Training Program in Human Cognitive Neuroscience

描述(由申请人提供)：加州大学认知神经科学项目， 伯克利分校(Berkeley)在专注于人类的领域经历了突然的增长 以两位行为神经科医生的任命为全部的研究 心理学系教授(Mark D？Esposito，心理学研究所所长 Wills脑成像中心和Robert Knight)以及任命资深 认知神经心理学家(林恩·罗伯逊)。结果，足足有3个 由高级调查人员在校园内运营的运转良好的新实验室，专注于 关于人类认知神经科学--除了几个已有的实验室 整个校园，重点放在这一领域。认知能力的发展 UCB的神经科学研究生培训项目一直很迅速，需求 因为这一领域的培训大大增加了。为了帮助满足需求，我们 要求每年资助8名研究生。实习生将参与 在UCB校园和退伍军人办公室的培训活动中 马丁内斯(弗吉尼亚州)的事务医疗设施，12个活跃的实验室仍在继续 专注于认知神经科学研究。两者之间的联系 机构在这一领域的实力格外强大。的优势之一是 该计划是其教员的跨学科背景和 培训的跨学科性质。另一个优势是访问 该计划提供了观察与以下方面相关的广泛认知缺陷的机会 神经异常，包括结构和神经化学性质的异常。这个 神经功能正常和神经功能受损个体的调查 通过行为、电生理和神经成像测量仪给学生 对这一领域的广度和整合的必要性的认识 聚合的证据。UCB研究生项目的申请者拥有一些 国家最高资质，并从以下人员中挑选学员 被录取的学生将强调专业和科学的潜力 成功。UCB在健康和神经科学方面做出了实质性的承诺 在接下来的十年里，我们完全有理由相信 像本申请中讨论的那样的翻译培训只会不断增长。

DESCRIPTION (Provided by applicant): The cognitive neuroscience program at UC, Berkeley (UCB) has experienced an abrupt growth in areas focused on human research with the appointments of two behavioral neurologists as Full Professors in the Department of Psychology (Mark D?Esposito, Director of the Wills Brain Imaging Center and Robert Knight) and by the appointment of senior cognitive neuropsychologist (Lynn Robertson). As a result there are 3 fully functioning new laboratories run by senior investigators on campus that focus on human cognitive neuroscience in addition to several preexisting laboratories across campus with a focus in this area. The development of a cognitive neuroscience graduate training program at UCB has been swift, and the demand for training in this area has multiplied greatly. To help meet the demand, we are requesting support for 8 graduate students per year. Trainees will engage in training activities at both the UCB campus and the Office of Veterans Affairs medical facility in Martinez (VA) where 12 active laboratories continue to focus on cognitive neuroscience research. The link between the two institutions is exceptionally strong in this area. One of the strengths of the program is the interdisciplinary background of its faculty and the interdisciplinary nature of training. Another strength is the access the program affords to observe a wide range of cognitive deficits associated with neural abnormalities, both structural and neurochemical in nature. The investigation of neurologically intact and neurologically impaired individuals with behavioral, electrophysiological and neuroimaging measurers gives students an appreciation of the breadth of the field and necessity for integration and converging evidence. Applicants to graduate programs at UCB have some of the highest qualifications in the country, and selection of trainees from among the accepted students will emphasize the potential for professional and scientific success. UCB has made a substantial commitment to health and neuroscience in the coming decade, and there is every reason to believe that the demand for translational training like that discussed in this application, will only grow.