On behalf of Dr Jessica Dubois
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The team of “brain
development imaging” (Gif-sur-Yvette, France) offers a 2-year
post-doctoral position from September 2013, on the study of cortical
and white matter maturation in infants using complementary
multi-modal imaging methods. The team research is focused on the
cerebral bases of cognitive functions in healthy babies and on the
relationships between functional development and the anatomical
maturation of cerebral networks with emphasis on language and vision.
The team has performed pioneer works on language perception with
functional MRI (Dehaene-Lambertz et al, Science 2002), on
correlations between white matter development and its functional
efficiency (respectively assessed by diffusion tensor imaging DTI and
event-related potentials; Dubois et al, J. Neuroscience 2008), and on
cortical maturation (Leroy el al, J. Neuroscience 2011).
The post-doctoral candidate will integrate this
research topic, combining anatomical MRI,
DTI, mappings of T1 and T2 relaxation times and EEG in healthy
infants to assess the structural and functional organization of the
developing brain. Applicants should possess solid technical
background in imaging techniques (MRI, EEG, MEG) and in
post-processing tools or in signal processing and computational
science. Knowledge (or at least a strong interest) in human cognition
and brain development would be appreciated. Applications should be
sent to Jessica Dubois ([log in to unmask])
and Ghislaine Dehaene-Lambertz ([log in to unmask]).
The Cognitive
Neuroimaging Unit (INSERM-CEA U992) is implemented in the NeuroSpin
centre, localized in the suburb of Paris. This centre gathers varied
research laboratories on cognitive neuroscience, biophysics, imaging
and post-processing methodologies, etc. The platform is organized
around non-invasive techniques which are particularly suitable for
imaging infants and children (3T MRI, “mock MRI scanner”, EEG and
MEG installations).