Adolescence is a time in life associated with major changes in the social, emotional and cognitive domains. One of the hallmarks of adolescence is a heightened attunement to the social context. Most studies either use lab based measures, or measures in real life. However, very few studies use a combination of both methods. Therefore,it is not well understood how lab based measure are related to real life behavior. The main goal of this project is to test how sensitivity to the social context within a lab setting is related to real life behavior.
The project will use functional magnetic resonance imaging, experimental tasks, questionnaires and real life diary data. These different modalities will be combined in analysis to chart how lab based measures are related to real life behavior, and how this is supported by patterns of neural activation.
As a PhD candidate, you will work in close cooperation with the Social Educational Neuroscience Amsterdam(SENSA) team. Within the SENSA team, you will be part of a young, multidisciplinary team, including senior and more junior faculty members. Your project will be supervised by Dr. Barbara Braams, Prof. Dr. Lydia Krabbendam and Prof. Dr. Paul van Lange. More information on SENSA can be found here: www.socialeducationalneuroscience.com
Your duties
- responsibility for all aspects of the data collection, including programming of the tasks, recruitment and participant testing
- data analysis of fMRI data and behavioral data
- manuscript preparation
- presentation of results at national and international conferences
- teaching responsibilities (0.1 FTE)