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<span lang="en-BE" class="">We are looking for one full-time PhD student position at Ghent University, and one full-time PhD student position based at Ghent University and Vrije Universiteit Brussel. </span>Please find<span lang="en-BE" class=""> more</span> information
below<span lang="en-BE" class="">, or at <a href="https://cogcomneurosci.com/67-2/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">https://cogcomneurosci.com/67-2/</a></span>.<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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Senne Braem<span lang="en-BE" class="">, Kobe Desender, Elise Lesage,</span> and Tom <span lang="en-BE" class="">Verguts<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-BE" class="">Both positions are for four years (provided positive periodic evaluation), preferably starting Oct 2019 or earlier. Salary is according to standard Belgian regulations for PhD students (starting at around €2000 per month net salary).
Candidates should have a Master’s degree in a relevant domain such as Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, or Computer Science.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<b class=""><span lang="en-BE" class="">• The role of confidence and urgency in deciding to stop sampling information<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="en-BE" class="">Do I have enough information to decide, or should I sample more information to commit to a choice? This PhD project addresses such decisions, and how humans shift the point of commitment based on how sure they are (confidence) and
how important it is to make a quick decision (urgency). This PhD project will investigate how confidence and sense of urgency influence these decisions, with a novel computational model and experimental task, using neuroimaging and neurostimulation techniques.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-BE" class="">Candidates are expected to carry out empirical work combining EEG, TMS, and computational modeling. Expertise in these methods is not required, but strong interest in cognitive neuroscience, data analysis, and computer programming
are. The main supervisor is Tom Verguts (UGent) and co-supervisors are Kobe Desender (UGent/UKE Hamburg) and Elise Lesage (UGent).<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-BE" class="">To apply, please send a CV (including two email addresses of academic referees) and motivation letter to Tom Verguts (<a href="mailto:tom.verguts@ugent.be" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">tom.verguts@ugent.be</a>), Kobe
Desender (<a href="mailto:kobe.desender@ugent.be" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">kobe.desender@ugent.be</a>), or Elise Lesage (<a href="mailto:elise.lesage@ugent.be" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">elise.lesage@ugent.be</a>), or feel
free to sample more information about the project or details about the position by mailing us. Applications will be considered until the position is filled.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-BE" class="">Many psychologists have wondered whether cognitive control can be trained, but several training studies have been unsuccessful. In this PhD project, we will develop a model-based cognitive training paradigm using a well-studied cognitive
process model of learning and decision making. By manipulating specific model parameters while subjects perform cognitive control tasks, we will test whether training induces transfer of these parameter settings across tasks. Using this approach, we will also
investigate whether similarities in neural pattern activation (i.e., voxel patterns) can predict transfer, to unravel the neural substrates of these potentially generalizable control processes.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-BE" class="">Candidates are expected to carry out empirical work combining behavioral studies, fMRI, and computational modeling. Expertise in these methods is not required, but strong interest in cognitive neuroscience, data analysis, and computer
programming are. This is a PhD project at Ghent University and at Vrije Universiteit Brussel; the supervisors are Tom Verguts (UGent) and Senne Braem (VUB).<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-BE" class="">To apply, please send a CV (including two email addresses of academic referees) and motivation letter to Tom Verguts (<a href="mailto:tom.verguts@ugent.be" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">tom.verguts@ugent.be</a>) or Senne
Braem (<a href="mailto:senne.braem@vub.be" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">senne.braem@vub.be</a>), or let us know if you want any further information about the project or details about the position. Applications will be considered until the position
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