PhD position in the Psychophysics and Neural Dynamics (PND) Lab

Contexte

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of five Swiss university hospitals. Through its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and the EPFL, CHUV plays a leading role in the areas of medical care, medical research and training.

The Sense is a new academic research centre dedicated to innovation, research and training in sensory systems. This initiative is the result of a collaboration between three Swiss academic partners : the University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland – Valais / Wallis (HES-SO Valais / Wallis), the University of Lausanne (UNIL) and the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV).

This project is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation as part of a Starting Grant (Principal Investigator : David Pascucci, CHUV / Unil / The Sense Innovation Center).

Our 4-year project addresses a central question : why do individuals differ in how their perceptual judgments are shaped by temporal context?  We will address this through an integrated behavioural, computational, and neurophysiological approach, focusing on the interaction between endogenous perceptual traits and external factors. The work involves visual psychophysics, EEG, and computational modeling . The successful candidate will be primarily based in Lausanne , with research visits to ENS / CNRS , allowing engagement with two complementary research environments.

Mission

• Carry out research work according to the descriptive plan of the SNSF " perceptual FLUCTUATions" project
• Recruitment of study participants, collection, and analysis of EEG+behavioral data
• Dissemination of research through conference presentations and peer-reviewed publications
• Assist in the supervision of junior researchers, particularly Master's students

Profil

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