Summer School of Medical Bionics for Hearing

Split, HR

Attendance type(s): In Person

Event Dates: 27 Aug—3 Sep 2016

< b >Medical bionics< /b > is a rapidly advancing scientific and technological field aimed at not only restoring lost or damaged sensory, motor and cognitive functions, but also at enhancing natural abilities in humans and animals by effective interfacing and connecting biological substrates with artificial machines. Cochlear and auditory brainstem implants are by far the most successful neuroprosthetic devices, though with fundamental limitations which have yet to be addressed.

This School aims at presenting important theoretical and experimental knowledge and practices in the field of medical bionics for hearing. Generally, core presentations will be given by the invited speakers in the morning and early afternoon sessions, followed by workshop sessions in late afternoon and short presentations of students in the evening. We intend to stimulate cross-disciplinary interactions between students and researchers in a highly non-formal and stimulating environment. The overarching goal of the School is to bring together scientists and students to the same place in order to offer “playground” for ideas and issues contributing to the development of novel bionic devices for hearing and communication.

The School is appropriate for graduate students, postdocs, and faculty in natural and medical sciences with the strong focus on hearing and medical bionics. Students are expected to have a strong background in one discipline (such as neuroscience, physics, biology, engineering, medical sciences), but not necessarily involved in auditory research or hearing. Our goal is to develop the science and the technology of medical bionics for hearing and to support new generation of researchers in this field.

The School is limited to 30 participants.

The School will cover a range of topics, including:

Auditory periphery & cochlear mechanics
Neural processing in hearing
Auditory neuroelectronics
Cellular aspects of hearing
In vitro culturing of auditory neurons devices
Current solutions in medical bionics (cochlear implants, auditory brainstem implants, deep brain stimulation etc.)
Future and emergent technologies in medical bionics for hearing

Target audience: 30 PhD students, postdocs and other researchers

Application procedure: Fill out this form (http://www.medicalbionics.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/MedicalBionicsSummerSchool-AppForm.docx) and send it together with your recent CV and a motivational letter describing your interests and reasons for attending this School by e-mail to school@medicalbionics.eu with the Subject: Application Summer School 2016. Application deadline is July 15th, 2016.

< b >APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 15th, 2016< /b >

Contact Details

Email: school@medicalbionics.eu