Cognitive Neuroscience Society Newsletter       February 2014  

 

 

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Conference/Symposium/Event

 

Luck lab

 

2014 ERP Boot Camp at UC-Davis

 

Center for Mind & Brain

 

University of California, Davis

 

The UC-Davis ERP Boot Camp, a 10-day NIH-funded summer workshop on the ERP technique, will be held at UC-Davis July 14-23, 2014. It is intended for beginning and intermediate ERP researchers, and for both basic scientists and clinical researchers.

 

The topics will include:

 

1) Where do ERPs come from? What do they mean?

2) ERP components

3) The design and interpretation of ERP experiments

4) EEG data acquisition

5) Filtering, artifact rejection, and artifact correction

6) Measuring and analyzing ERP components

7) ERP localization

8) Setting up and running an ERP lab

 

The Boot Camp consists of lectures on these topics, accompanied by guided discussions of ERP papers, activities, and individual consultations. It is led by Steve Luck, and the faculty includes many distinguished ERP researchers from UC Davis and other universities.

 

Participants at previous Boot Camps have come from around the world and have ranged from beginning graduate students to full professors. They have included psychologists, neuroscientists, psychiatrists, neurologists, speech pathologists, and more. Typically, we expect that graduate students and postdocs will have had at least 1 year of significant ERP experience before attending the Boot Camp.

 

We strongly encourage the participation of individuals from underrepresented groups.

 

Funding is available from NIMH to defray most or all of the costs of attending the Boot Camp but is limited to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.  International participants are encouraged to apply, but they must obtain their own funding (mainly travel and lodging costs). We typically accept 30 U.S. citizens and permanent residents, along with 5 international participants.

 

For more information about the Boot Camp and the application procedures, see www.ERPinfo.org

 

Applications for the 2014 session are now being accepted at erpinfo.org/the-erp-bootcamp.

Applications are due on March 1, 2014.

 

Questions should be directed to [email protected]

 

Contact Name: Emily Kappenman

 

Contact Email: [email protected]

 

Contact Website: www.erpinfo.org

 

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Conference/Symposium/Event

 

BOLD variability in aging

 

Cognitive Aging Conference- Pre-conference workshop

 

Psychology

 

Georgia Institute of Technology

 

The Cognitive Aging Conference (April, 2014, Atlanta) is pleased to

sponsor a pre-conference workshop prior to the start of the conference

on April 3, 2014. The workshop will be held at the conference hotel

from 9:00am - 12:00noon. The conference begins at 1:00pm on Thursday,

April 3.

 

Doug Garrett at the Center for Lifespan Psychology (Max Planck

Institute for Human Development in Berlin) will conduct the workshop

that is titled

Moment-to-moment brain signal variability and

dynamics: Leveraging noise as signal in the study of human aging and cognition

 

Workshop description: Neuroscientists have long observed that brain

activity is naturally variable from moment-to-moment, yet neuroimaging

research has rarely considered signal variability as a within-person

measure of interest. Our fMRI work on younger and older adults

suggests that within-person BOLD signal variability offers highly

predictive, complementary, and even orthogonal views of brain function

compared to traditional mean-based measures. In particular, we

continue to find that older, poorer performing adult brains often

exhibit less signal variability, within and across brain regions and

tasks. Accordingly, I will discuss the idea that contrary to

traditional theoretical expectations of adult-developmental increases

in "neural noise," brain aging could instead be re-conceived of as a

generalized process of increasing system rigidity and loss of dynamic

range. I will also cover various practical aspects of computing and

analyzing brain signal variability so that attendees can easily

incorporate various signal variability measures into their own

research programs.

 

The workshop costs $50 per person and you can register here:

http://www.cac.gatech.edu/pre-conference-workshop-registration.

You do not have to attend the conference to attend the workshop.

 

Contact Name: Audrey Duarte

 

Contact Email: [email protected]

 

Contact Website:  http://www.cac.gatech.edu/pre-conference-workshop-registration

 

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Conference/Symposium/Event

 

Brain Connectivity in Health and Disease

 

Eighth Annual Symposium: Reprogramming the Brain to Health

 

The Center for BrainHealth

 

The University of Texas at Dallas

 

The Center for BrainHealth, in partnership with the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute at UC Berkeley, presents the eighth annual Reprogramming the Brain to Health Symposium for 2014. The Symposium brings together the most distinguished brain scientists to share and learn up-to-the-minute breakthroughs in brain research.

 

Floyd Bloom, M.D. will deliver the keynote address and will receive the 2014 Charles L. Branch BrainHealth award. The focus of this year's Symposium will be on brain connectivity in health and disease.

 

Other 2014 Symposium presenters are:

Bharat Biswal, Ph.D. (NJIT)

Vince Calhoun (UNM)

Mark D'Esposito, M.D. (UC Berkeley)

Jay Giedd, M.D. (NIMH)

Michael Greicius, M.D. (Stanford)

Hanzhang Lu, Ph.D. (UT Southwestern).

