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The laboratories of <a href="http://people.umass.edu/dehuber/">David
Huber</a> and <a href="http://people.umass.edu/cmap-lab/">Rosie
Cowell</a> at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst are
actively recruiting new PhD students to start in September, 2018.
Our joint lab offers training in both theory and experimentation,
using fMRI (at the <a href="https://www.umass.edu/ials/hmrc">UMass
scanner</a>), EEG, behavioral studies and mathematical modeling to
address questions about memory, visual perception, attention and the
BOLD signal. Research projects in the lab are supported by NSF (<a
href="https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1554871">Cowell</a>,
<a href="https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1431147">Huber</a>)
and <a
href="https://projectreporter.nih.gov/project_info_description.cfm?aid=9390666&icde=36316417&ddparam=&ddvalue=&ddsub=&cr=1&csb=default&cs=ASC&pball=">NIH</a>
funding. More about our program, department and town:<br>
<ul>
<li>all PhD positions fully funded through teaching and research
assistantships</li>
<li>a highly interactive group of 10 faculty within the <a
href="https://www.umass.edu/pbs/research/cognition-and-cognitive-neuroscience">Cognition
and Cognitive Neuroscience</a> division, with particular
expertise in mathematical modeling</li>
<li>five divisions within <a href="http://www.umass.edu/pbs/">Psych
and Brain Sciences</a> (Cognitive, Developmental, Neuro,
Social, Clinical)</li>
<li>new external funding in the Psych and Brain Sciences Dept in
excess of $14m for 2017 so far<br>
</li>
<li><a href="https://www.umass.edu/">UMass Amherst</a> is an R1
(Highest Research Activity) Institution</li>
<li>Amherst offers a lively intellectual environment thanks to the
Five Colleges (UMass, Smith, Amherst, Mt Holyoke, Hampshire)</li>
<li>... in a beautiful rural setting with mountain views (and
cheap rent), 90 minutes' drive from Boston</li>
</ul>
<p>Contact Rosie Cowell or David Huber with research-related
questions. Students may apply to enter the lab through one of two
Graduate Programs: <a
href="http://www.umass.edu/pbs/graduate/cognition-and-cognitive-neuroscience/how-apply">Psychological
and Brain Sciences (Cognitive)</a> or <a
href="http://gpls.cns.umass.edu/nsb">Neuroscience and Behavior</a>.
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Rosie A. Cowell
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Tobin Hall Room 431 | <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:rcowell@umass.edu">rcowell@umass.edu</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://people.umass.edu/cmap-lab/">http://people.umass.edu/cmap-lab/</a></pre>
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