A new European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator grant starts for 5 years (~ 2 million euros). The grant “LIGHTUP – Turning the cortically blind brain to see” is awarded to prof. Marco Tamietto (www.marcotamietto.com).

The project investigates the neural correlates of visual awareness and of non-conscious vision in patients with blindsight and in non-human primates (macaques) with V1 damage. To this aim, a broad range of methods will be used, including 3T and 7T (f)MRI, neurophysiological recordings and brain stimulation (TMS) (please see Abstract below).

The project is embedded in an outstanding international and interdisciplinary context, including the University of Turin (IT), NIH (USA), the University of Oxford (UK), Tilburg University (NL) and, with granted access to their facilities.

We offer a full-time researcher post for 2 years extendible for other 2 years (pending positive assessment). Applications of highly motivated candidates with interests in systems neuroscience, vision sciences and neuroimaging are welcomed. The successful applicant will be appointed by the University of Tilburg (NL), but he/she will be expected to spend most of the time at the NIH in Bethesda (USA). In fact, the junior researcher will be co-supervised by prof. M. Tamietto and prof. D. Leopold, and the position is specifically focused on behavioural and fMRI studies in non-human primates.

For further information please contact directly Prof. M. Tamietto (marco.tamietto@unito.it ) and/or Prof. D. Leopold (leopoldd@mail.nih.gov).