Steven Petersen, Ph.D. (Wash U)

Bart Rypma, Ph.D. (UT Dallas)

 

When:  April 10, 2014 8am-5pm

Where:  The Center for BrainHealth at UT Dallas

 

Early Registration (before March 1, 2014): $30 Students/Post-Docs | $120 Professionals

Regular Registration (after March 1, 2014): $45 Students/Post-Docs | $160 Professionals

 

The Symposium is designed for cognitive scientists, neuroscientists, physicians, psychologists, rehabilitation specialists, researchers, educators, and students.

 

For more information please visit brainhealth.utdallas.edu/events/research_symposium/

 

Contact Name: Bruce Jones

 

Contact Email: [email protected]

 

Contact Website: http://www.brainhealth.utdallas.edu/events/research_symposium/

 

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Conference/Symposium/Event

 

ESCOP Summerschool 2014

 

BCBL, Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language

 

The Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language is pleased to announce the ESCOP summerschool on language.

 

The overarching goal of the summerschool is to bring together scientists with different perspectives and methodological approaches to the study of language to give an overview of the debates and advances in the field.

 

The summerschool will be held between July 14th and 19th, 2014 in Donostia - San Sebastian, Spain.

 

This summerschool has been created to highlight recent advances and new challenges in language research on a wide range of topics including speech perception and production, language acquisition, bilingualism, reading, sign language, etc. and familiarize attendees with cutting edge techniques such as fMRI, MEG, EEG, eyetracking, etc.

 

TEACHERS:

 

Blair Armstrong - BCBL, Spain.

Jeffrey R. Binder - Medical College of Wisconsin, USA.

Cesar Caballero - BCBL, Spain.

Gary S. Dell - University of Illinois, USA.

Jon Andoni Du�abeitia - BCBL, Spain.

Karen Emmorey - San Diego State University, USA.

Gregory S. Hickok - University of California, USA.

Emmanuel Keuleers - Ghent University, Belgium.

Judith Kroll - Pennsylvania State University, USA.

Clara Martin - BCBL, Spain.

Nicola Molinaro - BCBL, Spain.

Monika Molnar - BCBL, Spain.

Pedro (Kepa) Paz-Alonso - BCBL, Spain.

David C. Plaut - Carnegie Mellon University, USA.

Kim Plunkett - Oxford University, UK.

Brenda Rapp - Johns Hopkins University, USA.

Arthur Samuel - BCBL, Spain & Stony Brook University, USA.

Nuria Sebastian - Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain.

Guillaume Thierry - Bangor University College, UK.

Lorraine K. Tyler - University of Cambridge, UK.

 

For more information, please visit our website: http://www.bcbl.eu/events/ESCOP-summerschool/en/

 

We look forward to seeing you in 2014!

 

ESCOP Summerschool Organizing Committee

 

Contact Name: Manuel Carreiras

 

Contact Email: [email protected]

 

Contact Website: http://www.bcbl.eu/events/ESCOP-summerschool/en/

 

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Conference/Symposium/Event

 

Functional MRI

 

fMRI Visiting Fellowship Programs 2014Mar31, 2014Sep29

 

Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging

 

Massachusetts General Hospital

 

The 5-day Visiting Fellowship Program in Functional MRI has been held more than 50 times since its inception in October of 1994. It is a world-renown introduction to the basics of Functional MRI, presented in an intense workshop that emphasizes experimental design in the context of a thorough grounding in image acquisition, task design, data analysis and a collection of cautionary tales to give the participant a good feel for the pitfalls of fMRI-based research, as well as its power. It is held at the home of the first human functional MRI experiments: The Athinoula A. Martinos Center For Biomedical Imaging of the Massachusetts General Hospital, near Boston, Massachusetts.

 

The purpose of the workshop is to provide a serious introduction to this field. It is primarily intended for people new to the field, and for those who have had some experience but seek a more thorough and principled introduction.

 

CURRICULUM

 

Students will receive a firm grounding in the fundamentals of fMRI. This will include the basic physics of MR imaging, the biology and biophysics of the hemodynamic responses to neural activity, the principles of fMRI data analysis (including both exploratory and statistical analysis), stimulus presentation and response recording in the context of high magnetic fields and electromagnetic pulses, and the design of perceptual and cognitive experiments. Additional topics will include resting-state fMRI and DTI/DSI/Tractography to address issues of structural and functional connectivity in the human brain, but the core curriculum remains task-activation studies using fMRI.

 

A special emphasis of the course will be the design, implementation, and execution of perceptual and/or cognitive experiments by the participants. Participants will break into small groups to design their own fMRI experiments. Barring unforeseen problems, some of these experiments will be executed, and the resulting data analyzed, on the final day of the course.

 

The core faculty is drawn from the staff of the Athinoula A. Martinos Center (of the Massachusetts General Hospital and Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and affiliated faculty from Harvard University, Boston University, McLean Hospital and other institutions.

 

NOTE: While a large fraction of the workshop is spent addressing the many issues associated with the analysis of fMRI data, this is NOT a course to teach a specific software package. Other workshops, devoted to specific packages, are available at Martinos and at other institutions.

