Thank you for your interest in our current theses & internships!
1. The AlphaIcon Project investigates Alpha-rhythms using an iconic memory task.
2. The SCENTinel Project deals with the sense of smell and its significance for the human psyche.
3. The Project on the comparison of image representations in human memory and neural networks investigates how people perceive and remember photos of complex visual scenes and how these processes are influenced by the characteristics of the images.
For more information, have a look at each project - one of them might be interesting for you!
Ever heard of iconic memory? Before information is processed in the working memory, the visual information is briefly stored in the iconic memory - and is almost completely retrievable for a few hundred milliseconds (Sperling, 1960). The brain takes a “screenshot”, so to speak, and you can access it briefly before it is deleted again. We investigate the performance of this memory and try to find out what happens in the brain during this process. Using behavioral experiments, eye tracking and EEG, we collect data and build models to better understand the human visual system. If you are interested in learning about visual processing, eye movements or EEG, this project is for you! Here you can carry out exciting experiments as an experimenter, use EEG to investigate the electrical activity of the brain and work on current research as part of our team.
What we offer:
Research internship or thesis (Bachelor's or Master's thesis)
Close supervision and integration into the working methods of a research team
Exciting research on visual processing
Practical experience with EEG and eye tracking data collection
Opportunities to take on other interesting tasks such as complex data analysis, scientific writing, programming ...
What you will do:
As part of a research internship or thesis, you will contribute to the project in many aspects e.g. by:
The recruitment of test subjects
Supporting and conducting EEG & eye tracking measurements
Analyzing and modeling data
What you should bring with you:
Interest in neuroscientific research/ previous experience with neuroscientific methods
Ability to work independently and reliably
Team and communication skills
pot. Previous experience with subject recruitment and/or data collection
Interested?
Contact Paul Smith (paul.smith[at]uni-muenster.de) with a short letter of motivation and your CV.
Sperling, G. (1960). The information available in brief visual presentations. Psychological monographs: General and applied, 74(11), 1.
Smith, P. J. C. & Busch, Niko A. (2024). Spontaneous alpha-band lateralization extends persistence of visual information in iconic memory by modulating cortical excitability. bioRxiv 2024.10.23.619788; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.10.23.619788
