Auditory Neuroscience Training Program

项目摘要 华盛顿大学（UW）有着悠久的历史，致力于研究 听力、平衡、言语、语言和交流方面的正常和紊乱。此外，本发明还提供了一种方法， 它拥有一个杰出的跨学科社区的研究人员在所有的子学科的基础 神经科学在这些社区的交汇处，有一个多样化和高产的群体， 研究听觉基础的基本神经机制的研究人员， 通信华盛顿大学听觉神经科学界的一个重要使命是指导 谁将进行这方面的研究和推进我们的知识领域的受训人员在 未来听觉神经科学培训计划，成立于2002年，帮助培训基本的 神经科学研究人员，他们的工作将为临床学科的研究奠定基础。 因此，它补充了现有的UW耳鼻喉科临床培训计划。培训 在UW的经验目前包括五个博士前培训插槽，因为这是在该领域， 在培养初期的大力支持是最为关键的，三是博士后培养 为那些从其他学科过渡到听觉神经科学的人提供职位。学员参加 在神经解剖学，发育，遗传学，细胞和分子生物学， 神经药理学、外周和中枢听觉系统的电生理学以及 心理声学，语言感知和处理，以及沟通行为。他们也有 有机会通过合作努力将多个领域的联合收割机研究结合起来。通过 课程、期刊俱乐部、务虚会和更广泛的专业发展活动， 接触到广泛的研究技术，使他们能够进行概念和 技术先进的研究项目。重要的是，通过培训继续提供支持， 该计划应大大提高华盛顿大学吸引和留住高素质学员的能力， 代表性不足的群体，并为他们未来在听觉神经科学的研究生涯做好准备。

Project Summary The University of Washington (UW) has a long-standing history of commitment to research in the areas of normal and disordered hearing, balance, speech, language and communication. In addition, it has an outstanding interdisciplinary community of investigators in all of the subdisciplines of basic neuroscience. At the intersection of these communities lies a diverse and highly productive group of investigators who study the fundamental neural mechanisms that underlie hearing and communication. One important mission of the auditory neuroscience community at UW is to mentor the trainees who will carry on this line of research and advance our knowledge of the field in the future. The Auditory Neuroscience Training Program, established in 2002, helps train the basic neuroscience researchers whose work will form the foundation for research in the clinical disciplines. It therefore complements the existing UW clinical training program in Otolaryngology. The training experience at UW currently includes five predoctoral training slots since this is the area in which strong support during the early stages of training is most crucial, and three postdoctoral training positions for those transitioning to auditory neuroscience from other disciplines. Trainees participate in active research programs in neuroanatomy, development, genetics, cell and molecular biology, neuropharmacology, and electrophysiology of the peripheral and central auditory system as well as psychoacoustics, language perception and processing, and communication behavior. They also have the opportunity to combine research in more than one area through collaborative efforts. Through courses, journal clubs, retreats and broader professional development activities, program trainees are exposed to a wide range of research techniques, enabling them to conduct conceptually and technologically sophisticated research programs. Importantly, continued support through the training program should greatly enhance the ability of the UW to attract and retain high-caliber trainees from underrepresented groups and prepare them for future research careers in auditory neuroscience.