 

Send e-mail questions to [email protected].

Please include course code (i.e., 2014Mar31 or 2014Sep29) in SUBJECT line.

 

Contact Name: Robert Savoy

 

Contact Email: [email protected]

 

Contact Website: http://www.martinos.org/fMRIVFP

 

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Conference/Symposium/Event

 

Resting State Functional Connectivity and DTI/DSI/Tractography

 

Brain Connectivity As Revealed by Structural and Functional MRI Sep 3-7, 2014

 

Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging

 

Massachusetts General Hospital

 

Background:  The issue of measuring and modeling brain connectivity---both structural and functional---is currently the dominant issue in functional brain imaging.  The Martinos Center has held three workshops on this topic during 2012-2013.  The next workshop will be held Sep 3-7, 2014, which is in the period preceding the Fourth Biennial Conference on Resting State / Brain Connectivity that will be held in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

 

Content:  Issues associated with connectivity in the human brain are of increasing importance, as reflected in the large number of abstracts, research articles, and even entire journals devoted to this area, as well as the increased emphasis on lesions within the white matter as being a source of many neuro-psychiatric disorders.  MRI has proven to be a valuable tool for examining connectivity both in terms of the coordinated activities of neural networks (using BOLD-based fMRI data collected during rest and during tasks) and also in terms of the structural anatomy of white matter pathways of the brain (using Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI), Diffusion Spectrum Imaging (DSI), and tractography programs to analyze and visualize the resulting data).  Participants will learn about the technical challenges in acquisition, data processing and visualization of brain networks via the data from fMRI during the so-called resting state, but also available during experimenter-initiated cognitive tasks.  Participants will also receive a firm grounding in the power and limitations associated with using diffusion-sensitive MRI to detect and organize the anatomical structure of white matter tracts in the living human brain. There will be a section on the Connectome MRI Machine that uses exceptionally strong gradients to enhance data acquisition of strutural and functional images.

 

Goals:  The primary goal of this program is to give researchers and clinicians a good start for their investigations using these tools.  In that sense, it serves a purpose analogous to that of the Functional MRI Visiting Fellowship Program (fMRIVFP) also offered at the Martinos Center, except that the domain will be structural and functional connectivity of myelinated fiber tracts within the living human brain.  The active components of the program will include discussions with leaders in this field, and also the demonstration (and optional use) of a variety of software tools associated with this work.  Some of the tools are designed to promote quality assurance in the data (such as detecting movement outliers); some are concerned with flexibly visualizing correlational data analysis; some are concerned with ICA and dual regression in modelling the data; and others with graph-theoretical considerations.  Note, however, that the fundamental aim of the program is to give students the opportunity to interact with leaders in the field, rather than being a program primarily oriented around teaching software packages. Nonetheless, participants will be encouraged (though not required) to bring a suitable laptop computer for engaging in the hands-on exercises of the program.

 

Facuty:  The core faculty is drawn from the staff of the Athinoula A. Martinos Center (of the Massachusetts General Hospital and Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and affiliated faculty from Harvard University, McLean Hospital and other local institutions.  Guest lecturers in past programs have included faculty from the Child Mind Institute of New York, NIH, Stanford University, The Donders Institute, the University of Cambridge and others.

 

For questions, e-mail:  [email protected]

 

Contact Name: Robert Savoy

 

Contact Email: [email protected]

 

Contact Website: http://martinos.org/ConnectivityCourse

 

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Conference/Symposium/Event

 

Psychonomic Society Early-Career Awards

 

Call for Nominations

  

The Psychonomic Society

 

Call for Nominations: Psychonomic Society Early-Career Awards

 

The Governing Board of the Psychonomic Society voted in 2011 to establish an annual award to honor distinguished research accomplishments among our early-career members and fellows. Each year up to four awardees will be named. They will be recognized at the annual meeting and will receive a plaque and a cash award of $2,500. The awardees' airfare to the meeting also will be paid. The 2014 Annual meeting will be held in Long Beach CA, November 20-23.

 

Nominations are now being solicited for 2014. Please submit your nomination to [email protected]. Nominations close on March 15, 2014, and nominees selected for this year's awards will be notified by May 1, 2014.

 

The Governing Board established the following procedures for selecting the awardees.

 

Eligibility criteria:

*    The nominee must be a member or fellow of The Psychonomic Society.

*    The nominee must have completed their highest degree (typically Ph.D.) no more than 10 years before the nomination date.

 

Nomination procedures:

*    Nominations are made by Members, Fellows, or Emeritus Members of the Psychonomic Society.

*    Self-nominations are not permitted.

*    The nomination must include (a) the nominee's vita, (b) a list of up to four of the nominee's most significant publications, (c) a letter of endorsement from the nominator, and (d) a second letter of endorsement from another member of the Society. Letters should not exceed two pages.

*    For information about joining, society membership, and more about the Psychonomic Society go to http://www.psychonomic.org/

 

A committee consisting of two members of the Governing Board and three members of the Society who are not current members of the Governing Board will make the final selection.

