<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div>Dear all,<br><br></div>This is to inform you of the availability of a PhD project at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience and University of Amsterdam. The project will investigate the role of sleep in emotional regulation using fMRI and/or high density EEG.<br>
<div><div><br></div><div>Find details below.<br><br></div><div>When interested, do NOT contact me, but please use the contact information mentioned below.<br><br></div><div>Best,<br><br></div><div>Roy Cox<span class=""><font color="#888888"><br clear="all">
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<p class="" style="margin-right:1.4pt"><b><span style="font-size:21pt;font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif"">Brain imaging PhD trainee project available</span></b></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:2cm"><span style="font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT","serif"">Keywords:<span style> </span>sleep, emotion, arousal,
high-density EEG, fMRI, insomnia, internet assessment</span></p>
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<p class="" style="text-align:justify">The Sleep & Cognition group
at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, performs
top-notch neuroscience research on causes and consequences of disturbed sleep.
The Memory and Sleep group at the University of Amsterdam focuses on the neural
basis of memory, emotional housekeeping and the role sleep in these processes.
Both groups apply state of the art research techniques, including MRI,
256-channel EEG, TMS, computational modeling and internet assessment. Group
profiles can be found on: <a href="http://www.nin.knaw.nl/research_groups/van_someren_group/">http://www.nin.knaw.nl/research_groups/van_someren_group/</a>
and <a href="http://www.uva.nl/profiel/l.m.talamini">http://www.uva.nl/profiel/l.m.talamini</a>.
In this project, the expertise of both groups is combined to investigate the
interplay between sleep disturbance and emotional coping. </p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify"> </p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify">Excellent candidates with a
Masters degree and sufficient relevant background are invited to apply for a
3-year PhD project. In this project, the role of sleep in emotional regulation
will be addressed from both a fundamental and clinical perspective. An
important aim is to elucidate brain mechanisms underlying the elevated risk
that people with insomnia have to develop depression. The project builds on two
recent insights. The first is that unperturbed periods of REM sleep ameliorate
emotional arousal indexed by autonomic and central nervous system measures,
including amygdala activation. The second is that perturbed REM sleep is a key
signature of people suffering from insomnia. A possible consequence of these
two findings is that the chronically perturbed REM sleep of insomniacs could
interfere with emotion regulation and lead to their typical chronic
hyperaroused state, which in turn makes them vulnerable to exhaustion and
depression. To address this hypothesis, the project integrates 256-channel
sleep EEG and fMRI experiments with web-based assessment tools implemented on
the Netherlands Sleep Registry platform (<a href="http://www.sleepregistry.org">www.sleepregistry.org</a>).</p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify"> </p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify">The candidate has experience with
fMRI and/or high-density EEG. Good English writing skills as well as experience
with javascript and software like Matlab, R and E-prime are appreciated.
Mastery of the Dutch language will be necessary to conduct the experiments with
people suffering from insomnia. The project results in a PhD degree.</p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify"> </p>
<p class="" style="text-align:justify">For further information about
this position please contact Prof. dr. E.J.W. Van Someren, (phone: +31 20
5665497, e-mail: <a href="mailto:e.van.someren@nin.knaw.nl">e.van.someren@nin.knaw.nl</a>)
or Dr. L.M. Talamini (phone: +31 20 5256764, e-mail: <a href="mailto:L.M.Talamini@uva.nl">L.M.Talamini@uva.nl</a>). Applications
including a letter stating motivation and relevant background, a CV and letters
of recommendation of two referees can be emailed until January 31, 2013, to
Prof. dr. E.J.W. Van Someren, <a href="mailto:e.van.someren@nin.knaw.nl">e.van.someren@nin.knaw.nl</a>.<span style lang="NL"></span></p>
<br clear="all"></div></font></span></div></div></div><br>-- <br><div style="text-align:left;font-family:courier new,monospace;color:rgb(102,102,102);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Roy Cox, M.Sc. | Brain & Cognition Group | Department of Psychology | University of Amsterdam <span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">| </span><font style="font-family:courier new,monospace;color:rgb(102,102,102)" face="Lucida Grande"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span lang="nl"><span>Weesperplein 4</span> | 1018 XA Amsterdam</span></span></font><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"> </span>| the Netherlands | room 3.21 | phone: +31 20 525 6847 | email: <a href="mailto:r.cox@uva.nl" target="_blank">r.cox@uva.nl</a><br>
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