1. Martine van Schouwenburg Postdoctoral researcher Cognition and Plasticity lab Brain and Cognition Department of Psychology

2. -Neural correlates of cognition (for example attention) -Ways to improve cognition Techniques we use in the lab: fMRI, EEG, tDCS/tACS, cognitive training, pharmacology Cognition and Plasticity lab PI Heleen Slagter

3. Can we improve attention with brain stimulation? Attention is associated with certain patterns of oscillatory activity * Also other projects available

4. Top-down control of attention Posner, 1980 Reaction time

5. Top-down control of attention Handel et al., 2010

6. Can we improve attention with brain stimulation? Attention is associated with certain patterns of oscillatory activity By actively modulating oscillatory activity (using tACS) we will – look at the causal role of this oscillatory activity in attention – see if we can improve attention * Also other projects available

7. Techniques used: tACS and EEG You will be involved in all steps of the project including subject recruitment, data acquisition, data analysis etc. Main supervisor of the project: Heleen Slagter Can we improve attention with brain stimulation?

8. Ideal student: -can start in January -works independently -has (some) experience with tDCS/tACS -programming skills (Matlab) Can we improve attention with brain stimulation?

9. Interested in working on this project or other research in our lab? Please send an email with CV, grade list and motivation to M.R.vanschouwenburg@uva.nl or haslagter@gmail.com