[AUDITORY] Postdoc and grad student positions: rhythmic processing ("Patel, Aniruddh D." )

Subject: [AUDITORY] Postdoc and grad student positions: rhythmic processing From: "Patel, Aniruddh D." <a.patel@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2022 02:41:38 +0000 --_000_SN6PR05MB5231634FE15E3620368788BEE35F9SN6PR05MB5231namp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear List, We are looking for a talented postdoc and/or graduate student to investigat= e the neural mechanisms underlying rhythm perception in songbirds. This wo= rk is an NIH-funded collaboration between the lab of Dr. Mimi Kao (songbird= neurobiology) in Biology and my lab (music cognition) in Psychology at Tuf= ts University. The work involves behavioral experiments on rhythm percepti= on and neural recordings from auditory and motor regions in zebra finches. = The positions are based in the Biology department. The ideal postdoctoral candidate should have experience in neurophysiology = and animal behavior as well as excellent experimental design, analytical, a= nd communication skills. Programming skills (including python and MATLAB) = and prior bioacoustics experience are preferred. The ideal graduate student should have a bachelor's degree in biology, psyc= hology, or other technical field. Programming skills (e.g., python and MAT= LAB), prior bioacoustics experience, and experience conducting experiments = with small animals are preferred. Some experience in neurophysiological re= cording is ideal, but this is not a requirement. The PhD program in Biolog= y is a research-intensive program that also has a strong focus on teaching = (https://as.tufts.edu/biology/prospective-students/graduate-programs). PhD= students in Biology receive full tuition support for six years, a competit= ive stipend, and health coverage, and receive extensive training in pedagog= y, outreach and communication. The application deadline for graduate stude= nts is Dec. 1, 2022. The project summary from our grant is below, followed by 3 relevant publica= tions. If interested, please send a CV and short bio to Mimi Kao (mimi.kao@xxxxxxxx= du<mailto:mimi.kao@xxxxxxxx>) or me (a.patel@xxxxxxxx). Regards, Ani Patel Aniruddh D. Patel Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Tufts University CIFAR Fellow Program in Brain, Mind, and Consciousness https://as.tufts.edu/psychology/people/faculty/aniruddh-patel Project summary: Much of the world=92s music has periodic rhythms with events repeating regu= larly in time, to which people clap, move, and sing. The ability to detect= and predict periodic auditory rhythms is central to the positive effects o= f music-based therapies on a variety of neurological disorders, including i= mproving phonological processing in dyslexia, enhancing language recovery a= fter stroke, and normalizing gait in Parkinson=92s disease. Yet the neural= mechanisms underlying rhythm perception are not well understood, and progr= ess is impeded by the lack of an animal model that allows precise measureme= nt and manipulation of neural circuits during rhythm perception. Human neu= roimaging studies indicate that perceiving periodic musical rhythms strongl= y engages the motor planning system, including premotor cortex and basal ga= nglia, even when the listener is not moving or preparing to move. Here, we= test the hypothesis that the motor planning system is actively involved in= learning to recognize temporal periodicity and communicates predictions ab= out the timing of periodic events to the auditory system. We propose to ta= ke advantage of the well-described auditory-motor circuits in vocal learnin= g songbirds and leverage the mechanistic studies possible in an animal mode= l to test these ideas. Like humans (and unlike nonhuman primates), vocal le= arning birds have strong connections between motor planning regions and aud= itory regions due to their reliance on complex, learned vocal sequences for= communication. Auditory-motor circuits in songbirds and humans have many s= tructural and functional parallels. Recently, we showed that songbirds can= readily learn to recognize a fundamental periodic pattern (isochrony, or e= qual timing between events) and can detect this pattern across a broad rang= e of tempi. In Aim 1, we will test whether neural signals from premotor reg= ions play a causal role in this ability to flexibly recognize periodic rhyt= hms. In Aim 2, by recording in auditory cortex while reversibly silencing a= ctivity in a reciprocally connected premotor region, we will test whether p= remotor signals influence auditory processing of periodic rhythms. In Aim 3= , by recording activity in a premotor region as birds learn to recognize isochrony as a global temporal pattern, = we will determine whether premotor neurons develop sensitivity to temporal = regularity and exhibit activity that predicts the timing of upcoming events= . Establishing an animal model for rhythm perception will be transformativ= e for music neuroscience, allowing detailed investigation of the neural mec= hanisms underlying rhythm perception and informing rhythm-based musical int= erventions to enhance function in normal and disease states. Relevant papers: Rouse, A. A., Patel, A. D., & Kao, M. H. (2021). Vocal learning and flexibl= e rhythm pattern perception are linked: Evidence from songbirds. Proceeding= s of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(29), e2026130118. Cannon, J. J., & Patel, A. D. (2021). How beat perception co-opts motor neu= rophysiology. