Connectionists: Postdoc at Rutgers, NJ: Cognitive/Computational Neuropsych of Learning and Decision Making

[Mark A. Gluck]

COGNITIVE / COMPUTATIONAL
NEUROPSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING & DECISION MAKING

A Postdoctoral Fellowship Position
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NOTE: Applicants must be US Citizens or green card holders.
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We seek a postdoctoral applicant for a position at Rutgers University 
- Newark in New Jersey to work as  part of an international and 
interdisciplinary team studying the cognitive and computational 
neuropsychology of learning and decision making.

We seek an applicant to work in either or both of the following capacities:

(1) Conducting clinical neuropsychological behavioral studies of 
patients with Parkinson's disease, drug addiction, schizophrenia  and 
depression. We  study how these disorders impact learning and 
decision making, how individual genetic differences (especially those 
relating to serotonin and dopamine) impact these abilitites, and how 
current pharmacological treatments for these disorders impact 
cognition. In addition, we seek to understand how individual 
differences in cognitive functioning among patients can help identify 
clinically-relevant subtypes of these disorders, especially with 
regard to linking cognitive and psychiatric side effects.
Some of these studies are done in parallel with analogous functional 
brain imaging or animal studies.  Collaborative projects include 
local partners in NY and NJ, as well as international collaborations 
in Italy, Turkey, Hungary, Israel, Egypt, and the Palestinian West 
Bank.

(2). Implementing and testing neurocomputational "neural-network" 
models of the  role of fronto-striatal and medial temporal lobe 
function in learning and decision making, and how these are impacted 
by neurological/psychiatric disorders and pharmacological 
manipulations. Modeling is done at a systems/cognitive level  (not 
molecular/cellular level).

Substantial prior experience  with either (1) human 
neuropsychological studies of cognition  or (2) neurocomputational 
modeling is required.

We are located in downtown Newark, 13 miles outside of New York City. 
Applicants should see  http://www.gluck.edu for more information on 
our lab and lab personnel and to familiarize yourself with recent 
research and publications (all available on line as PDFs).

To apply, please send a cover letter that summarizes your relevant 
experience and how you see your skills and interets fitting into the 
above research programs. Include also your CV, summary of your past 
and future research interests, and a list of 3 potential references, 
and send as a single email with attachments to:

	Dr. Mark A. Gluck at gluck at pavlov.rutgers.edu

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Dr. Mark A. Gluck,  Professor 
   Co-Director, Rutgers Memory Disorders Project 
Center for Molecular  and Behavioral Neuroscience                           
Rutgers University                                 Phone:  (973) 353-3668/3298
197 University Ave.                                    Fax:  (973) 353-1272
Newark, New Jersey  07102                   Email:  gluck at pavlov.rutgers.edu

   Lab:  http://www.gluck.edu
   Public Information: http://www.memory.rutgers.edu    
   Memory Loss & Brain Newsletter: http://www.memorylossonline.com


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