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When do astrocytes contribute to the control of brain blood flow?

University of Sheffield

School of Psychology

In order that the brain can function normally, it is essential that blood flow within the brain is well matched to neuronal metabolic demand. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Howarth

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Using pharmacological agents to investigate the mechanisms of the neuronal vascular coupling

University of Sheffield

School of Psychology

The changes in cerebral blood flow, volume and oxygenation that accompany increases in neural activity form the basis of non-invasive neuroimaging techniques such as blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) which allow human brain mapping. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Berwick

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Understanding neurovascular coupling and its importance in the interpretation of modern neuroimaging techniques

University of Sheffield

School of Psychology

During the past two decades, blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has become the scientific technique of choice for investigating human brain function in the field of cognitive neuroscience. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Berwick

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Understanding how therapy works for the eating disorders

University of Sheffield

School of Psychology

Clinicians and researchers have suggested a number of factors that influence the outcome of psychological treatment for the eating disorders. Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Waller

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

The neurophysiological basis of spontaneous fluctuations in neuroimaging signals

University of Sheffield

School of Psychology

A technique called blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) can determine levels of different activity in parts of the living human brain and how malfunctions can occur in disease. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Jones, Dr J Berwick

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

The development of flexible cognition in children and adults

University of Sheffield

School of Psychology

The ability to switch flexibly between different rules is a crucial skill that emerges gradually during the preschool and early school years, and underpins many more complex behaviours. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Carroll

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

The breakdown of neurovascular coupling in the diseased state specifically Epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease

University of Sheffield

School of Psychology

Epilepsy is the most common neurological condition in the UK, affecting 1 – 2 % of the population. Epilepsies often involve only a small area of the brain - the epileptic focus – and the abnormal activity can propagate out from there. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Berwick

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Simultaneous measures of brain and blood oxygenation: Revealing the function behind ‘functional’ brain mapping signals

University of Sheffield

School of Psychology

A technique called blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) can determine levels of different activity in parts of the living human brain and how malfunctions can occur in disease. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Jones, Dr J Berwick

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Mathematical Modelling of Neurovascular function: Developing and refining brain tissue models to enable world leading research into neurovascular coupling in health and disease

University of Sheffield

School of Psychology

Developing and refining brain tissue models to enable world leading research into neurovascular coupling in health and disease. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Berwick

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Identifying the neural processes underlying skilled anticipation in sport

University of Sheffield

School of Psychology

A large body of evidence indicates that skilled sports players can anticipate the actions of their opponents more accurately than novices, for example in sports such as tennis. Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Rowe, Prof E Milne

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Function Brain imaging in disease: what are the activation maps really telling us?

University of Sheffield

School of Psychology

Functional brain imaging methods such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) have already revolutionized how we can study the processes and functioning of the healthy human brain and are making an increasing impact on our understanding on what goes wrong in disease of the brain. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Martin

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Efficient coding in touch: Exploring cortical feature tuning in the somatosensory system through the lens of efficient coding

University of Sheffield

School of Psychology

Efficient coding models can successfully explain the emergence of different features detectors along the visual pathway, such as center-surround receptive fields, simple and complex cells, and even higher-level visual neurons. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Saal, Dr SP Wilson

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Computational modelling of the emergence of somatosensory cortical maps

University of Sheffield

School of Psychology

The aim of this project is to to build a computational model of the development of cortical somatotopy in humans, focusing specifically on the representation of the hand. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Saal, Dr SP Wilson

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Body image treatment: The role of mirror exposure in reducing eating pathology

University of Sheffield

School of Psychology

The most effective treatment for negative body image is mirror exposure, reducing avoidance and providing accurate feedback on appearance. Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Waller

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

Assessing the hemodynamic signal sources of fMRI based spontaneous connectivity maps and how neuronal plasticity such as increased spatial working memory can change these networks

University of Sheffield

School of Psychology

Many psychiatric (e.g. schizophrenia) and neurological diseases are characterised by a disturbance of the connections between different parts of the brain that need to communicate with one another. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Berwick

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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