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 25(2), 137-150. Moorman, S., Ahn, J. R., & Kao, M. H. (2021). Plasticity of stereotyped bir= dsong driven by chronic manipulation of cortical-basal ganglia activity. Cu= rrent Biology, 31(12), 2619-2632. --_000_SN6PR05MB5231634FE15E3620368788BEE35F9SN6PR05MB5231namp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3DWindows-1= 252"> <style type=3D"text/css" style=3D"display:none;"> P {margin-top:0;margin-bo= ttom:0;} </style> </head> <body dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size= : 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=3D"elementToProof"> Dear List,</div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size= : 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=3D"elementToProof"> </div> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size= : 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=3D"elementToProof"> We are looking for a talented postdoc and/or graduate s= tudent to investigate the neural mechanisms underlying rhythm perception in= songbirds.  This work is an NIH-funded collaboration between the lab of Dr. Mimi= Kao (songbird neurobiology) in Biology and my lab (music cognition) in Psy= chology at Tufts University.  The work involves behavioral experiments on rhythm perception and ne= ural recordings from auditory and motor regions in zebra finches.  The = positions are based in the Biology department. <o:p class=3D"ContentPasted0">&nbsp= ;</o:p> <o:p class=3D"ContentPasted0"> </o:p>= The ideal postdoctoral <span style=3D"font-= size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-fo= nt-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;border:none w= indowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in;background:w= hite" class=3D"ContentPasted0">candidate<span style=3D"font-size= :12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-f= amily:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;border:none windo= wtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in;background:white= " class=3D"ContentPasted0"> should have experience in neurophysiology and animal behavior as well as e= xcellent experimental design, analytical, and communication skills. &n= bsp;Programming skills (including python and MATLAB) and prior bioacoustics experience<spa= n style=3D"border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;= padding:0in;background:white" class=3D"ContentPasted0"> are preferred.</spa= n><o:p class=3D"ContentPasted0"> </o:p> <o:p class=3D"ContentPasted0"> </o:p>= The ideal graduate student should <span style=3D"font-size:= 12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-fa= mily:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;border:none window= text 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in;background:white"= class=3D"ContentPasted0">have a bachelor's degree in biology, psychology, or other technical field.&nbsp= ; Programming skills (e.g., python and MATLAB), prior bioacoustics experience, and exper= ience conducting experiments with small animals are preferred.  <= span style=3D"border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0= in;padding:0in;background:white" class=3D"ContentPasted0">Some experience in neurophysiological recording is ideal, but this is not a req= uirement.  The PhD program in Biology is a research-intensive program th= at also has a strong focus on teaching (<a href=3D"https://as.tufts.edu/biology/prospectiv= e-students/graduate-programs" target=3D"_blank" class=3D"ContentPasted0"><s= pan style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman= ";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:b= lue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding= :0in">https://as.tufts.edu/biology/prospective-students/graduate-programs</= span></a><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:&qu= ot;Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:m= inor-latin;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none win= dowtext 0in;padding:0in" class=3D"ContentPasted0">).  PhD students in Biology receive full tuition support for six years, a comp= etitive stipend, and health coverage, and receive extensive training in ped= agogy, outreach and communication.  The application deadlin= e for graduate students is Dec. 1, 2022. <= o:p class=3D"ContentPasted0"> </o:p> <o:p class=3D"ContentPasted0"> </o:p>= The project summary from our grant is below, followed b= y 3 relevant publications.<o:p clas= s=3D"ContentPasted0"> </o:p> <o:p class=3D"ContentPasted0"> </o:p> If interested, pl= ease send a CV and short bio to Mimi Kao (<a href=3D"mailto:mimi.kao= @xxxxxxxx" class=3D"ContentPasted0">mimi.= kao@xxxxxxxx</a>) or me (a.patel@xxxxxxxx).