About the Project

Applications are invited for a 3-year funded PhD studentship in the Department of Imaging Neuroscience under the supervision of Prof. Peter Kok, PI of the Visual Perception group. The anticipated start date is 1st February 2027.

The Visual Perception team uses a combination of state-of-the-art neuroimaging techniques (esp. 7T fMRI and MEG) to shed light on the neural underpinning of our visual perception of the world.

A major focus will be the role of the hippocampus in supplying predictions to guide visual perception. We plan to investigate the computations taking place in the different hippocampal subfields and the role of hippocampal theta in coordinating predicting and perceiving.

Applicants must have an honours degree (2.1 minimum) in experimental psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science or a related discipline, and an MSc in a Neuroscience related discipline is desirable. Experience of conducting cognitive experiments using MEG and/or 7T fMRI is essential, as are strong programming skills (e.g. in Matlab) and experience of analyzing MEG and/or 7T fMRI data.