Connectionists: PhD open position, Clopath lab, Imperial College London

[Claudia Clopath]

There is a PhD open position for the following project:

Neural network mechanisms of inhibitory and attentional control.

Co-supervised by: Adam Hampshire & Claudia Clopath, Imperial College London

Many aspects of human cognition, such as response inhibition, working
memory and attentional control, have been attributed to the same network of
frontal and parietal brain regions. Furthermore, the role of this network
in cognition is not static as instead, activities and connectivities
diminish as the task at hand transitions from novel to familiar. The
successful candidate will examine how frontoparietal networks support such
diverse cognitive demands and how local neural plasticity mechanisms (i.e.
changes in connections between neurons) underlie the shifting involvement
of frontoparietal networks in cognition. This will be achieved by combining
cutting-edge functional neuroimaging and computational modelling
methodologies.

More details and how to apply below:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/neurotechnology/cdt/projects/hampshire_2015

The deadline is Jan 30th 2015 and candidates should be EU nationals. The
perfect candidate has a strong mathematical, physical or engineering
background (or equivalent), and a keen interest in biological and neural
systems. Demonstrated programming skills are a plus.


Best, Dr. Claudia Clopath
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Computational Neuroscience Laboratory
Department of Bioengineering
Imperial College London
http://www.bg.ic.ac.uk/research/c.clopath/
The Computational Neuroscience Laboratory is very young and dynamic, and
publishes in prestigious journals, such as Nature and Science. It is part
of the Department of Bioengineering, which conducts state-of-the-art
multidisciplinary research in biomechanics, neuroscience and
neurotechnology. The lab is at Imperial College London, the 2nd ranked
university in Europe, is in the top 10 worldwide, and is located in the
city centre of London.
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