<o:p class=3D"ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span= > <o:p class=3D"ContentPasted0"> Regards,<o:p clas= s=3D"ContentPasted2"> </o:p> Ani Patel<o:p cla= ss=3D"ContentPasted2"> </o:p> <o:p class=3D"ContentPasted2"> </o:p>= Aniruddh D. Patel= <o:p class=3D"ContentPasted2"> </o:p> Professor, Dept. = of Psychology, Tufts University<o:p class=3D"ContentPasted2"> </o:p></= span> <o:p class=3D"ContentPasted2"> </o:p>= CIFAR Fellow<o:p = class=3D"ContentPasted2"> </o:p> Program in Brain,= Mind, and Consciousness<o:p class=3D"ContentPasted2"> </o:p></= p> </o:p> <a href=3D"https://as.tufts.edu/psychology/people/faculty/aniruddh-patel" c= lass=3D"ContentPasted1" style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sa= ns-serif; font-size: 12pt;">https://as.tufts.edu/psychology/people/faculty/= aniruddh-patel</a> <o:p class=3D"Con= tentPasted0"></o:p> <o:p class=3D"ContentPasted0"> </o:p>= Project summar= y:<o:p class=3D"ContentPasted0"> </o:p> Much of the world=92s music has= periodic rhythms with events repeating regularly in time, to which people = clap, move, and sing.  The = ability to detect and predict periodic auditory rhythms is central to the p= ositive effects of music-based therapies on a variety of neurological disor= ders, including improving phonological processing in dyslexia, enhancing language recovery after stroke, and normalizing gai= t in Parkinson=92s disease.  Yet = the neural mechanisms underlying rhythm perception are not well understood,= and progress is impeded by the lack of an animal model that allows precise= measurement and manipulation of neural circuits during rhythm perception.  Human neuroimaging studies indicate that perceiving periodic musical= rhythms strongly engages the motor planning system, including premotor cor= tex and basal ganglia, even when the listener is not moving or preparing to= move.  Here= , we test the hypothesis that the motor planning system is actively involve= d in learning to recognize temporal periodicity and communicates prediction= s about the timing of periodic events to the auditory system.  We propose to take advantage of the well-described auditory-motor circuits = in vocal learning songbirds and leverage the mechanistic studies possible i= n an animal model to test these ideas. Like humans (and unlike nonhuman pri= mates), vocal learning birds have strong connections between motor planning regions and auditory regions due= to their reliance on complex, learned vocal sequences for communication. A= uditory-motor circuits in songbirds and humans have many structural and fun= ctional parallels.  Rece= ntly, we showed that songbirds can readily learn to recognize a fundamental= periodic pattern (isochrony, or equal timing between events) and can detec= t this pattern across a broad range of tempi. In Aim 1, we will test whether neural signals from premotor regions play a= causal role in this ability to flexibly recognize periodic rhythms. In Aim= 2, by recording in auditory cortex while reversibly silencing activity in = a reciprocally connected premotor region, we will test whether premotor signals influence auditory processin= g of periodic rhythms. In Aim 3, by recording activity in a premotor<o:p cl= ass=3D"ContentPasted0"> </o:p> region as birds learn to recogn= ize isochrony as a global temporal pattern, we will determine whether premo= tor neurons develop sensitivity to temporal regularity and exhibit activity that predicts the timing of upcoming event= s.  Establishing an animal model for rhythm perception will be transform= ative for music neuroscience, allowing detailed investigation of the neural= mechanisms underlying rhythm perception and informing rhythm-based musical= interventions to enhance function in normal and disease states.<o:p class=3D"ContentPasted0"> </o:p></s= pan> <o:p class=3D"ContentPasted0"> </o:p>= Relevant papers:<o:p class=3D"ContentPa= sted0"> </o:p> <span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Rom= an";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color= :#222222;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;pa= dding:0in;background:white"><o:p class=3D"ContentPasted0"> </o:p></spa= n> <span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Rom= an";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color= :#222222;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;pa= dding:0in;background:white" class=3D"ContentPasted0">Rouse, A. A., Patel, A. D., & Kao, M. H. (2021). Vocal learning and flex= ible rhythm pattern perception are linked: Evidence from songbirds. </= span>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences<span style=3D"font-size:12.= 0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-famil= y:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:#222222;border:none windowt= ext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in;background:white" = class=3D"ContentPasted0">, 118<span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;mso-farea= st-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso= -bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:#222222;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso= -border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in;background:white" class=3D"Cont= entPasted0">(29), e2026130118.<o:p class=3D"ContentPasted0"> </o:p></spa= n> <o:p class=3D"ContentPasted0"> </o:p> <span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Rom= an";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color= :#222222;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;pa= dding:0in;background:white" class=3D"ContentPasted0">Cannon, J. 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