Fwd:: 2 PhD positions available

On behalf of the principal investigator, Dr. Prof. Carles Escera: Dear colleagues, The Barcelona BrainLab (BBL) <http://www.ub.edu/brainlab/angles/welcome.htm> invites applications for two 3-year PhD studentships commencing during the fall 2014 in the field of the cognitive neuroscience of auditory perception. Our current project investigates how the auditory system encodes for acoustic regularities and what are the neural mechanisms of novelty detection, at all hierarchical levels and temporal scales of the auditory system. We run EEG, MEG and fMRI experiments, and analyze event-related brain potentials and magnetic fields, as well as oscillatory activity and synchronization. By recording the Frequency Following Response (FFR) and functional MRI, we recently showed that the inferior colliculus is involved in deviance detection. Also, our MEG results revealed recurrent networks of regularity encoding in human auditory cortex. We are seeking for talented graduates in any field related to the Neurosciences /(Psychology, Cognitive Sciences, Computer Sciences, Medicine, Biology, Engineering, Physics)/. Applicants must have 1) EU citizenship, 2) a completed Bachelor and Master degrees at the time of application 3) the highest academic marks, 4) and computer skills (e.g., Matlab programming is desirable). Applicants are asked to submit their CV, a motivation letter, and a copy of the academic marks record (in ECTS format) electronically to Ms. Marta Turró at brainlab(a)ub.edu <mailto:brainlab@ub.edu>. Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled. Candidates are expected to enter the PhD Program in Biomedicine <http://www.ub.edu/doctorat_biomedicina/eng/index.htm>, and to be willing to work hard and travel across the world as part of their training. The studentship will provide a stipend of circa 15,000 EUR/year. *********************************************************** Marc Recasens Fusté, PhD student. Cognitive Neuroscience Research Group Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychobiology University of Barcelona P. Vall d'Hebron 171 * 08035 Barcelona * Catalonia-Spain Tel:+34 933 125 854* Mov:+34 639 241 598 /email:marcrecasens@ub.edu <mailto:marcrecasens@ub.edu>/ /http://www.ub.edu/brainlab/ ***********************************************************