 

Again, please submit your nomination to [email protected]. Nominations close on March 15, 2014, and nominees selected for this year's awards will be notified by May 1, 2014.

 

Sincerely,

The Psychonomic Society Governing Board

 

Contact Name: Patricia Reuter-Lorenz

 

Contact Email: [email protected]

 

Contact Website: http://www.psychonomic.org/

 

 

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The next six months marks a special 'Neuroscience and Cognition Season' at the Royal Society's journal Philosophical Transactions B.

 

This special season commenced with the publication of an extended-length issue of the journal entitled Synaptic plasticity in health and disease, edited by Tim Bliss, Graham Collingridge and Richard Morris - all Fellows of the Royal Society. This issue was published in early December to coincide with a Royal Society meeting to commemorate the past 40 years of research into long-term potentiation, also organised by Tim, Graham and Richard, The full content of the issue, an interview with the Editors, and more details about the meeting can be accessed here: http://rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org/site/2014/ltp.xhtml

 

The next issue published as part of the 'Neuroscience and Cognition Season' was Space in the brain: cells, circuits, codes and cognition, edited by Tom Hartley, Colin Lever, Neil Burgess and John O'Keefe. The issue was available online in December and full details can be found here: http://rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org/site/2014/space.xhtml 

 

Full details of other issues to be published as part of our 'Neuroscience and Cognition Season' can be found here: http://rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org/site/misc/neuroscience-cognition.xhtml

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Felicity Davie

Royal Society Publishing

 

T +44 20 7451 2647

 

The Royal Society

6-9 Carlton House Terrace

London SW1Y 5AG

http://royalsocietypublishing.org

 

Registered Charity No 207043

 

Positions Available:
Faculty Positions

  

Faculty Position

 

The Center for BrainHealth

 

Cognitive Neuroscientist in Brain Plasticity

 

School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences

 

The University of Texas at Dallas

 

The School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS) at The University of Texas at Dallas seeks to fill a new tenure-track faculty position in Cognitive Neurosciences with a productive investigator whose research interests may be applied to address issues in human brain plasticity.

 

The applicant's research may be in the primary cognitive neuroscience areas of social cognition, cognitive control, memory, attention, language, emotional control, or neuropsychology. The applicant should demonstrate that the focus of this research interest is applicable to both the cognitive and brain state changes that occur with human brain plasticity. This interest can be in either adult or pediatric brain plasticity.

 

The university seeks outstanding scientists with substantive postdoctoral training in their research area and who are ready to continue or develop their own independent extramurally funded research program or senior productive scientists who wish to relocate their research program.

 

The successful applicant will enhance and contribute to the Center for BrainHealth's multidisciplinary core investigations using neuroinvestigative tools to address brain plasticity in pediatric and adult normal development as well as investigations in acquired brain injuries or psychiatric diseases such as traumatic brain injury, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Addictions, Autism, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

 

BBS faculty teach in the undergraduate (Neuroscience BS) and graduate (Cognition and Neuroscience PhD) programs that have attracted students with top academic ratings for more than a decade and complement other BBS programs' strengths in imaging, cognitive development and modeling, brain plasticity, and cognitive sciences.

 

Applicants at all ranks will be considered with appointment at the senior level requiring a demonstrated, sustained record of scholarly productivity and extramural support. The successful applicant will have new laboratory space fitted to his/her needs, along with a competitive start-up package and salary.

 

Review of applicants will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Starting date is negotiable. Indication of gender and ethnicity for affirmative action statistical purposes is requested as part of the application but is not required for consideration. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, citizenship status, Vietnam era or special disabled veteran's status, or sexual orientation.

 

Curriculum vitae, letter of application with statements of teaching and research interests, and contact information for or letters of recommendation from at least five professional references should be submitted via the ONLINE APPLICATION FORM.

 

Contact Name: Bruce Jones

 

Contact Email: [email protected]

 

Contact Website: http://provost.utdallas.edu/facultyjobs/welcome/jobdetail/pbd131219

Postdoctoral

Postdoctoral Position

 

The Stanford Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience Laboratory

 

Postdoctoral Fellowship Available at Stanford University

 

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

 

Stanford University

 

The Stanford Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience Laboratory (http://cosyne.stanford.edu) invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship in developmental cognitive neuroscience and learning disabilities research. The lab provides a unique multidisciplinary and collaborative environment for conducting research on brain and cognitive development. The fellow will participate in ongoing studies of cognitive training and brain plasticity in children, with a focus on numerical cognition, reasoning and problem solving in typically developing children and in children with learning disabilities. The fellow will be expected to develop a vigorous research program that contributes to, and complements, ongoing research studies. The fellow will have access to state-of-the-art brain imaging, computational and cognitive testing facilities, and training in advanced computational techniques for MRI, fMRI, and DTI analysis will be provided. Candidates are expected to have a strong research background in relevant areas of cognitive neuroscience and psychology, as well as excellent writing, communication and inter-personal skills. Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science or a closely related discipline.

