Human intracranial recordings

This project is supervised by the experimental neurosurgery research group, in close collaboration with the Leuven Brain Institute. The PhD student is involved in research on brain functions, using both invasive (intracranial recording and stimulation via electrodes) and non-invasive techniques (fMRI). This project is being carried out in close collaboration with various clinicians (neurologists, nurses, neurosurgeons, radiologists) and researchers (engineers, neuroscientists, technicians).
Recent articles on this research:

• Vanhoyland M, Janssen P, Theys T. Single-neuron correlates of visual consciousness in human lateral occipital complex. Nat Commun. 2025 Dec 15;16(1):11008. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-67077-w. PMID: 41397973; PMCID: PMC12705761.
• Bougou V, Vanhoyland M, Bertrand A, Van Paesschen W, Op De Beeck H, Janssen P, Theys T. Neuronal tuning and population representations of shape and category in human visual cortex. Nat Commun. 2024 May 30;15(1):4608. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-49078-3. PMID: 38816391; PMCID: PMC11139926.

Project

Profile

• Master’s degree in medicine, (bio)engineering, biomedical sciences, or a similar degree with an equivalent academic level
• Fluent in oral and written English
• Dutch speaking (preferably)
• A profound interest in neuroscience research
• A background in neuroscience and/or expertise in Matlab programming and/or MR imaging is an advantage

Offer

• A position as a full-time (100%) PhD-student (for a total duration of 4 years, provided a positive evaluation after the first year)
• A dynamic research environment including advanced equipment in a clinical setting
• A multidisciplinary team in a large, multidisciplinary research center dedicated to an exciting project
• Salary scales are set according to university regulations

Interested?

For more information please contact Prof. dr. Tom Theys, mail: [email protected] or Mrs. Anaïs Van Hoylandt, mail: [email protected].

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