study of Stochastic Models in Neuroscience. The post is part of the TOSCA, a joint project-team between INRIA and the University of Nancy, located in Nancy and Sophia-Antipolis. The post-doc student will participate to the theoretical studies of the Tosca team on the probability distributions of the spike trains processes and of the McKean-Vlasov stochastic [...] ... read more
The NEURON Simulation Summer School
by Dimitrios A. Adamos3 Apr 2011 at 12:38 pm
June 18-22, 2011 The Institute for Neural Computation, University of California, San Diego, CA An intensive hands-on course that covers the design, construction, and use of models in the NEURON simulation environment. The course is designed to be useful and informative for registrants at all levels of experience, from those who are just beginning to [...] ... read more
Advanced Scientific Programming Summer School in Python
by Dimitrios A. Adamos3 Apr 2011 at 12:20 pm
September 11—16, 2011. St Andrews, UK. Organized by the G-Node and the School of Psychology, University of St Andrews This school is targeted at PhD students and Post-docs from all areas of science. Competence in Python or in another language such as Java, C/C++, MATLAB, or Mathematica is absolutely required. Basic knowledge of Python is assumed. [...] ... read more
INCF proposals for Google Summer of Code 2011
by Dimitrios A. Adamos26 Mar 2011 at 4:17 pm
INCF has published a list of potential projects within Google Summer of Code 2011. The INCF is a professional organization devoted to advancing the field of neuroinformatics. One of its aims is to develop an international neuroinformatics infrastructure, which promotes the sharing of data and computing resources to the international research community. For more details, [...] ... read more
NASS: an empirical approach to spike sorting with overlap resolution based on...
by Dimitrios A. Adamos26 Feb 2011 at 2:39 am
Background noise and spike overlap pose problems in contemporary spike-sorting strategies. In this paper, both issues are addressed by a hybrid scheme that combines the robust representation of spike waveforms to facilitate the reliable identification of contributing neurons with efficient data learning to enable the precise decomposition of coactivations. A recently introduced manifold learning t ... read more
Braindriver project
by Dimitrios A. Adamos25 Feb 2011 at 7:11 am
After testing an iPhone, an iPad and an eye-tracking device as possible user interfaces to maneuver the research car named “MadeInGermany”, brain-power is also used. Neuro-signals are acquired using the commercial Emotiv EEG (electroenzephalogram) tool. For more details you may visit the Braindriver project page. ... read more
BCCN Doctoral Program on “Sensory Computation in Neural Systems”
by Dimitrios A. Adamos22 Feb 2011 at 11:55 am
Starting from March 2010 the BCCN PhD program will be conducted in the framework of the Research Training Group “Sensory Computation in Neural Systems” (GRK 1598/1). Application deadline: March 15, 2011 Interviews with selected candidates: mid-June 2011 Beginning of courses: October 2011 Candidates admitted to the PhD program are expected to hold a Masters degree [...] ... read more
Summer Program in Computational Neuroscience at UPenn
by Dimitrios A. Adamos5 Feb 2011 at 2:06 am
May 31 – July 29, 2011. Applications are invited for an intensive summer program of hands-on training to introduce undergraduate students to the principles and techniques of computational neuroscience. The summer program will be directed by Dr. Michael Kahana (University of Pennsylvania) and Joshua Jacobs (Drexel University), in collaboration with over 25 Neuroscience faculty from [...] ... read more
Postdoctoral Positions in Computational Neuroscience
by Dimitrios A. Adamos5 Feb 2011 at 1:51 am
RIKEN Brain Science Institute, New laboratory (From April, 2011. Laboratory head: Taro Toyoizumi) The lab is interested in the information theoretical analysis of neural circuits and the modeling of activity-dependent plasticity in the brain. Job title and Research Field Postdoctoral Research Scientist (Number of positions: 1 or 2) in Computational Neuroscience Job Description and Qualification ... read more
Research assistant position in auditory neuroscience
by Dimitrios A. Adamos30 Jan 2011 at 4:17 am
A research assistant position is available to work on a Wellcome Trust funded project that will use MEG functional brain imaging to investigate the neural systems that support auditory change detection in the human brain. Supervision Dr Maria Chait (UCL Ear Institute) and Prof. Tim Griffiths (Newcastle University). The post holder will be based at [...] ... read more
Postdoc Position in Experimental Neuroscience
by Dimitrios A. Adamos30 Jan 2011 at 3:57 am
A postdoctoral position is available at the Carandini Lab at University College London. The researcher is expected to work on exciting projects aimed at establishing neural responses to visual stimuli and neural correlates of perceptual behaviors, at the levels of circuits and systems in the mouse brain. The techniques involve combinations of multielectrode recordings, optogenetics, imaging, ... read more
Nerve Stimulation Shown to Reverse Common Type of Hearing Impairment
by Dimitrios A. Adamos22 Jan 2011 at 1:29 pm
Targeted Vagus-nerve stimulation could reverse Tinnitus, a hearing impairment affecting almost 10% of senior citizens and 40% of military veterans. Tinnitus is caused by damage to the inner ear which results in changes to the sound localization at the brain’s auditory cortex. Researchers from University of Texas and MicroTransponder spin-off company published in Nature a [...] ... read more
Postdoc Positions in Cognitive, Developmental and Systems Neuroscience
by Dimitrios A. Adamos22 Jan 2011 at 12:46 pm
The Stanford Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience Laboratory invites applications for postdoctoral fellowships in the following areas: numerical, symbolic and mathematical cognition, dyscalculia, and learning disabilities large-scale brain organization, networks and connectivity multimodal neuroimaging of cognitive strengths and weakness in autism spectrum disorders auditory cognition, speech and la ... read more
Paris School of Neuroscience – Spring School 2011
by Dimitrios A. Adamos22 Jan 2011 at 12:39 pm
Paris School of Neuroscience – Spring School 2011 Optical Imaging and Electrophysiological Recording in Neuroscience Application deadline: 31 January 2011 Dates: Tuesday April 12th – Friday April 20th 2011 Université Paris Descartes, 45 Rue des Saints Pères, 75006 Paris TOPICS Photophysics and photochemistry of fluorophores. Data analysis and image analysis. Conventional and confocal mic ... read more