 

To apply, please email a CV, statement of research interests, and relevant background, in PDF format titled YourName_CV.pdf, YourName_Statement.pdf, and YourName_Background.pdf, as well as three letters emailed in confidence to Suzanna Chan at [email protected].  The position is open and available until filled.

 

Contact Name: Suzanna Chan

 

Contact Email: [email protected]

 

 

Contact Website: http://cosyne.stanford.edu

 

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Postdoctoral Position

 

Translational Neuroscience and Neurorehabilitation

 

Post-Doctoral Fellowships

 

Research

 

Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute

 

Three year NIH-funded fellowships are available at the Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute (MRRI), in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania (Penn), for research training in cognitive and motor neuroscience and neurorehabilitation. This program is designed specifically to prepare young investigators to adapt emerging theoretical advances to the development of rehabilitation treatments. To that end, we invite applications from (1) individuals with relevant basic science training who wish to learn to apply basic science principles to the study and treatment of neurological deficits and (2) individuals with relevant clinical training who wish to learn cutting-edge neuroscience and neurorehabilitation research methods. Fellows will train with a primary mentor at either MRRI or Penn and will interact with peers and mentors with diverse clinical and experimental backgrounds. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until all of the available positions are filled.

Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Applicants must be citizens or non-citizen nationals of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence. Both MRRI and Penn are Equal Opportunity Employers and welcome and encourages all qualified candidates to apply including, but not limited to, minorities and individuals with disabilities. A complete list of available mentors and instructions for application are available at http://mrri.org/T32.html.

Applications should be submitted to Kevin Whelihan, Research Administrator,

( [email protected] ) and must include:

- current CV

- cover letter describing research interests and career goals. Given the translational focus of the training program, applicants should indicate a preferred primary mentor and, if possible, one or more secondary mentors who appear to offer the best fit in balancing basic and applied aspects of the candidate's interests.

- 2-3 letters of reference

 

Contact Name: Kevin Whelihan

 

Contact Email: [email protected]

 

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Postdoctoral Position

 

EU Project - BLINDPAD

 

Post-doctoral position immediately available in Cognitive Mapping with Haptic Displays for Visually Impaired People

 

Robotics, Brain and Cognitive Science

 

Italian Institute of Technology - Genoa

 

Within the context of the EU funded project BLINDPAD (www.blindpad.eu), the Department of Robotics, Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) is urgently looking for a Postdoctoral fellow with a PhD in experimental psychology, clinical psychology, cognitive sciences, neuroscience or equivalent.

 

Goal of BLINDPAD is to make graphical contents accessible to blind and visually impaired people through touch by building and field-testing a personal assistive device for human-machine interaction.

 

Research for this position will involve tasks related to: Perception and Psychophysics, Behavioural evaluation, Human-Machine Interaction, Clinical setup and Rehabilitation.

 

An internationally competitive salary will be offered.

Applicants should submit CV, list of publications, names of 2 references.

 

Please send your application ASAP to the following email address:

 

[email protected]

 

Contact Name: Matthew Tata

 

Contact Email: [email protected]

 

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Postdoctoral Position

 

Memory Disorders Research Center

 

Postdoctoral fellowship in Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory and Memory Disorders

 

VA Boston Healthcare System

 

Boston University School of Medicine

 

The Memory Disorders Research Center (MDRC) is seeking a postdoctoral fellow in the cognitive neuroscience of memory. The Center provides a unique opportunity to conduct research in a large group of well-characterized individuals with selective amnesia and in patients with frontal-lobe lesions. The candidate will have the opportunity to participate in ongoing studies examining the role of memory in future thinking and decision-making. The candidate will also have the opportunity to participate in new research on temporal processing, using behavioral as well as neuroimaging approaches. The MDRC is located in a medical center with state of the art imaging facilities, and affords many opportunities for interaction with other laboratories in cognitive neuroscience. The successful applicant will have a PhD in cognitive neuroscience, cognitive psychology, or closely related field. Interested candidates should email a CV and letter of interest describing how their experience aligns with the above research foci. Please also have three letters of recommendation emailed to Dr. Mieke Verfaellie ([email protected]).

 

Contact Name: Mieke Verfaellie

 

Contact Email: [email protected]

 

Contact Website: www.bu.edu/mdrc

 

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Postdoctoral Position

 

Feinstein Lab

 

Postdoctoral Research Scholar Position using multimodal functional neuroimaging in the development of a novel treatment for anxiety

 

Clinical Research

 

Laureate Institute for Brain Research

 

A new research project at the Laureate Institute for Brain Research is aimed at developing a novel treatment for anxiety based on interoception. We are looking for an innovative postdoctoral candidate with a strong computational background who will play a critical role in the development and application of advanced functional neuroimaging methods including real - time fMRI with neurofeedback, simultaneous fMRI & EEG, functional connectivity, volumetric MRI, and psychophysiology.

 

Ph.D. in neuroscience or a related field is required. A successful applicant will be expected to help develop research protocols, conduct fMRI experiments, and should have a solid foundation in fMRI data analysis, statistics, and computer programming.

