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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dear all<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I am looking to recruit a new PhD student for autumn 2019 start date to work on neuroimaging experiments (fMRI, EEG) investigating predictive processing in the sensory brain.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Project description </span>
</strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">How does the brain process sensory information? Does it merely register the sensory input originating from say the eyes? Or does it rather use our prior experience to actively predict what objects are present
in the world? The current project will use behavioural and neuroimaging techniques (fMRI and EEG) to test whether Predictive Processing accounts for high-level effects occurring in early sensory brain areas (e.g. Primary Visual Cortex – V1) under conditions
of visual occlusion (e.g. when viewing a face with the eyes hidden from view, early visual areas contain information about the hidden face region). There is also the potential to conduct layer-specific fMRI at 7T and/or MEG as part of the project through existing
high-profile collaborations. The results of these studies will have significant implications both for our basic understanding of how the brain processes sensory information and also for a range of populations where Predictive Processing is thought to be impaired
(e.g. Autism, Psychosis).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">See:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BNQ289/phd-studentship-predictive-processing-in-the-sensory-brain"><span style="color:windowtext">https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BNQ289/phd-studentship-predictive-processing-in-the-sensory-brain</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=101669"><span style="color:windowtext">https://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=101669</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fraser Smith<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Lecturer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">School of Psychology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">University of East Anglia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">01603 591676<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="https://frasersmithresearch.com/">https://frasersmithresearch.com/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.uea.ac.uk/psychology/people/profile/fraser-smith#research">https://www.uea.ac.uk/psychology/people/profile/fraser-smith#research</a><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">University of East Anglia - School of Psychology<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Start date:
</span></strong>1/10/2019<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p><strong>Closing date: </strong>20/1/2019<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong>No. of positions available: </strong>1<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong>Hours: </strong>Either full-time or part-time<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong>Supervisor: </strong>Dr Fraser Smith<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong>Project description </strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>How does the brain process sensory information? Does it merely register the sensory input originating from say the eyes? Or does it rather use our prior experience to actively predict what objects are present in the world? The current project will use behavioural
and neuroimaging techniques (fMRI and EEG) to test whether Predictive Processing accounts for high-level effects occurring in early sensory brain areas (e.g. Primary Visual Cortex – V1) under conditions of visual occlusion (e.g. when viewing a face with the
eyes hidden from view, early visual areas contain information about the hidden face region). There is also the potential to conduct layer-specific fMRI at 7T and/or MEG as part of the project through existing high-profile collaborations. The results of these
studies will have significant implications both for our basic understanding of how the brain processes sensory information and also for a range of populations where Predictive Processing is thought to be impaired (e.g. Autism, Psychosis).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong>Person Specification</strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Acceptable first degree in Psychology or closely related field.<strong> </strong>
Minimum entry requirement is<strong> </strong>UK 2:1; 60% in Masters in psychological research methods, or equivalent experience, required.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong>Funding notes </strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>This PhD project is in a School of Psychology competition for funded studentships. These studentships are funded for 3 years and comprise of home/EU tuition fees and an annual stipend of £14,777. Overseas applicants may apply but they are required to fund
the difference between home/EU and overseas tuition fees (which for 2018-19 are detailed on the University’s fees pages at
<a href="https://portal.uea.ac.uk/planningoffice/tuition-fees" target="_blank">https://portal.uea.ac.uk/planningoffice/tuition-fees</a>. Please note tuition fees are subject to an annual increase).<o:p></o:p></p>
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