[vslist] POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE

[Pieter Roelfsema]

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE: 
Neurophysiology in trained primates 

A postdoctoral fellowship is available to study the perception of
phosphenes, artificial percepts that are induced by electrical
microstimulation of the primary visual cortex.  
The project will investigate the transformation of electrically induced
neuronal activity into a motor program, by studying the generation of eye
movements to phosphenes. The focus is on interactions between the visual
cortex and the frontal eye-fields, a region of cortex involved in the
planning of eye-movements. The theoretical goal is to understand the
interactions between cortical areas involved in perception and action.
There is also a practical long-term goal to develop a visual prosthesis for
the blind. Experimental approaches involve simultaneous single- and
multiple-unit recordings, and electrical microstimulation. The successful
applicant will join the newly founded department of Vision and Cognition at
the Netherlands Ophthalmic Research Institute, and participate in the
dynamic research community of Amsterdam. 

A PhD degree in neurobiology, psychology or cognitive science is required.
Experience in electrophysiology and/or visual psychophysics is preferred,
but not essential. Candidates with a strong background in other
experimental areas or in computational neuroscience will also be
considered. Experience with programming languages such as C, Pascal or
Matlab is desirable. 

Application deadline: April 20, 2003.

To apply, please send a CV, a description of research interests, and the
names of three references to: 

Dr. Pieter R. Roelfsema
Department of Vision and Cognition
The Netherlands Ophthalmic Research Institute
Meibergdreef 47
1105 BA Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Telephone: +31-20-5665175
email: p.roelfsema@ioi.knaw.nl