Interdisciplinary Training in Cognitive, Computational and Systems Neuroscience

描述（由申请人提供）：项目摘要生物学，心理学和生物医学工程领域已经产生了令人兴奋的新进展，在神经系统的基础行为的研究。这些学科各自为大脑功能提供了新的见解，并为改善对神经系统疾病，健康和紊乱发育以及沟通的理解提供了机会。然而，科学进步的快速发展受到了学科边界的限制。此外，神经科学家在生物学家，心理学家和工程师使用的一系列方法中牢牢扎根，将最好地推进新的研究技术，如非侵入性功能成像和神经修复术。需要一种完全跨学科的培训模式。在华盛顿大学，我们已经开发了这样一个模型：认知、计算和系统神经科学（CCSN）途径产生了经过严格培训的独立调查人员，他们将领导新一代科学家，他们在真正整合的跨学科调查中研究大脑。 CCSN为生物医学工程，心理学和神经科学博士课程的学生提供服务。CCSN的核心是一个为期两年的课程，强调跨学科，协作和基于项目的教学。在第一年，学生参加课程，使他们加快认知心理学，生物神经计算和神经系统的核心概念和方法。在第二年，学生参加两门独特的课程，这两门课程是专门设计的CCSN途径高级CCSN和CCSN项目建设的顶峰。高级CCSN由一系列尖端脑科学主题的跨学科案例研究组成。每个主题都由来自三个家庭项目的教师团队作为一个模块提出。模块包括基于团队的项目和同行评审，以及主要来源的阅读和课堂讲座和讨论。CCSN的项目建设是一个完全由学生驱动的课程。与教师领导合作，每个学生设计一个独立的跨学科研究项目。教师领导帮助他们组建一个跨学科的教师咨询团队，他们在整个学期多次向他们介绍他们的项目。教师咨询是补充同行咨询，包括书面同行评议，最终在一个研究资助风格的项目提案。 围绕核心CCSN课程是一个丰富的活动半影。这些项目旨在提供智力培训，并建立一批具有跨学科团队开展研究所需的识别和社交技能的科学家。正式的课程是在实验神经科学的数学和统计，并通过密集的迷你课程之前，先进的CCSN。与杰出的访问科学家的沉浸式接触提供了对尖端研究的高强度接触。在与圣刘易斯科学中心合作，CCSN培训学生与公众沟通，并帮助他们建立程序和演示文稿，教儿童和成人的大脑和心灵。 在最初的阶段，CCSN已经培养了一批年轻的脑科学家，他们很快就有了新的发现。来自学生，教师和外部咨询团队的评估表明，该途径正在持续增长。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Project Summary The fields of biology, psychology, and biomedical engineering have generated exciting new advances in the study of neural systems underlying behavior. Individually, these disciplines have individually provided novel insights into brain function and provide opportunities for improved understanding of disorders of the nervous system, healthy and disordered development, and communication. However, the rapid advancement of scientific progress has been limited by the boundaries surrounding the disciplines. Moreover, neuroscientists that are firmly grounded in an array of approaches used by biologists, psychologists, and engineers will best advance new research technologies such as non-invasive functional imaging and neural prosthetics. A training model that is thoroughly interdisciplinary is needed. At Washington University, we have developed such a model: The Cognitive, Computational, and Systems Neuroscience (CCSN) Pathway produces rigorously trained independent investigators that will lead a new generation of scientists who study the brain in truly integrated interdisciplinary investigations. CCSN serves students from the PhD programs in Biomedical Engineering, Psychology, and Neuroscience. The core of CCSN is a two-year curriculum that emphasizes interdisciplinarity, collaboration, and project-based instruction. In the first year, students take courses that bring them up to speed on the core concepts and methods in Cognitive Psychology, Biological Neural Computation, and Neural Systems. In the second year, students participate in two unique courses that have been specially designed as the capstone to the CCSN pathway Advanced CCSN and Project Building in CCSN. Advanced CCSN consists of a series of interdisciplinary case studies in cutting-edge brain science topics. Each topic is presented as a module by a faculty team drawn from the three home programs. Modules include team-based projects and peer review as well as primary source readings and classroom lectures and discussions. Project Building in CCSN is a fully student-driven course. In collaboration with the faculty leader, each student designs an independent interdisciplinary research project. The faculty leader helps them to assemble an interdisciplinary faculty advising team, to whom they present their project multiple times throughout the semester. Faculty advising is complemented by peer advising including written peer review, culminating in a research grant-style project proposal. Surrounding the core CCSN curriculum is a rich penumbra of activities. These are designed to provide intellectual training and to build a cohort of scientists with the identification and social skills necessary to conduct research in interdisciplinary teams. Formal coursework is provided in Mathematics and Statistics of Experimental Neuroscience, and by an intensive mini- course preceding Advanced CCSN. Immersive Encounters with distinguished visiting scientists provide high-intensity exposure to cutting-edge research. In collaboration with the Saint Louis Science Center, CCSN trains students to communicate with the public and helps them build programs and presentations to teach children and adults about the brain and mind. In its initial phases, CCSN has produced cohorts of young brain scientists on the fast track to new discoveries. Evaluations from students, faculty, and an outside advisory team indicate the pathway is on track for continued growth.