We are looking for a postdoc to study single cell recordings in humans, performed in epileptic patients for curative surgery.
The project will investigate concept cells (a.k.a. Jennifer Aniston neurons) – that means, neurons in the hippocampus and surrounding areas that selectively fire to specific concepts, like different pictures and the written or spoken name of a particular person (e.g. Quian Quiroga et al, Nature 2005; Quian Quiroga, Cell 2019), which are involved in declarative memory functions. For more details see: https://web.archive.org/web/20220108024112/https://www2.le.ac.uk/centres/csn/publications-1/2019/QuianQuirogaCell2019.pdf<https://web.archive.org/web/20220108024112/https:/www2.le.ac.uk/centres/csn/publications-1/2019/QuianQuirogaCell2019.pdf> The successful candidate will contribute to performing recordings with patients and the analysis / modelling of the data to investigate the role of these neurons in memory. The candidate should have very good quantitative skills (data processing and programing e.g. in Matlab) and a strong background or interest in neuroscience. Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Prof. Rodrigo Quian Quiroga ([email protected]). For more details and to apply, please use this link: https://jobs.le.ac.uk/vacancies/7756/research-associate.html The closing date for the applications is 5th May 2023. Best, Rodrigo Rodrigo Quian Quiroga Centre for Systems Neuroscience University of Leicester http://le.ac.uk/csn
