Biological Sciences PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Sheffield

We have 68 Biological Sciences PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Sheffield

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

University of Sheffield Department 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

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

University of Sheffield Department 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

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Sensory processing in Autism Spectrum Conditions and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

University of Sheffield Department of Psychology

Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are prevalent. neurodevelopmental conditions. Read more

Supervisors: Prof P Overton, Dr T Stafford

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Neurotransmitters, brain blood flow and functional brain imaging signals.r

University of Sheffield Department of Psychology

The function of modulatory neurotransmitter systems such as serotonin, dopamine or acetylcholine are implicated in a wide range of brain diseases and are targeted by a wide range of therapeutic drugs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Martin

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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 Department 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

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

University of Sheffield Department 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

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

University of Sheffield Department 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

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Computational modelling of the emergence of somatosensory cortical maps

University of Sheffield Department 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

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We have 68 Biological Sciences PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Sheffield

Biological Sciences PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Sheffield

We have 68 Biological Sciences PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Sheffield

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