Postdoctoral Scholar position in Human Cerebellar Neurophysiology and Neuromodulation
The Oehrn Lab at UC Davis is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral scholar to study cerebellar-cortical networks underlying cognitive and emotional processes using human intracranial recordings from the cerebellum and high-density EEG. In collaboration with UCSF, this project will involve the first direct recordings from the human cerebellum in children and young adults with cerebral palsy who are receiving deep brain stimulation (DBS) as part of a clinical trial. Recordings will be acquired invasively from cerebellar sites and non-invasively from the cortex during tasks probing motor, cognitive, and emotional functions, with the goal of identifying the neural signatures underlying these processes. The study will also involve delivering DBS and developing novel stimulation strategies, including closed-loop/adaptive DBS. Learn more.
Postdoctoral Scholar position in Human Intracranial Basal Ganglia Neurophysiology and Neuromodulation
The Oehrn Lab at UC Davis is recruiting a highly motivated postdoctoral scholar to study basal ganglia–cortical networks underlying cognitive and emotional processes using human intracranial recordings from the basal ganglia and high-density EEG. This project involves neural recordings in patients with Parkinson’s disease who are implanted with sensing-enabled deep brain stimulation (DBS) devices. Recordings will be acquired invasively from the subthalamic nucleus, globus pallidus, and thalamus, and non-invasively from the cortex during tasks probing motor, cognitive, and emotional functions to identify the neural signatures underlying these processes. The study further involves delivering DBS and developing novel stimulation strategies, including closed-loop (adaptive) DBS for non-motor symptoms. One focus is the development of real-life assessments of cognitive and affective processing through intracranial at-home recordings during patients’ everyday life. Learn more.