Previous research has shown that the eye’s pupil size is modulated by various mental processes. Furthermore, human studies and animal models suggest that such non-luminance related changes in pupil size might be associated with activity in brainstem regions and closely interconnected cortical brain regions. Thus, the eye’s pupil might serve as “a window to the brain”. In the current project, we will use a multimodal approach combining pupillometry (i.e., the measurement of the human pupil diameter by means of eye tracking), electroencephalography (EEG), and behavioral testing to elucidate the relationship between pupil size, (cortical) brain activity, and behavioral performance more closely.
**Your profile**
You are a student with a background in Health Sciences and Technology, Neuroscience, Human Movement Sciences, Biology, Psychology, or related fields of study. You have scientific curiosity, are self-organized, independent and reliable, and you like to work with human participants. Ideally, you have programming experience (preferably in MATLAB), experience in eye tracking, EEG, and/or behavioral testing. For data analysis, good knowledge in statistics is desirable.
Previous research has shown that the eye’s pupil size is modulated by various mental processes. Furthermore, human studies and animal models suggest that such non-luminance related changes in pupil size might be associated with activity in brainstem regions and closely interconnected cortical brain regions. Thus, the eye’s pupil might serve as “a window to the brain”. In the current project, we will use a multimodal approach combining pupillometry (i.e., the measurement of the human pupil diameter by means of eye tracking), electroencephalography (EEG), and behavioral testing to elucidate the relationship between pupil size, (cortical) brain activity, and behavioral performance more closely.
**Your profile**
You are a student with a background in Health Sciences and Technology, Neuroscience, Human Movement Sciences, Biology, Psychology, or related fields of study. You have scientific curiosity, are self-organized, independent and reliable, and you like to work with human participants. Ideally, you have programming experience (preferably in MATLAB), experience in eye tracking, EEG, and/or behavioral testing. For data analysis, good knowledge in statistics is desirable.
The Neural Control of Movement Lab (NCM) at ETH Zürich conducts a series of experiments that aims at investigating the relationship between pupil size, (cortical) brain activity (measured using EEG) and behavior in healthy volunteers more closely. We are looking for a MSc thesis student/Intern to join this exciting project. Ideally, your internship starts in November/December 2019 and will last at least 3 months. You will be involved in implementing behavioral tasks (e.g., cognitive or simple motor tasks), recruiting and testing of healthy participants (behavioral testing, eye tracking and/or EEG), and organizing data. If time permits (or if you are doing a Master’s thesis) you will analyze eye tracking, behavioral and/or EEG data.
**We offer**
You will be involved in an exciting research project and become part of a motivated team that is eager to mentor you. You will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in different techniques including EEG, eye tracking/pupillometry, as well as behavioral testing and to learn essential skills for conducting human research. This will include data collection, data management, data preprocessing and statistical analysis of behavioral as well as (neuro-)physiological data.
The Neural Control of Movement Lab (NCM) at ETH Zürich conducts a series of experiments that aims at investigating the relationship between pupil size, (cortical) brain activity (measured using EEG) and behavior in healthy volunteers more closely. We are looking for a MSc thesis student/Intern to join this exciting project. Ideally, your internship starts in November/December 2019 and will last at least 3 months. You will be involved in implementing behavioral tasks (e.g., cognitive or simple motor tasks), recruiting and testing of healthy participants (behavioral testing, eye tracking and/or EEG), and organizing data. If time permits (or if you are doing a Master’s thesis) you will analyze eye tracking, behavioral and/or EEG data.
**We offer**
You will be involved in an exciting research project and become part of a motivated team that is eager to mentor you. You will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in different techniques including EEG, eye tracking/pupillometry, as well as behavioral testing and to learn essential skills for conducting human research. This will include data collection, data management, data preprocessing and statistical analysis of behavioral as well as (neuro-)physiological data.
Interested?
Please submit a CV, a short motivation letter, and a record of your studies to:
Dr. Sarah Meissner, sarah.meissner@hest.ethz.ch; Neural Control of Movement Lab Department of Health Sciences & Technology ETH Zürich. We look forward to receiving your application.
Interested? Please submit a CV, a short motivation letter, and a record of your studies to: Dr. Sarah Meissner, sarah.meissner@hest.ethz.ch; Neural Control of Movement Lab Department of Health Sciences & Technology ETH Zürich. We look forward to receiving your application.