Connectionists: PhD positions in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience at University of Miami

[Mingbo Cai]

The Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience Division at Department of
Psychology, University of Miami seeks highly motivated and creative Ph.D.
students in our efforts to understand the brain and mind.

Applications for entry in the Fall of 2025 are now being accepted, with a
deadline of December 1st. For details, including contact information,
please visit https://www.psy.miami.edu/graduate/how-to-apply/index.html .

The Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience Division at Department of
Psychology, University of Miami offers a unique program of study spanning
neurobiology, behavior, computational and brain imaging research on topics
of emotion, mindfulness, learning and memory, mental disorders and health.


A listing of faculty affiliated with the division can be found online at
https://www.psy.miami.edu/research/faculty-research/index.html and below.


Jennifer C. Britton <https://brain.psy.miami.edu/> (not accepting student
this year) – Anxiety, development, executive function (e.g., flexibility),
emotion, empathy; behavior, virtual reality, psychophyisology, neuroimaging

Mingbo Cai <https://cailab-miami.org/> – spontaneous thought, reinforcement
learning, computational modeling, neuroimaging, brain-inspired AI

Ekaterina Denkova
<https://people.miami.edu/profile/989e514be315c437465ce8e9b92f960f> -
cognitive and affective processes, mindfulness training, memory and thoughts

Aaron Heller <http://manateelab.org/> – neuroimaging, experience sampling,
computational modeling, emotion, depression, anxiety

Amishi Jha <https://lab.amishi.com/> – mindfulness training, attention,
neuroimaging, EEG

Philip M. McCabe
<https://people.miami.edu/profile/5f78023c1f199263e7ac9607aa811e1a> (not
accepting student this year) – neurobiology, emotion, atherosclerosis,
animal models

Roger C. McIntosh <https://breath-lab.psy.miami.edu/index.html> – aging,
stress reactivity, inflammation, neuroimaging
Jacob Miller <https://www.jacobmillerneuro.com/> (incoming in January 2025)
–  working memory, prefrontal cortex function, neuroimaging, functional
neuroanatomy, computational modeling

An information session of the department will be held on Wednesday,
September 18th, 5-6 PM ET. Interested applicants may register at:
https://miami.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0sfuytrjMqG9BlxLEoPa0YRiHSDzeVZRLU#/registration


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