Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition Training Program:
An Option for Computer Science and Robotics Ph.D. Students
The Center for
the Neural Basis of Cognition Training Program is an
interdisciplinary doctoral and postdoctoral training program offered
jointly by Carnegie Mellon University and the University of
Pittsburgh.
The program is designed to allow students to combine intensive
training in one discplline with a broad exposure to other areas that
touch on cognitive science, neural computation, and problems of higher
brain function.
Departments affiliated with the CNBC include Computer Science,
Robotics, Psychology, Statistics, and Biological Sciences at Carnegie
Mellon, and Neuroscience, Psychology, Neurobiology, Mathematics,
Psychiatry, Radiology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery at the University
of Pittsburgh.
CNBC Web Site: www.cnbc.cmu.edu
The CNBC training program is the educational component of the Center
for the Neural Basis of Cognition, a joint research center of CMU and
the University of Pittsburgh. More information about the program, the
center, and computational neuroscience is available at:
Requirements for the CNBC Training Program
- Acceptance into a home department's Ph.D. program, such as the
Computer Science or Robotics Ph.D. programs, fulfilling all the
requirements of that program.
- CNBC required core courses:
- Neuroscience I (neurophysiology)
- Neuroscience III (neuroanatomy and systems neuroscience)
- Neural Modeling
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Attend the CNBC colloquium series and ``Brain Bag'' research
talk series. The list of colloquium speakers is available at the
CNBC web site.
- Lab rotation.
Special Information for CS and Robotics Students
- For CS Ph.D. students, the CNBC core course requirement replaces the three
elective course requirement of the Computer Science Ph.D. program.
- For Robotics Ph.D. students, the CNBC program can serve as their
"specialized qualifier". Contact the Robotics program advisor, Reid
Simmons, for more information.
Participating CNBC Faculty in the School of Computer Science
- Dave Touretzky , Computer Science Department (courtesy appointment in Robotics)
- Tai-Sing Lee, Computer Science Department
- Mike Lewicki, Computer Science Department
- James McClelland, Psychology Department (courtesy appointment in CS)
- David Plaut , Psychology Department (courtesy appointment in CS)
