Postdoc & technician positions at Cornell (hippocampo-cortical dynamics during learning)

[Antonio FR]

The Brain Computation and Behavior lab (Antonio Fernandez-Ruiz and Azahara Oliva labs) at Cornell University is looking to hire postdocs, PhD student and research assistant/ technicians. Experimental and/or computational candidates are both welcomed to apply. 

Animals display a remarkable array of adaptive, flexible behaviors. They are able to learn from experience and, based on it, make new inferences and flexibly guide decisions in response to changing environmental demands. These behaviors are supported by the finely tuned dynamics of neuronal ensembles distributed across brain circuits. We seek to understand the algorithmic and mechanistic underpinnings of these complex behaviors at the computational, circuit, and cellular levels. With these purposes, we develop and implement cutting-edge electrophysiological, optogenetic, imaging and computational techniques. You can learn more about our work from these publications:

Oliva A, Fernández-Ruiz A, Leroy F, Siegelbaum S. Hippocampal CA2 ripples reactivate and promote social memory. Nature. (In press). https://www.nature.com/ar4cles/s41586-020-2758-y

Fernández-Ruiz A*, Oliva A*, Fermino de Oliveira E, Rocha-Almeida F, Tingley D, Buzsáki G. (2019) Long-duration Hippocampal Sharp Wave Ripples Improve Memory. Science 364(6445),1082- 1086.

Interested candidates can find more information about our research and available positions in our labs website: www.braincomputation.org
You can send your application or address your inquires to Azahara (azaha...@gmail.com) and Antonio (antf...@gmail.com).