Category Archives: Neuroscience

My week at the CUNY Graduate Center Digital Research Institute (#GCDRI)

(written on June 10, 2016) I have just had the best week in a long time (June 6-10, 2016) attending the CUNY Graduate Center Digital Research Institute, #GCDRI.  To put my statement into context, in preparation for my dissertation research, … Continue reading

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Portable EEG project

repost from my Linkedin page. This project was inspired by the paper: How about taking a low‐cost, small, and wireless EEG for a walk (Debener et al., 2012)? I obtained two Emotiv Epoc wireless EEG devices in 2014. My goal was … Continue reading

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Post-doc position at Harvard

The Intergroup Neuroscience Lab at Harvard University (PI: Mina Cikara) seeks a post-doctoral fellow to study the psychological and neural foundations of conflict in intergroup contexts. The laboratory is housed in the psychology department and provides access to an excellent research-training environment. More information … Continue reading

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Project coordinator position at Harvard University

The Affective Neuroscience & Development Lab at Harvard University, directed by Professor Leah Somerville, is seeking one full-time Research Manager to begin in Summer 2016. The Research Manager will be responsible for overseeing the conduct of the Lifespan Human Connectome … Continue reading

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POSTDOC OPPORTUNITIES: Ohio State University

The social development lab in the Center for Biobehavioral Health and department of pediatrics at Ohio State University is seeking applicants for postdoctoral fellowships.  The focus of the laboratory is the neurobiological substrates of social cognition and social affect across … Continue reading

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Analyzing Neural Time Series Data: resources

I just had the pleasure of attending an EEG workshop taught by Michael X. Cohen and Rasa Gulbinaite at Arizona State University.  The workshop was entitled Analyzing Neural Time Series Data.  It focused primarily on MATLAB and statistical theory and skills related … Continue reading

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Stanford-VA WRIISC clinical research fellowship

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Palo Alto WRIISC Special Fellowship Program (PhD track) with Research Interests in Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience (VAPA-WRIISC-SFP) The Office of Academic Affiliations, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is now accepting applications for a two-year special … Continue reading

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PhD position in behavioural sciences in medicine

One PhD position is available for 3-4 years at the Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Department of of Behavioural Sciences in Medicine. Job Description The research fellow will work on a project which aims to contribute to the understanding of touch and its … Continue reading

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Announcing the Second Annual Diversity Weekend

Sponsored by the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota The Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota is pleased to announce its second annual Diversity Weekend scheduled for October 12-14, 2016, on the Minneapolis campus. Diversity Weekend … Continue reading

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Faraday Cages and EEG research

As an electroencephalogram (EEG) researcher, I spend more time than the average person thinking about electrical fields and electrical noise.  Electrical noise is important in EEG research because it interferes with the electrical signals produced by your brain cells (see an … Continue reading

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