PhD Studentship: The Computational Cognitive Neuroscience of Scene Recognition

Why is it you remember some places you’ve been but not others? Why do some aspects of these memories persist longer than others? e.g. identities of people/objects in a scene rather than their relative locations. How are these processes affected as we age or dement? This PhD project will take a Computational Cognitive Neuroscience [1] perspective on these questions. Our research team (Penny – Computational Modelling, Malcolm – Scene Processing, Renoult – Recognition Memory) are building a computational model of recognition memory for visual scenes (based on [2] and [3]). You will use it to identify the computational processes underlying people’s memories, using behavioural data from [4]. We will then map brain activity, using high-resolution fMRI data from [4],  onto these computational processes. Follow-up behavioural and brain imaging experiments will be designed by yourself in collaboration with the research team.

This PhD project is in a competition for a Faculty of Social Sciences funded studentship. The studentship covers full tuition fees for Home or International students, a tax-free maintenance grant equivalent to UKRI studentship rates (currently £17,688) and a research training support grant (currently £750 per year).

For further information, please see Studentships and Stipends: www.uea.ac.uk/research/research-with-us/postgraduate-research/latest-phds-and-research-studentships/postgraduate-research-fees-and-funding/studentships-and-stipends and information on maintenance grant levels:  www.uea.ac.uk/research/research-with-us/postgraduate-research/latest-phds-and-research-studentships/postgraduate-research-fees-and-funding/stipends-and-fee-levels.

Please also see the UEA Studentship terms and conditions: www.uea.ac.uk/documents/20142/130807/pgr-studentship-terms-and-conditions.pdf/b38bb426-cd1f-c4b5-38da-22023aca30e4?t=1590662730627.

PRIMARY SUPERVISOR: Prof Will Penny

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