COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE
POST-DOCTORAL POSITION AVAILABLE
A post-doctoral position is available immediately for computational
modeling of cortical function using biophysical modeling techniques.
Experience with the GENESIS package for compartmental simulation
is particularly desirable. Post-doc will join a laboratory combining
computational modeling with electrophysiological experiments in brain
slice preparations and whole animal preparations. Research is focused
on modeling the role of neuromodulatory substances such as acetylcholine
and norepinephrine in cortical function -- with a particular emphasis
on the role of neuromodulation in episodic memory function and in
olfactory perception. Research will extend previous work on models of
hippocampal region CA3, entorhinal cortex, and piriform cortex.
Send CV, list of publications, description of research interests and g
oals, and the addresses and phone numbers of 3 references to
hasselmo@berg.bu.edu by Dec. 1. Initial appointment for one year with
possibility of extension.
Prof. Michael Hasselmo
Department of Psychology
Boston University
64 Cummington St.
Boston, MA 02215
hasselmo@berg.bu.edu
http://www.bu.edu/people/hasselmo/
(617) 353-1397
Fax: 353-1424
Recent publications:
Wallenstein, G.V. and Hasselmo, M.E. (1997) GABAergic modulation
of hippocampal activity: Sequence learning, place field development,
and the phase precession effect. Journal of Neurophysiology,
78(1): 393-408.
Sohal, V.S. and Hasselmo, M.E. (1998) Changes in GABAB modulation
during a theta cycle may be analogous to the fall of temperature
during annealing. Neural Computation 10: 889-902.
Wallenstein, G.V., Eichenbaum, H.B. and Hasselmo, M.E. (1998)
The hippocampus as an associator of discontiguous events. Trends
Neurosci. 21: 317-323.21: 317-323.
Hasselmo, M.E., Linster, C., Ma, D. and Cekic, M. (1997) Noradrenergic
suppression of synaptic transmission may influence cortical
"signal-to-noise" ratio. J. Neurophysiol. 77: 3326-3339.
Linster, C., Hasselmo, M.E. (1997) Modulation of inhibition in a
model of olfactory bulb reduces overlap in the neural representation
of olfactory stimuli. Behav. Brain Res. 84: 117-127.
COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE
POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AVAILABLE
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