Workshop on Statistical Analysis of Neural Data (SAND)

神经数据的统计分析研讨会（SAND 6）计划于2012年5月31日至6月2日在认知神经基础中心举行，由卡内基梅隆大学和匹兹堡大学联合举办。SAND 6将汇集对神经数据定量分析感兴趣的神经生理学家，统计学家，物理学家和计算机科学家。将有5个科学会议，其中8个主题研究员和16个初级研究员将发言。还将举行海报会议。作者将被鼓励向计算神经科学杂志提交论文。SAND 6是2002年开始的系列研讨会中的第六次。这些研讨会在春季的偶数年在卡内基梅隆大学和匹兹堡大学联合运营的认知神经基础中心举行。研讨会的目标是定义神经元数据分析中的重要问题以及解决这些问题的有用策略;促进实验神经科学家与接受过统计和计算方法培训的人员之间的沟通;并通过一系列同行评审文章进一步传播研讨会上提出的研究结果。次要目标是鼓励青年研究人员，包括研究生，介绍他们的工作;使青年研究人员了解这一跨学科领域的重要挑战和机遇，同时提供一个小型会议气氛，便利青年研究人员与资深同事互动;并让妇女、代表人数不足的少数群体和残疾人参加，他们可能会受益于小型研讨会的环境。

The workshop Statistical Analysis of Neural Data (SAND6) is planned for May 31-June 2, 2012 at the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, run jointly by Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh.SAND6 will bring together neurophysiologists, statisticians, physicists, and computer scientists who are interested in quantitative analysis of neuronal data. There will be 5 scientific sessions, at which 8 keynote investigators and 16 junior investigators will speak. There will also be a poster session. Authors will be encouraged to submit papers to the Journal of Computational Neuroscience. SAND6 is the sixth workshop in a series that began in 2002. The workshops are held in even years during the spring at the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, run jointly by Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. The objectives of the workshop are to define important problems in neuronal data analysis and useful strategies for attacking them; foster communication between experimental neuroscientists and those trained in statistical and computational methods; and provide further dissemination of the findings presented at the workshop via a set of peer-reviewed articles. Secondary objectives are to encourage young researchers, including graduate students, to present their work; expose young researchers to important challenges and opportunities in this interdisciplinary domain, while providing a small meeting atmosphere to facilitate the interaction of young researchers with senior colleagues; and include as participants women, under-represented minorities and persons with disabilities who might benefit from the small workshop environment.