The global scale of neuroinformatics offers unprecedented opportunities for scientific collaborations between and among experimental and theoretical neuroscientists. To fully harvest these possibilities, coordinated activities are required to improve key ingredients of neuroscience: data access, data storage, and data analysis, together with supporting activities for teaching and training. Focusing on the development and free distribution of tools for handling and analyzing neurophysiological data, G-Node aims at addressing these aspects as part of the International Neuroinformatics Coordination Facility (INCF) and the German Bernstein Network for Computational Neuroscience (NNCN). G-Node also serves as an international forum for Computational Neuroscientists that are interested in sharing experimental data and tools for data analysis and modeling. G-Node is funded through the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and hosted by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. ... [Information of the supplier]
The Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience was established in Germany in 2004. Its core elements are the Bernstein Centers for Computational Neuroscience in Berlin, Freiburg, Göttingen, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Munich and Tübingen. The network is complemented by 'Bernstein Partner' projects, consisting of five Bernstein Groups and eleven Bernstein Collaborations. Understanding the brain is the prerequisite for creating new methods for prevention and treatment of diseases of the nervous system. It may also help developing new strategies for learning and teaching. It may even be used for the design of new, 'intelligent' technical devices, such as neuroprostheses or more powerful computer systems. ... [Information of the supplier]
The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (also known as CMS or Bonn Convention) aims to conserve terrestrial, marine and avian migratory species throughout their range. It is an intergovernmental treaty, concluded under the aegis of the United Nations Environment Programme, concerned with the conservation of wildlife and habitats on a global scale. Since the Convention's entry into force, its membership has grown steadily to include 101 (as of 1January 2007) Parties from Africa, Central and South America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. ... [Information of the supplier]
ASAB was founded in 1936 to promote the study of animal behaviour. There are now approximately 2000 members. Many members are professional biologists who work in universities, research institutes or schools. ASAB: a) Owns Animal Behaviour, the leading international scientific journal in its field; b) Promotes the study of animal behaviour by holding conferences; c) Actively supports research into animal behaviour by offering members research and travel grants, sponsoring workshops and offering vacation scholarships for undergraduates; d) Provides members with regular electronic updates about Society activities; e) Cares about animals - it has an Ethical Committee to promote the ethical treatment and conservation of the animals we study; f) Encourages the teaching of animal behaviour in schools - it has an Education Committee, publishes a regular Newsletter for teachers, organizes workshops and produces educational videos, books and practicals; g) Has close links with the American Animal Behavior Society and h) also convenes a joint coordinating committee of European animal behaviour societies. ... [Information of the supplier]