Connectionists: PhD student (m, f, x) studying neural mechanisms of high-dimensional visual category learning

[Caspar M. Schwiedrzik]

We are looking for a highly motivated PhD student to study neural
mechanisms of high-dimensional visual category learning.

The lab generally seeks to understand the cortical basis and computational
principles of perception and experience-dependent plasticity in the brain.
To this end, we use a multimodal approach including fMRI-guided
electrophysiological recordings in rodents and non-human primates, and fMRI
and ECoG in humans. See https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.01.011 and
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51543-y for recent examples of our work.
The PhD student will play a key role in our research efforts in this area.

The lab is located at Ruhr-University Bochum (https://www.rub.de) and the
German Primate Center (http://www.dpz.eu). At both locations, the lab is
embedded into interdisciplinary research centers with international faculty
and students pursuing cutting-edge research in cognitive and computational
neuroscience. The PhD student will have access to a new imaging center with
a dedicated 3T research scanner, electrophysiology, and behavioral setups.
The project will be conducted in close collaboration with the labs of
Fabian Sinz (https://sinzlab.org/people/fabian_sinz.html), Alexander Gail (
https://www.dpz.eu/en/unit/sensorimotor-group/about-us.html), and Igor
Kagan (http://igorkagan.org).

The Department of Cognitive Neurobiology of Caspar Schwiedrzik at
Ruhr-University Bochum is looking for an outstanding PhD student interested
in studying the neural basis of mental flexibility. The project
investigates neural mechanisms of high-dimensional visual category
learning, utilizing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in
combination with computational modelling and behavioral testing in humans.
It is funded by an ERC Consolidator Grant (Acronym DimLearn; “Flexible
Dimensionality of Representational Spaces in Category Learning”). The PhD
student’s project will focus on developing new category learning paradigms
to investigate the neural basis of flexible multi-task learning in humans
using fMRI. In addition, the PhD student will cooperate with other lab
members on parallel computational investigations using artificial neural
networks as well as comparative research exploring the same questions in
non-human primates.

Please find the official job ad and further information here:
PhD student (m,f,x) studying neural mechanisms of high-dimensional visual
category learning | Ruhr-Universität Bochum | 3959
<https://jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/1864f6d3b0bcbe184495b8f06b4f92f56a95270a0>
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