The project will investigate concept cells (a.k.a. Jennifer Aniston neurons) – that means, neurons in the hippocampus and surrounding areas that selectively fire to specific concepts, like different pictures and the written or spoken name of a particular person (e.g. Quian Quiroga et al, Nature 2005; Quian Quiroga, Cell 2019), which are involved in declarative memory functions. For more details see: 

https://web.archive.org/web/20220108024112/https://www2.le.ac.uk/centres/csn/publications-1/2019/QuianQuirogaCell2019.pdf 

The successful candidate will contribute to performing recordings with patients and the analysis / modelling of the data to investigate the role of these neurons in memory. The candidate should have very good quantitative skills (data processing and programing e.g. in Matlab) and a strong background or interest in neuroscience. 

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Prof. Rodrigo Quian Quiroga (rqqg1@le.ac.uk).

For more details and to apply, please use this link: 

https://jobs.le.ac.uk/vacancies/7756/research-associate.html

The closing date for the applications is 5^th May 2023.  

Best,

Rodrigo