PhD Position: Computational Affective Neuroscience and Ultrasound Neuromodulation

Why do some people remain calm and make flexible decisions under stress, while others freeze or flee? HEART2ADAPT aims to answer this question. We are developing a new model to understand how heart – brain interactions shape decision making under threat and support adaptation in dynamic environments.

Using state-of-the-art methods to track brain and bodily signals, we will investigate how stress influences decision-making in healthy participants and in patients with anxiety disorders. A key component of this PhD project is testing causal mechanisms using ultrasonic neuromodulation, a novel technique to non-invasively reach deep brain targets that we will combine with behavioral and fMRI measurements.

Funded by a European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant, HEART2ADAPT offers you the opportunity to contribute to protocol development, data collection and computational modelling of behavioural and neural data. You will apply ultrasound stimulation to key nodes of our model, including the amygdala, ventral striatum and dorsal ACC.

You will work closely with colleagues at the Donders Institute (including the Verhagen lab) and the Behavioural Science Institute, as well as with international collaborators. Responsibilities may also include mentoring of BSc and MSc students.

Would you like to learn more about what it’s like to pursue a PhD at Radboud University? Visit the page about working as a PhD candidate.

Postdoc Position: Affective Neuroscience Lab

We seek a motivated postdoctoral researcher who likes to take on managerial and supervisory tasks in the affective neuroscience lab lead by Prof. Karin Roelofs. You will co-supervise PhD and Master’s students and help manage a large ERC-funded team within the lab. In addition, you will have the opportunity to conduct your own research.

In the lab we are interested in studying heart-brain interactions during decision-making under threat. Using cutting-edge tools to track brain and body activity in real time – think heart rate, posture and advanced neuroimaging – we explore how stress affects decision-making. An important aspect of our research is to test causal mechanisms through neuromodulation, specifically transcranial ultrasound stimulation.

We seek an all-round postdoctoral researcher who is interested in gaining experience guiding large research projects and able to assist in at least one of the following domains: transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS), (f)MRI, MEG, psychophysiology, or computational modelling of behaviour. Depending on your interests and capacities, you can contribute to our TUS studies or to the modelling of behavioural, psychophysiological or neural data. You will also assist in medical ethical applications and reporting to the ERC.

You will collaborate closely with colleagues at the Donders Institute and the Behavioural Science Institute as well as international partners.

PhD Position: Computational Affective Neuroscience and Ultrasound Neuromodulation

Why do some people remain calm and make flexible decisions under stress, while others freeze or flee? HEART2ADAPT aims to answer this question. We are developing a new model to understand how heart – brain interactions shape decision making under threat and support adaptation in dynamic environments.

Using state-of-the-art methods to track brain and bodily signals, we will investigate how stress influences decision-making in healthy participants and in patients with anxiety disorders. A key component of this PhD project is testing causal mechanisms using ultrasonic neuromodulation, a novel technique to non-invasively reach deep brain targets that we will combine with behavioral and fMRI measurements.

Funded by a European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant, HEART2ADAPT offers you the opportunity to contribute to protocol development, data collection and computational modelling of behavioural and neural data. You will apply ultrasound stimulation to key nodes of our model, including the amygdala, ventral striatum and dorsal ACC.

You will work closely with colleagues at the Donders Institute (including the Verhagen lab) and the Behavioural Science Institute, as well as with international collaborators. Responsibilities may also include mentoring of BSc and MSc students.

Would you like to learn more about what it’s like to pursue a PhD at Radboud University? Visit the page about working as a PhD candidate.

Postdoc Position: Affective Neuroscience Lab

We seek a motivated postdoctoral researcher who likes to take on managerial and supervisory tasks in the affective neuroscience lab lead by Prof. Karin Roelofs. You will co-supervise PhD and Master’s students and help manage a large ERC-funded team within the lab. In addition, you will have the opportunity to conduct your own research.

In the lab we are interested in studying heart-brain interactions during decision-making under threat. Using cutting-edge tools to track brain and body activity in real time – think heart rate, posture and advanced neuroimaging – we explore how stress affects decision-making. An important aspect of our research is to test causal mechanisms through neuromodulation, specifically transcranial ultrasound stimulation.

We seek an all-round postdoctoral researcher who is interested in gaining experience guiding large research projects and able to assist in at least one of the following domains: transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS), (f)MRI, MEG, psychophysiology, or computational modelling of behaviour. Depending on your interests and capacities, you can contribute to our TUS studies or to the modelling of behavioural, psychophysiological or neural data. You will also assist in medical ethical applications and reporting to the ERC.

You will collaborate closely with colleagues at the Donders Institute and the Behavioural Science Institute as well as international partners.

PhD Position: Computational Affective Neuroscience and Ultrasound Neuromodulation

Why do some people remain calm and make flexible decisions under stress, while others freeze or flee? HEART2ADAPT aims to answer this question. We are developing a new model to understand how heart – brain interactions shape decision making under threat and support adaptation in dynamic environments.

Using state-of-the-art methods to track brain and bodily signals, we will investigate how stress influences decision-making in healthy participants and in patients with anxiety disorders. A key component of this PhD project is testing causal mechanisms using ultrasonic neuromodulation, a novel technique to non-invasively reach deep brain targets that we will combine with behavioral and fMRI measurements.

Funded by a European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant, HEART2ADAPT offers you the opportunity to contribute to protocol development, data collection and computational modelling of behavioural and neural data. You will apply ultrasound stimulation to key nodes of our model, including the amygdala, ventral striatum and dorsal ACC.

You will work closely with colleagues at the Donders Institute (including the Verhagen lab) and the Behavioural Science Institute, as well as with international collaborators. Responsibilities may also include mentoring of BSc and MSc students.

Would you like to learn more about what it’s like to pursue a PhD at Radboud University? Visit the page about working as a PhD candidate.