The 11th Model-Based Neuroscience and Cognition Summer School, hosted by the University of Amsterdam, will be held in summer 2025!
The University of Amsterdam will host the 11th annual Model-Based Neuroscience and Cognition Summer School. There is no fixed application deadline; applications will remain open until all spots are filled, provided the applicant’s profile aligns with the theme of the summer school.
Dates: August 4 – August 8, 2025
Location: University of Amsterdam
Costs: €550 (This includes regististration, snacks and coffee/tea. Lunch is not included.)
The Summer School will provide participants with hands-on experience in both cognitive modeling using evidence-accumulation models and cognitive neuroscience methods. This year, the summer school includes a three day introduction to evidence-accumulation modeling using Bayesian inference. In the last two days, participants can choose between a neuroscience and an advanced cognition track.
In the neuroscience track, participants will learn how to create joint models of behavior and EEG/fMRI data.
In the advanced cognition track, participants will learn how to use the evidence-accumulation framework to formalize performance in complex experimental paradigms, how to construct joint models of multiple tasks using techniques such as hierarchical factor models, and how to combine evidence-accumulation and reinforcement-learning models.
The program includes a series of lectures from experts including Andrew Heathcote, Dora Matzke, Michael Nunez, Steven Miletić, and Birte Forstmann.
The Summer School is aimed at PhD-students and early postdocs who wish to acquire the basics of Bayesian evidence-accumulation modeling, and combine that knowledge with 1) experimental and theoretical neuroscience research; or 2) advanced modeling techniques aimed at capturing performance in complex and dynamic paradigms, including integration of evidence accumulation with reinforcement-learning principles.
Organization
Birte Forstmann (University of Amsterdam, NL)
Dora Matzke (University of Amsterdam, NL)
Andrew Heathcote (University of Amsterdam, NL)
Steven Miletić (Leiden University, NL)
Michael Nunez (University of Amsterdam, NL)
Michelle Donzallaz (University of Amsterdam, NL)
Niek Stevenson (University of Amsterdam, NL)
Contact
For questions and information regarding the Summer School, please contact info.modelbasedneuroscience@gmail.com.
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