 

This is a full - time research position. Salary will be commensurate with the experience of the candidate.

 

For more information: http://www.laureateinstitute.org/upload/file/LIBR_postdoc_2014.pdf

 

Interested candidates should email a CV, a brief statement of long - term career goals, and contact information for 3 references to:

 

Contact Name: Justin Feinstein

 

Contact Email: [email protected]

 

Contact Website: http://www.laureateinstitute.org/upload/file/LIBR_postdoc_2014.pdf

 

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Postdoctoral Position

 

clinical and cognitive neuroscience

 

Postdoctoral position available at NINDS in the Behavioral Neurology Unit

 

NINDS

 

NIH, Bethesda MD, US

 

The Behavioral Neurology Unit invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical and cognitive neuroscience - the focus of the unit is on human subjects research on learning and memory, motivation and/or reward processing, and especially in developing methods for improving cognitive function in healthy and brain damaged individuals.

 

The lab is based in the NIH Clinical Center, the largest research hospital in the world and, has exceptional multidisciplinary research facilities including structural and functional MRI, PET and TMS.  Training in advanced imaging and other techniques is available, as are courses in grant writing and career development.  This is an exciting and collaborative environment for those interested in pursuing a career in clinical and cognitive neuroscience.

 

Candidates are expected to have a strong research background in relevant areas of cognitive neuroscience and psychology, as well as excellent writing, communication and inter-personal skills.  Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science or a closely related discipline.  Well qualified clinicians in neurology, psychiatry, and psychology are also encouraged to apply.  The initial commitment is for two years, with the possibility of extension.

 

Please email CV, statement of research interests, three letters of reference to Dr. Eric Wassermann <[email protected]>

 

Contact Name: Dr. Eric Wassermann

 

Contact Email: <[email protected]>

 

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Postdoctoral Position

 

Laboratory of Amishi Jha

 

FUNCTIONAL MRI POST - DOC FELLOWSHIP

 

Department of Psychology

 

University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

 

Applications are invited for a 2 year post-doc position investigating the neural effects of attention, working memory, and mindfulness training in the Laboratory of Amishi Jha at the University of Miami, in Coral Gables, Florida. The successful applicant will have an opportunity to play an important role in a novel research line at the intersection of cognitive neuroscience (attention and working memory) and cognitive training (e.g., mindfulness training) in adults.

 

Competitive applicants should have fMRI expertise, with a publication track record using MRI-based imaging methods. This position requires technical sophistication and a desire to engage in research as well as play a key role in training others (graduate students and undergraduates) in neuroimaging methods, as part of the launch of a new neuroimaging community in the Dept of Psychology's new 3T Functional MRI suite. Experience with a variety of protocols (i.e., ASL, BOLD, DTI) and expertise with analysis methods

is necessary for this position. Essential skills also include fantastic organizational and computational abilities, as well as the ability to work well in a research team.

 

Please submit applications by Feb 28th, 2014 with a planned start date of April 1, 2014. Send materials (via e-mail) including cover letter, CV, the names and addresses of three referees, in one PDF file, to the Principal Investigator, Dr. Amishi P. Jha, Ph.D ([email protected]) with subject Line: FMRI Post-doc Position.

 

Contact Name: Alexandra Morrison

 

Contact Email: [email protected]

 

Contact Website: Attention.miami.edu

 

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Postdoctoral Position

 

Clinical Cognitive Neuroscience

 

Postdoctoral Position in Clinical Cognitive Neuroscience at UC Davis

 

Imaging Research Center / Center for Neuroscience

 

University of California, Davis

 

The Translational Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Lab, led by Dr. Cameron Carter, is seeking applicants for a full time two-year post-doctoral fellow position starting summer/early fall of 2014.  The lab focuses on investigating the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying cognitive control.  The post-doc will work in a dynamic and supportive environment on a variety of projects involving behavioral, fMRI, and EEG studies with healthy and psychiatrically ill subjects Individuals with a Ph.D in clinical psychology are encouraged to apply and supervision toward CA licensure will be provided.  Previous experience with: 1) neuroimaging and/or EEG; 2) familiarity with Matlab, EEGlab, SPM, etc ; and 3) theories and methodologies related to adolescent cognitive development, emotion regulation, cognitive remediation, and factors affecting psychosocial outcome are considered strengths. This is an ideal position for someone pursuing an academic career related to clinical neuroscience or clinical developmental cognitive neuroscience. We offer a competitive package of salary and benefits.  Submit application by email to Tara Niendam, Ph.D. ([email protected])  and include a cover letter, CV, including GPA and test scores, and references.

