LINGUIST List 13.1287

Wed May 8 2002

FYI: Corpus Metadata, Neuroscience & Cognition MSc

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  • Peter Wittenburg, MPI & DOBES Corpus Metadata Online
  • UiL-OTS, Master Programme (MSc) 'Neuroscience and Cognition'

    Message 1: MPI & DOBES Corpus Metadata Online

     Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 08:58:35 +0000
    From: Peter Wittenburg <peter.wittenburgmpi.nl>
    Subject: MPI & DOBES Corpus Metadata Online


    With this email we would like to inform you about the availability of two metadata described corpora on the web: (1) The corpus of the Max-Planck-Institute for Psycholinguistics (Nijmegen, The Netherlands), (2) The corpus of the DOBES (Documentation of Endangered Languages) program. From the total about 10.000 session descriptions not all are yet incorporated. They will integrated stepwise.

    Both are described with the help of metadata descriptions following the IMDI standard (http://www.mpi.nl/ISLE). The resources themselves are not accessible by default due to privacy requirements. This policy will be checked on an individual basis in the coming months. Nevertheless, the intention is that you can see what kind of resources exist and that you see who to address to get access to the resources.

    All metadata descriptions are stored in XML format (following the IMDI definitions) and can be browsed by downloading and starting the IMDI-BCBrowser. This browser can be downloaded from the tools site of the MPI (http://www.mpi.nl/tools). The IMDI-BCBrowser was developed as an integral part of the IMDI metadata environment. The metadata was created mainly by using the IMDI-BCEditor. This tool can also be downloaded from http://www.mpi.nl/tools. Access to the IMDI tools will always be free.

    If you want to have a look, please, got to the corpus web-page (http://www.mpi.nl/corpus). There is some information which will guide you. It is worth mentioning that when you downloaded the IMDI-BCBrowser, there will be automatically a bookmark set to the corpus main node.

    In case of problems with the software please, use the bug report facility. If you want to be informed about new versions, please, subscribe to the email list.

    We want to explicitly emphasize the possibility that you yourselves can use these tools to create and exploit metadata for your own resources.

    We would like to thank all researchers, especially the DOBES and MPI people, that have helped us create the IMDI environment and provided their data.

    The MPI Corpus creation group, The ISLE Metadata Initiative group

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    Message 2: Master Programme (MSc) 'Neuroscience and Cognition'

     Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 16:25:15 +0200
    From: UiL-OTS <UiL-OTSlet.uu.nl>
    Subject: Master Programme (MSc) 'Neuroscience and Cognition'


    MASTER PROGRAMME (MSc) 'NEUROSCIENCE AND COGNITION' UTRECHT UNIVERSITY

    Introduction Neuroscience and Cognition in Utrecht covers a large research field spread over 6 faculties, Biology, Veterinary Faculty, Pharmacy, Medicine, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. This master programme is the initiative of the Rudolf Magnus Institute for Neurosciences, the Helmholtz Institute and the Utrecht Institute of Linguistics OTS. Due to the broad spectrum of the research area the programme is divided into two tracks: in experimental and clinical neuroscience and in cognitive neuroscience.

    Experimental and Clinical Neuroscience Research in Experimental and Clinical Neuroscience has a broad focus, ranging from gene to organism, from man to experimental animal, from ethology to cognition, from microscopy to neuro-imaging (MRI). Besides research on healthy individuals, patients with psychiatric and neurological disorders are subjects of investigation.

    Cognitive Neuroscience Cognitive neuroscience is engaged in the relation between the central nervous system and cognitive skills in men. Research focuses on distinguishing the various subprocesses involved in mental skills such as memory, perception or language, the way these subprocesses interact, and on the nature of the representations in which the relevant information is encoded. Research on the neuro-anatomical substrate for these processes requires a number of disciplines such as Biology, Physics, Experimental Psychology, Linguistics, Neurology, Psychiatry and Functional Neuro-imaging. This programme focuses on normal function and the consequences of neuropathology for cognition.

    Scope of the Programme The ambition of this Master Programme is to create a new type of scientist trained to approach multidisciplinary tasks from their own scientific discipline.

    Outline of the programme The programme outline adheres to the usual scheme of 84 weeks of training, 120 ECTS. The 2 tracks have their own obligatory theoretical courses. The courses will be in the format of 2- to 10-week independent modules and will be organised during the course of the academical year. Students following the experimental and clinical neuroscience track can follow courses from the ABC-Master programme.

    Faculty: The faculty of the program will cover a broad spectrum of relevant expertise from the three research institutes involved. Linguistics faculty will include Sergey Avrutin, Michael Moortgat, Sieb Nooteboom,Tanya Reinhart, Eric Reuland, Frank Wijnen.

    Career opportunities: Masters will find their way to: � academic hospitals (disease-oriented research) � research institutes (fundamental research on the various areas in the cognitive sciences) � pharmaceutical industry (applied research) � policy- and management functions in science and healthcare � clinical settings (neuro-psychologist, clinical physicist)

    Entry requirements The Programme may be entered throughout the academic year. The master programme is open to bachelors of biomedical sciences (Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Pharmacy, Medicine, Veterinary Sciences), Physics, Linguistics and Social Sciences. An intake interview may be part of the admission procedure. Students with deficiencies may be given the opportunity to make up for them during the Programme.

    Interested: Information can be found at: http://www.uu.nl/uupublish/homeuu/homeenglish/studying/internationalstu/internationalmas/cognitiveneurosc/14033main.html. For information about the linguistics content of the programme you may contact Prof. Eric Reuland (eric.reulandlet.uu.nl). For further information and applications, contact Dr. G. Croiset (e-mail:g.croisetmed.uu.nl). NB Due to the time needed for visa and housing arrangements there is a formal deadline for applications of May 15 2002 for those wishing to enter the program by September 1st 2002.

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