[visionlist] Postdoctoral position: Neuroscience of decision making for oculomotor control

[heinen]

A position is open immediately in Dr. Stephen Heinen's research group to 
work on an NIH-funded study of neuronal decision-making for eye movement 
control with the goal of understanding how cognition modulates the 
sensorimotor processing stream. The project explores how structures in 
frontal cortex cooperate in the decision to make or withhold smooth eye 
movements. To understand processing within a structure and feed-forward 
and feedback interactions between structures, we characterize the 
temporal evolution of choice probability, and of predictive, sensory, 
and motor components of single-neuron activity. We utilize rule-based 
decision tasks to identify time-varying signals associated with these 
processes. Electrical microstimulation and chemical inactivation 
complement single-unit recording. The laboratory also possesses a state 
of the art high-speed video eyetracker for conducting human ocular research.

 The laboratory is located in San Francisco at the Smith-Kettlewell Eye 
Research Institute, a research organization where investigators study 
vision and eye movements at a systems level. Smith-Kettlewell has a 
unique environment composed of basic, clinical and rehabilitation 
researchers that fosters cross-disciplinary collaborations. The 
institute also provides support for grant-writing, and mentoring in the 
process. Experience in visual and/or oculomotor physiology and strong 
quantitative skills preferred. Visit our website: 
http://www.ski.org/SJHeinen_lab/

 Applicants should send a CV and names of three references to: 
heinen at ski.org <mailto:heinen at ski.org;>

-- 
Stephen J. Heinen, Ph.D., Senior Scientist
The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
2318 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 345-2101
heinen at ski.org
http://www.ski.org/SJHeinen_lab

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