<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div>---------- Forwarded message ---------<br></div><div dir="ltr">From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Rosie Cowell</strong> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rcowell@psych.umass.edu">rcowell@psych.umass.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 8:50 AM<br>Subject: [cvnet] postdoc in modeling of fMRI data<br>To: <<a href="mailto:cvnet@mail.ewind.com">cvnet@mail.ewind.com</a>><br></div><br>
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<p>We are looking for a post-doctoral research associate in the area
of mathematical modeling of fMRI data. The primary goal of the
project is to model changes in the BOLD signal in order to infer
what changes in the underlying neural populations drive those
voxel-level changes. The idea is to develop a mathematical
technique that can extract information at the level of neural
sub-populations from the voxel-level BOLD signal. The method is
based on measuring voxel tuning then manipulating that tuning with
factors like stimulus contrast, attention, perceptual learning,
and then modeling changes in BOLD across the two levels of that
factor. There is also scope for studies more focused on
hypothesis-testing/cognition, e.g., investigating the
neural/behavioral mechanisms of attention, perceptual learning,
etc. The post-doc would be based at <b>UMass Amherst</b> working
with <b>Dave Huber and</b><b> Rosie Cowell</b>, but would have
the opportunity to collaborate with the laboratories of <b>John
Serences</b><b> at </b><b>UCSD</b> (developing/exploiting
cutting edge fMRI methods) and <b>Earl Miller</b><b> at </b><b>MIT</b>
(working with previously-collected electrophysiological data).</p>
<p>Expressions of interest should be sent to Rosie Cowell and Dave
Huber (<a class="m_-8200309545186318088m_1379364645458155123m_-3094612891298574280moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:rcowell@umass.edu" target="_blank">rcowell@psych.umass.edu</a>,
<a class="m_-8200309545186318088m_1379364645458155123m_-3094612891298574280moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:dehuber@umass.edu" target="_blank">dehuber@psych.umass.edu</a>)
along with a CV.</p>
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Rosie A. Cowell, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Tobin Hall Room 431 | <a class="m_-8200309545186318088moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:rcowell@umass.edu" target="_blank">rcowell@umass.edu</a>
<a class="m_-8200309545186318088moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://people.umass.edu/cmap-lab/" target="_blank">http://people.umass.edu/cmap-lab/</a></pre>
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