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<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="Calibri">Kind regards,</font></div>
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="Calibri">Eirini</font></div>
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<b><i><font face="Calibri" size="3">Investigating oscillatory behaviour in Alzheimer’s disease to establish biomarkers: an EEG and computational modelling programme of PhD study</font></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Applications are invited for a 3-year PhD studentship within the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Business Law and Social Sciences, Birmingham City University.
Applicants need to demonstrate ability and commitment, including excellent communications skills in written and spoken English.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma;"><b><font face="Calibri" size="3">Project Synopsis:</font></b></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3">This proposed PhD work follows high profile research by the University of Birmingham team (Prof. Kim Shapiro, Prof. Howard Bowman and Mr Ali Mazaheri). The project is collaborative work between Birmingham City University (Dr Eirini
Mavritsak) and University of Birmingham (Prof. Kim Shapiro and Prof. Howard Bowman). The University of Birmingham team has access to ERP data of a semantic anomaly and word repetition task (Olichney et al, 2002). In the original analysis of the data Olichney
and colleagues, the N400 component was analysed, which is related to semantic manipulation. Olichney and colleagues found evidence of N400 abnormalities in mild cognitive impairment patients, which predicted later progression to Alzhemier’s. We plan to simulate
this data and the changes observed in this data by developing a computational model that is based on the sSoTS (Mavritsaki, Heinke, Humphreys and Deco, 2011) model. The synaptic currents that sSoTS contains will allow us to extract the ERP profile and simulate
the above described experiment. In addition to that sSoTS model has already successfully simulated visual search outcomes for patients with Alzheimer’s (Mavritsaki and Humphreys, 2013).</font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3"> The project is separated into two phases: in phase 1, we plan to develop the computational model to simulate controls and mild cognitive impairment patients and in phase 2 we are planning to extend the model to allow us to
predict the development of the disease based on identified biomarkers.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma;"><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">The successful applicant will join the Centre for Applied Psychological Research (CAP Research)
within the Department of Psychology at Birmingham City University. CAP Research is part of a vibrant and rapidly expanding research community, which offers applicants with an excellent opportunity to develop their research career. The applicant has the opportunity
to have teaching experience, to participate in research seminars and to co-supervise undergraduate projects.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma;"><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">The successful candidate will also be expected to attend the weekly meetings of the University
of Birmingham research team.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">For more information please contact Dr Eirini Mavritsaki (<a href="mailto:Eirini.mavritsaki@bcu.ac.uk" target="_blank">Eirini.mavritsaki@bcu.ac.uk</a>) or Prof.
Howard Bowman (H.Bowman@bham.ac.uk). </font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3">Ř<span style=""> </span>The applicant should hold a good undergraduate honours degree (First or 2:1) in psychology or related area.</font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3">Ř<span style=""> </span>The applicant should have experience of computational modelling, evidenced by previous work or masters degree.</font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3">Ř<span style=""> </span>A demonstrated understanding of research methods is essential (as evidenced by degree transcript grades for research methods and dissertation modules).</font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3">Ř<span style=""> </span>Experience in C++ and Matlab.</font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3">Ř<span style=""> </span>A Masters’ degree in research methods, psychology or computational modelling</font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3">Ř<span style=""> </span>Experience in EEG analysis</font></p>
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<font size="2">Eirini Mavritsaki, Ph.D., CPsychol <br>
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<a href="mailto:eirini.mavritsaki@bcu.ac.uk" tabindex="0" target="_blank">eirini.mavritsaki@bcu.ac.uk</a>
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<div style="margin:0"><font size="2">Special Issue in Frontiers 'Neuropsychology through the lenses of computational modelling'</font></div>
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