Postdoc position in human iEEG, microstimulation, and eye-tracking
Peter Kaskan
A postdoctoral research position is available in the Department of Neurological Surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the laboratory of Dr. Peter M. Kaskan, PhD. The laboratory works closely with a vibrant network of investigators within Einstein (Dr. Emad Eskandar, MD, Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery) as well as collaborators at the University of Rochester Medical Center, Weill-Cornell Medical College, and the University of Iowa.
The laboratory is expanding on findings on the role of the amygdala in learning, attention, and exploration using human intracranial neurophysiological recordings and microstimulation.
Multichannel recordings will focus on interactions between amygdala and cortical areas including cingulate, OFC, and insula. While broadband LFP recordings are typically collected in each case, the capability for single-unit recordings is available. In phase one of the project, LFPs will be recorded from the human amygdala and other implanted areas during a free-viewing task, a decision-making task, and a foraging task. Pupillometry will be used to quantify arousal; eye-tracking will be used as a measure of exploration and attention. Phase two of the project will utilize microstimulation and single-unit recordings to test the causal contribution of the amygdala to learning and exploration of choice alternatives.
Successful applicants should have basic analytical skills and be familiar with MATLAB, python, etc. and be curious and excited about analyzing multichannel neurophysiological data, single-unit
data, or eye movement data in combination with computational modeling of human behavior. An initial position of two years in duration is available with the potential for continuation. Interested individuals may send a CV to
peter....@einsteinmed.edu.