Antonia Hamilton's lab for Social Cognition
PhD positions
There may be opportunities to pursue a PhD in the Hamilton lab from October 2009. Possible PhD topics include -
Visual perspective taking in autism - do people with autism have difficulties with seeing the world from another person's point of view, and if so, why? This project would likely involve behavioural testing of children and adults with autism.
From action to social interaction - we now know something about the brain regions which represent other people's basic actions, but how to these regions allow us to understand more complex social interactions? This project would likely involve using fMRI to study action representations in the brain
The mirror neuron system in autism - there is increasing evidence for differences in performing and understanding actions in autism, but it is not clear why these differences arise. Do people with autism have a fundamental problem with the mirror neuron system, or are other more general perceptual or social difficulties responsible for previous results. This project would likely involve both behavioural and fMRI work with people with autism.
Candiates will need to apply to the School of Psychology for a place and to apply for funding by February 2009. Details of the application process are here.
If you would like to discuss options for a PhD, either in one of these projects or a different topic, please email antonia.hamilton -at- nottingham.ac.uk with a CV and details of your research interests well in advance of this deadline.
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