<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:arial">**Apologies for crossposting**</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="arial">------------------------------<wbr>--------------------</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:arial"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:arial">Barcelona Cognition, Brain and Technology Summer School - BCBT2017</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial">University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial">30 August - 8 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial">September 2017</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__eventum.upf.edu_9240_detail_bcbt-2D2017.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=0w3solp5fswiyWF2RL6rStC00sfV_qVWqlcnmGhKrRoTMim5rLso-FTzVW2NfNyo&m=6XvAwEt7GhmPQGfXUByD4x8nmPhmPlDq-9sVM9xzKts&s=Lujr9-JOjEYCMZ-2nzQNngZkyrBD2p5GVh68-2vcIf4&e=" target="_blank">BCBT2017-Eventum UPF</a><span lang="EN-US"><br></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial">Join us for the 10^th edition of <b>"Barcelona Cognition, Brain and Technology summer school - BCBT2017 </b>" to be held 30 August-8 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial">September 2017</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial">in Barcelona, Spain</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial">.<br><br>The BCBT summer school is positioned at the interface between biology and future and emerging technologies with an emphasis on the principles underlying brains and their translation to avant-garde technologies. BCBT promotes a shared systems-level understanding of the functional architecture of the brain and its possible emulation in artificial systems.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial">The summer school has been part of a series of events organized by the European coordination action Convergent Science Network of Biomimetics and Neurotechnology (</span><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__csnetwork.eu_&d=DwMFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=0w3solp5fswiyWF2RL6rStC00sfV_qVWqlcnmGhKrRoTMim5rLso-FTzVW2NfNyo&m=6XvAwEt7GhmPQGfXUByD4x8nmPhmPlDq-9sVM9xzKts&s=yDei_OwsvWal0bMLu72YTuPtv5PjpVo_DluzTsIDqRM&e=" target="_blank">http://csnetwork.eu/</a></span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial">).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial">This year the school is supported by UPF ERC project<span class="gmail-m_-4772461159432906831gmail-m_-1363981985455723507gmail-m_-3496600392161909547gmail-m_9191349459862827060gmail-m_-2654608798762200408gmail-m_335961837431123970gmail-m_740253686960368589m_2610478058179985669gmail-m_7720832755023366074gmail-m_-7546960490366543292gmail-m_-1186871421444712279gmail-m_4508157019198919694gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__specs.upf.edu_projects_2810&d=DwMFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=0w3solp5fswiyWF2RL6rStC00sfV_qVWqlcnmGhKrRoTMim5rLso-FTzVW2NfNyo&m=6XvAwEt7GhmPQGfXUByD4x8nmPhmPlDq-9sVM9xzKts&s=E6UDsqRCJvNBUs2D_8jABAlXyedwKLZb_8Q5MYUpwco&e=" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial">CDAC</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial"> that investigates the role of consciousness in adaptive behavior combining empirical, computational and robot-based approach. BCBT is also supported by </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.humanbrainproject.eu_sp3&d=DwMFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=0w3solp5fswiyWF2RL6rStC00sfV_qVWqlcnmGhKrRoTMim5rLso-FTzVW2NfNyo&m=6XvAwEt7GhmPQGfXUByD4x8nmPhmPlDq-9sVM9xzKts&s=blbW0ARZWex8OBp_TRF-UZ_7EnfSqaH-KhNsfT41zNQ&e=" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial">EPISENSE</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial">,<span class="gmail-m_-47724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 projects for student participants and road-mapping workshops or further discussion for senior scientists.<br></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:arial">For the 2017 edition, we plan a <b>1^st week</b> of the school addressing <b>Neural Basis of Consciousness </b>while the <b>2^nd week</b> will include presentations aimed at the investigation of <b>Evolutionary and Developmental aspects of nervous systems and behavior.</b> </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:12.8px">Friday 8 is reserved for the presentation of the student projects to which everybody is invited.</span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:arial">Application deadline: July 24, 2017</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:arial"><br>For more information on how to apply, please go to </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__eventum.upf.edu_9240_detail_bcbt-2D2017.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=0w3solp5fswiyWF2RL6rStC00sfV_qVWqlcnmGhKrRoTMim5rLso-FTzVW2NfNyo&m=6XvAwEt7GhmPQGfXUByD4x8nmPhmPlDq-9sVM9xzKts&s=Lujr9-JOjEYCMZ-2nzQNngZkyrBD2p5GVh68-2vcIf4&e=" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial;font-size:13.3333px">BCBT2017-Eventum UPF</a></p><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:arial">BCBT is organized by</span></b><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Paul Verschure, ICREA and University Pompeu Fabra Barcelona, ES, </span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Tony Prescott, Sheffield University, UK </span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Anna Mura, University Pompeu Fabra Barcelona, ES</span></div></div>