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BRAIN SCIENCES</SPAN></B><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Applications are currently being
accepted for interdisciplinary training in the PhD Program in Complex Systems
and Brain Sciences at FAU under Dr. Steven Bressler (<A
title=http://www.ccs.fau.edu/~bressler/
href="http://www.ccs.fau.edu/~bressler/">http://www.ccs.fau.edu/~bressler</A>).
The program of training will take a quantitative approach to the study of neural
and cognitive function, with emphasis on top-down control in visual spatial
attention, and will involve collaborative research with Gordon Shulman <A
name=OLE_LINK21>(</A><A
title=http://neuro.wustl.edu/aboutus/facultybiographies/shulman.htm
href="http://neuro.wustl.edu/aboutus/facultybiographies/shulman.htm"><SPAN
title=http://neuro.wustl.edu/aboutus/facultybiographies/shulman.htm>http://neuro.wustl.edu/aboutus/facultybiographies/shulman.htm</SPAN><SPAN
title=http://neuro.wustl.edu/aboutus/facultybiographies/shulman.htm></SPAN></A><SPAN>)
</SPAN>and Maurizio Corbetta (<A
title=http://neuro.wustl.edu/aboutus/facultybiographies/corbetta.htm
href="http://neuro.wustl.edu/aboutus/facultybiographies/corbetta.htm">http://neuro.wustl.edu/aboutus/facultybiographies/corbetta.htm</A>)
at Washington University Medical School.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The position will
emphasize:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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Investigation of the functional connectivity of large-scale brain networks in
visual spatial attention.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">*
Application of causality analysis to fMRI BOLD time-series data from both
control subjects and patients with attentional
impairment.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The program offers competitive,
multi-year stipends and tuition remission.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The ideal candidate should have the
following qualifications:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">* Prior
training in neuroscience and experimental psychology<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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Programming experience (<SPAN class=SpellE>Matlab</SPAN>, C/C++,
Python)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">* English
speaking and writing skills<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Interested students are encouraged
to submit a CV, contact details of two referees, and a short statement of
research interests to Dr. Bressler (<A title=mailto:bressler@fau.edu
href="mailto:bressler@fau.edu">bressler@fau.edu</A>). Please visit the Center
for Complex Systems & Brain Sciences web site at <A
title=http://www.ccs.fau.edu/
href="http://www.ccs.fau.edu/">http://www.ccs.fau.edu</A> for more
information.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Center for Complex Systems &
Brain Sciences at <st1:placename w:st="on">Florida</st1:placename>
<st1:placename w:st="on">Atlantic</st1:placename> <st1:placetype
w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> is in <st1:city w:st="on">Boca
Raton</st1:city>, situated between <st1:city w:st="on">West Palm
Beach</st1:city> and <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Fort
Lauderdale</st1:place></st1:city>, with easy access to the beautiful beaches and
rich cultural life of the Miami-Dade metropolitan area.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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class=GramE><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Committed to Equal
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