 

Contact Name: Tara Niendam

 

Contact Email: [email protected]

 

Contact Website: http://carterlab.ucdavis.edu/jobs/

 

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Postdoctoral Position

 

Adolescent Brain Development and Effects of Substance Use

 

Clinical and Developmental Neuroscience

 

Department of Psychology

 

University of Minnesota

 

The Luciana Laboratory at the University of Minnesota is seeking a post-doctoral associate with interests in the study of adolescent brain development and effects of substance use. We have prospectively studied a group of adolescents and young adults who were substance-free at study enrollment but who have demonstrated various degrees of substance use over time. Participants have been studied every two years since 2004. The dataset is unique in terms of the breadth of assessment (a rich set of personality, and clinical measures), developmental salience, and emphasis on biological measures (structural MRI data with an emphasis on diffusion tensor imaging, resting state MRI, dense array EEG/ERP, a rich and comprehensive battery of neuropsychological tasks that emphasize fronto-striatal function). The project affords excellent opportunities to develop an independent research program. Please contact Monica Luciana ([email protected]) for required qualifications and application instructions.

 

Contact Name: Monica Luciana

 

Contact Email: [email protected]

 

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Postdoctoral Position

 

Chicago Laboratory of Emotion and Physiology

 

Post-doctoral Research Associate to work on RDoC Study

 

Department of Psychology

 

University of Illinois at Chicago

 

Dr. Stewart Shankman is looking to hire a full-time Post-doctoral Research Associate with expertise in neuroimaging/electrophysiology at the University of Illinois-Chicago.

 

The Post-doctoral Research Specialist will work on an NIMH R01 study funded under the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) initiative examining risk for internalizing psychopathologies. The candidate will have the opportunity to work on a multi-method (e.g., psychophysiology, neuroimaging, genetics, behavior) project, while gaining knowledge of psychopathology and mental health research. The postdoctoral associate will help analyze neuroimaging/psychophysiological data, prepare grants, and write manuscripts.

 

A doctoral degree in neuroscience, psychology, public health or a related field with a concentration in cognitive or affective neuroscience is required. Experience working with and analyzing fMRI and/or ERP/EEG data is also required. Expertise in MATLAB is desired. Applicants must submit an application at https://jobs.uic.edu and upload a cover letter, CV, publications, and email addresses of three references. Job closing date is March 31st, 2014.

 

Contact Name: Dr. Stewart Shankman

 

Contact Email: [email protected]

 

Contact Website: http://shankman-lab.psch.uic.edu/home

 

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Postdoctoral Position

 

Chatterjee lab

 

Spatial Cognition and Figurative Language

 

Neurology

 

University of Pennsylvania

 

Applications are being accepted for a post-doctoral position to work on the neural basis of spatial cognition and figurative language.  Post-doctoral fellows will conduct functional neuroimaging and/or patient-based research and will be involved in activities of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and an NSF funded Science Learning Center.  Experience with functional neuroimaging methods and a background in language is highly desirable.  Opportunities to conduct eye-tracking, TMS and TDCS studies are available. Please send a statement of interest, CV and 2 letters of reference to: Anjan Chatterjee ([email protected]), Department of Neurology, 3 West Gates, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (215) 662-4265.

 

Contact Name: Anjan Chatterjee

 

Contact Email: [email protected]

 

Contact Website: http://ccn.upenn.edu/chatterjee/chat_lab.html#People

Research Assistants 

 

Research Assistant Position

 

Thompson-Schill lab

 

RA position available at the University of Pennsylvania

 

Center for Cognitive Neuroscience

 

University of Pennsylvania

 

A full-time Research Assistant position is available in the Thompson-Schill lab at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Cognitive Neuroscience. Research in the lab focuses on the biological bases of human cognitive systems -- perception, memory, language, thought, cognitive control -- and the interrelations between them. We investigate these systems by developing and implementing experiments involving a wide-array of methodologies, including functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), genotyping, and eye-tracking. Our investigations include both typical and atypical (patient) populations.

 

Familiarity with computers, Microsoft Office, and experience with statistics are desirable. Responsibilities include designing and implementing experiments, data analysis, subject recruitment, and some administrative/IT work. A two-year commitment is required. Interested parties should contact Dr. Sharon Thompson-Schill ([email protected]) with a statement of interest; CV/resume; unofficial transcript; and contact info for three references.

 

Contact Name: Sharon Thompson-Schill

 

Contact Email: [email protected]

 

Contact Website: http://www.psych.upenn.edu/stslab/

 

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Research Assistant Position

 

The Cognitive & Systems Neuroscience Lab

 

Research Assistant Position Available at Stanford University

 

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

 

Stanford University

 

Stanford University invites applications for the position of Cognitive Neuroscience Research Assistant in the Cognitive & Systems Neuroscience Lab (cosyne.stanford.edu). This is an exciting opportunity to work on brain imaging studies of cognitive function and dysfunction, cognitive development and learning disabilities. The successful candidate will participate in all aspects of research in the lab, including: acquisition and analysis of functional and structural brain imaging data, assembling and administering neuropsychological assessments, screening and recruiting participants, obtaining informed consent, scheduling participants for testing, tracking progress of the study and behavioral data, verifying data and entering pertinent information into database for statistical analysis, conducting statistical analyses, and assisting with manuscript preparation. A minimum commitment of two years is required. This is a full-time position with competitive benefits. There are 2 positions open with start dates in Summer 2014.

