Broadening Participation at the Computational and Systems Neuroscience Conference (Cosyne)

近年来，对大脑的理解取得了显著进展，部分原因是理论和计算方法在实验设计和数据解释中发挥了越来越大的作用。 年度计算和系统神经科学（Cosyne）会议通过为系统神经科学问题的实验和理论/计算方法的交流提供一个包容性论坛来促进这一进程。 该项目的目的是扩大Cosyne会议的参与范围，通过针对早期职业科学家的持续旅行资助计划，包括更多来自代表性不足群体的个人，以及为本科生提供指导旅行奖励的新计划。 这两个项目都将在2015年、2016年和2017年的Cosyne会议上活跃。

Remarkable progress in the understanding of the brain in recent years is due in part to the increasing role that theory and computational methods are playing in the design of experiments and interpretation of data. The annual Computational and Systems Neuroscience (Cosyne) conference promotes this process by providing an inclusive forum for the exchange of experimental and theoretical/computational approaches to problems in systems neuroscience. This purpose of this project is to broaden participation at the Cosyne meeting to include more individuals from under-represented groups through a continuing travel grant program targeting early-career scientists, and a new program of mentored travel awards for undergraduates. Both programs will be active for the 2015, 2016, and 2017 Cosyne meetings.