Paid full-time Internship: The neural basis of movement generation

Reaching for objects entails target select, movement generation, and control. Building on neural processing principles formalized in Dynamic Field Theory, the goal of the project is to provide a neural processing account for movement generation. models are designed within a given framework (Home | Dynamic field theory), are simulated numerically, and are embedded in simulated experimental paradigms. The work requires good conceptual understanding, while mathematical analysis and computer programming are only used to a limited extent.

The project will be performed at the Institute for Neural Computation at Ruhr University Bochum (https://www.ini.rub.de/, https://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/en ), an interdisciplinary environment with a broad range of research groups. The project is part of the European Training Network REPAIRS (RE-learning Perception-Action In Rehabilitation from a Systems perspective)) (https://repairs-etn.eu/ ), which will train 15 highly-skilled PhD students in fundamental research on how individuals re-learn perception and action and in cutting-edge rehabilitation practice using a systems perspective. The project also provides training opportunities in transferable and networking skills. The project’s duration is anticipated to be 8 months.