ANNOUNCEMENTS

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF ETHOLOGY SECOND COURSE: NEUROPSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR

A NATO Advanced Study Institute

Erice (Trapani, Sicily), May 19-29 1980

Subjects Attention

The role of subcortical centers and of parietal lobe in directing and maintaining attention.

Attention and localization of stimuli in the external space. New developments in the theory of selective attention.

Vision and space perception

Residual vision after lesion of the primary visual areas. The role of parietal and frontal lobe in processing visual information and in space perception. The multimodal structure of extrapersonal space.

Hemispheric specialization

Information processing and hemispheric specialization. Interhemispheric transfer along the forebrain commissures. Cognitive impairments after frontal and temporal lobe lesions.

Lecturers

G. BERLUCCHI, Universita di Pisa, Italy P. BERTELSON, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium E. DE RENZI, Universita di Modena, Italy N. GESCHWIND, Harvard University, Boston, USA 0.]. GRUSSER, Freie Universitat, Berlin, Germany H. HECAEN, LN.S.E.R.M., Paris, France J. HYVARINEN, University of Helsinki, Finland M.A. ]EEVES, University of St. Andrew, UK B. MILNER, McGill University, Montreal, Canada ]. PAILLARD, C.N.R.S., Marseille, France P.M.A. RABBITT, Oxford University, UK J.M. SPRAGUE, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA L.A. VIGNOLO, Universita di Milano, Italy E. WARRINGTON, National Hospital, London, UK

Cortex (1979) 15, 699-700.

Two seminars organized by the Directors of the Course will Integrate and complete the scientific programme.

General information

Persons wishing to attend the course should write to:

Prof. G. RIZZOLATTI or Prof. C.A. UMILTA Istituto di Fisiologia Umana Universita di Parma Via Gramsci, 14 43100 PARMA - Italy

They should specify:

i) date and place of birth, together with present nationality; ii) degree and other academic qualifications;

iii) present position and place of work and current research activities;

and include:

iv) a letter of recommendation from their research group leader or from another senior scientist active in the field;

v) a list of graduate courses attended (if applicant is a graduate student); vi) a list of publications (optional).

The total fee, including full board and lodging (arranged by the School), is US $ 400. Thanks to the generosity of the supporting Institution, partial support for living and travel expenses can be given to some deserving students. This must be specified and justified in the application letter.

Closing date for application: March 31, 1980

No special application form is required

A letter will be sent to successful applications by April 10, 1980. Admission to the School will be decided by a committee consisting of

Professors D. Mainardi (Director of the School), G. Rizzolatti and C.A. Umilta (Directors of the Course) and A. Zichichi (Director of the Centre).

The participants must be in Erice on May 19 no later than 5 p.m.

International Neuropsychology Society

ANNUAL EUROPEAN CONFERENCE 1980

June 2 - 3 - 4 - 5, Chianciano Terme (near Siena), Italy

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Paper and posters

Submit: (a) Title and abstract page (4 copies) (b) Author, title and Abstract page (1 copy)

Title and abstract page: The author(s) name(s) should not be on this page. Abstracts must be typed and are limited to 150 words in length. Four copies should be submitted.

Author, title and Abstract Page: Author(s), name(s), affiliation(s), title of paper, and the abstract (limited to 150 words) should be typed on this page for publication in the INS Bulletin and in the meeting programme. One copy should be submitted.

Indicate choice of platform or poster session, or either one. Up to 15 mi­nutes will be allowed for platform papers and a full morning or afternoon for poster papers.

Symposia Submit: Four copies of the proposal, which may be up to four pages in

length. The proposal should include the names, affiliations, and addresses of all speakers, the name of the organizer and the address for correspondence. It is the responsibility of the organizer to ensure that all speakers have agreed to attend and to participate. Each symposium will last 2 hours.

Closing date for submissions: 31 December 1979 (Membership in Society is not a requirement)

Enquiries about Accommodation and All Local Arrangements: To: Dr. Luigi Pizzamiglio - Istituto di Psicologia - Universita di Roma - Via dei Sardi, 170 -00185 Roma - Italy.

Submission of Papers and Symposia: To: Dr. E. K. Warrington (Programme Committee Chairman) - Psychology Department - The National Hospital - Queen Square - London WCIN 3BG, England.

Available from the ready stock of publishers 5wets & Zeitlinger B.V., 2161 5Z Lisse, the Netherlands:

Cortex volume 1-11, 1964/65-1975, partly original and partly reprint edition. Please address your inquiries to the above mentioned company.