Applications are invited for a joint postdoctoral position in the labs of Saskia Haegens and Alexander Harris at NYSPI/Columbia University, in close collaboration with Stephanie Jones at Brown University. The Haegens/Brain Rhythms lab is interested in the mechanistic role of brain oscillations, studied in the context of perception and cognition using electrophysiological methods. The Harris/Neural Circuits lab investigates the neural circuitry underlying psychiatric disorders by recording and manipulating neural activity in mouse models. The Jones lab uses computational neuroscience methods to develop biophysically principled models of neural circuits that bridge electrophysiological measures of brain function to the underlying cellular and network level dynamics.
We are looking for a highly talented postdoctoral researcher for an NSF funded Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience project entitled “Uncovering the mechanisms and meaning of brain rhythm frequency shifts during decision making”. We have previously shown that beta oscillatory dynamics reflect categorical decisions in humans and NHP. Specifically, beta frequency shifts in prefrontal cortex appear to synchronize different neuronal ensembles that represent specific decision outcomes. Our preliminary data show similar dynamics in the rodent brain. While these frequency shifts appear key to decision making, the underlying mechanisms of generation, and hence causal meaning, remain unknown. In our larger research program, we will use the HNN framework developed by the Jones lab, informed by spectrotemporal analysis of previously collected human and rodent data, as well as new electrophysiological recordings and optogenetic neuromodulation experiments in mice, to test hypotheses on cell- and circuit-level generation of beta frequency shifts and their causal implications in the context of decision making. The current opening is for a postdoc who will be in charge of data analysis and the rodent experiments of this research program. For more information and to apply, see https://nyspi.applicantpro.com/jobs/3675337 Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions! -- Systems Neuroscience mailing list: www.systemsneuroscience.eu To post, send email to [email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Systems Neuroscience" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/systems-neuroscience/CAAmxNaEbagi%2Buq29TLY6UKDh1jxvAzxKGhJufiEMzRczLXV7eQ%40mail.gmail.com.
