Human Brain Dynamics

Andrew James (PhD)

A facility has been established with state-of-the-art equipment for:
• 64 channel recording of human electroencephalogram (EEG) and event related potentials (ERPs)
• Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) of cortex.
• Computer controlled presentation of visual and auditory stimuli with recording of subject response.
• Development of advanced methods for quantitative spatiotemporal analysis of human cortical potentials.

Projects are possible on themes including:
• Cortical interactions and unconscious inference in human perception
• Effects of attention on cortical activity and performance
• Gamma band (40Hz) activity in human cortex
• Neurofeedback
• Human affective neuroscience
• Effects of meditation on cortical activity
• Cortical dynamics in disorders of attention, affect, and in autistic spectrum disorder
• Development of advanced EEG analysis methods
• Multifocal visual evoked potential analysis
• Diagnostic technologies based on EEG/ERP
• Development of realtime computing systems for human brain experimentation
• Anything you would like to suggest preferably involving the neural embodiments of mind

Students would be welcome to apply from a wide range of backgrounds and skills, such as psychology, neuroscience, information technology, engineering, statistics, mathematics, etc.

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