 

Please email a CV and statement of research interests and career goals in PDF format titled LastName_CV.pdf and LastName_StatementGoals.pdf to Emma Adair at [email protected]. Application deadline is March 15; competitive candidates will be contacted for interviews starting mid-February.

 

Qualifications:

Requires a BS/BA degree in psychology, human biology, neuroscience, biomedical engineering or related fields as well as one to two years of research experience. A strong academic record is essential. Past research experience in cognitive neuroscience is highly desirable. Experience with any of the following would be an added advantage: brain imaging data acquisition, MRI data analysis, neuropsychological assessments, computer programming, MATLAB, signal processing, and statistical analysis. The candidate must have strong organizational and interpersonal skills; the ability to work well with children; a willingness to tackle complex tasks in an independent manner; and a strong work ethic.

 

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Research Assistant Position

 

Translational Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Lab

 

Research Assistant Position in Cognitive Neuroscience at UC Davis

 

Imaging Research Center / Center for Neuroscience

 

University of California, Davis

 

The Translational Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Lab, led by Dr. Cameron Carter, is seeking applicants for a full time research assistant position starting NOW through spring/early summer of 2014.  Our research investigates the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying cognitive control.  The RA will work in a dynamic and friendly environment on a variety of projects involving fMRI and EEG studies with healthy and psychiatrically ill subjects.  The scope of responsibilities is broad and may include subject recruitment and clinical characterization, fMRI and EEG experiment implementation, data processing and data analysis.  Individuals majoring in psychology, neuroscience, computer science and engineering are encouraged to apply. Previous experience in neuroimaging and/or EEG as well as familiarity with Matlab and SPM are considered strengths. This is an ideal position for someone interested in pursuing graduate studies in cognitive neuroscience or a clinical discipline drawing upon this area of basic science.  We are looking for a two-year commitment.  We offer a competitive package of salary and benefits, including reduced tuition for courses at UC Davis as well as a career development workshop within the lab.  Submit application by email to Tyler Lesh, Ph.D. ([email protected]) and include a cover letter, CV including GPA, citizenship status, list of relevant coursework or transcript, and references.

 

Contact Name: Tyler Lesh

 

Contact Email: [email protected]

 

Contact Website: http://carterlab.ucdavis.edu/jobs/

 

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Research Assistant Position

 

Tong Lab

 

Research Assistant Position in fMRI Studies of Vision and Cognition

 

Psychology

 

Vanderbilt University

 

A full-time research assistant position is available in Frank Tong's lab at Vanderbilt University to work on fMRI studies of visual perception, recognition, attention, and memory. Research methods include neural decoding, high-resolution fMRI, visual psychophysics, TMS, and  advanced computational methods. Responsibilities include coordinating multiple lab projects, assisting with fMRI, TMS, and behavioral studies, and analyzing behavioral and brain imaging data.

 

BA/BS required, preferably in neuroscience, psychology, biomedical engineering or the like. Strong technical and computational skills are required; experience with computer programming is highly preferred. General knowledge in the areas of visual perception, cognition or neuroscience is recommended. Position start date is for early summer of 2014. A minimum two year commitment is required. Salary and rank will be commensurate with experience.  VU/EO/AAE.

 

To apply, please send a CV, names of three references, and a statement of interest to [email protected]

 

Contact Name: Chris Angeloni

 

Contact Email: [email protected]

 

Contact Website: http://www.psy.vanderbilt.edu/tonglab/web/Home.html

 

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Research Assistant Position

 

Concepts, Actions, and Objects Lab

 

Research Assistant / Laboratory Manager Position

 

Brain and Cognitive Sciences

 

University of Rochester

 

Professor Bradford Mahon is seeking a full-time research assistant for the Concepts, Actions, and Objects Lab at the University of Rochester (http://caoslab.bcs.rochester.edu), specifically for his Neuropsychology Laboratory. The position will offer the opportunity to engage in a wide array of research methods converging on the topic of conceptual thought. The research focuses on the organization of concepts and categories (tools, animals, faces, places) in healthy adults as well as in brain-damaged patients. Other topics include speech and language processing in healthy adults and stroke patients, as well as visual processing in patients with pituitary tumors. Techniques include functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), eye and motion tracking, cognitive and neuropsychological testing of stroke and brain tumor patients as well as healthy adults.

 

Responsibilities will include designing and programming stimulus materials, data collection, and analysis. Additional responsibilities include participant recruiting, IRB protocol maintenance, and other managerial duties (e.g., supervising undergraduates, ordering supplies, etc). The ideal candidate will have basic programming experience with MATLAB and/or fMRI software (e.g., SPM, BrainVoyager, FSL). Interest and experience in cognitive psychology experiments is also preferred.

 

The position start date is summer 2014.

To apply, please send your CV to [email protected].

 

Contact Name: Elon Gaffin-Cahn

 

Contact Email: [email protected]

 

Contact Website: http://caoslab.bcs.rochester.edu

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