University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Post Doctoral Associate-Schwerdt Lab Bioengineering - Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh - ( 26001488 ) The Schwerdt Lab is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate to lead computational analysis, data collection, and animal experiments to dissect dopamine's complex function in cognition, motivation, and learning. The Schwerdt Lab is focused on addressing questions about how dopamine and striatal circuits are involved in regulating movement, motivation, and decisions in health and in disease (e.g., Parkinson's disease). The lab applies multiple cutting-edge techniques (chronic electrochemistry, high-density electrophysiology such as Neuropixels, optical fiber photometry with fluorescent dopamine sensors) to measure neural activity in task-performing monkeys trained to perform eye or arm-reaching decision-making tasks to maximize rewards while learning the valence contingencies of various cues and contexts. The lab also works with neurosurgeons and clinicians to perform...