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Functional MRI of Human Auditory Cortex Georgetown Institute for Cognitive and Computational Sciences Washington, DC A postdoctoral position is available in the Laboratory of Integrative Neuroscience and Cognition of the Georgetown Institute for Cognitive and Computational Sciences (GICCS) to perform functional magnetic resonance imaging of the higher auditory pathways in humans. A brand-new 1.5T Siemens Vision scanner is available, including Medx and BrainVoyager software, as well as SGI and other workstations. A psychoacoustics lab for the development of acoustic stimuli exists as well. The main thrust of our research is to investigate the neural coding of complex sounds, including speech, in functionally specialized areas of the human auditory cortex, and to explore the hypothesis of dual processing streams for auditory space and auditory patterns in the higher auditory pathways. Parallel studies are being performed in animal models, including awake behaving primates, using single-unit neurophysiology and optical intrinsic signal imaging. Candidates with substantial knowledge of psychoacoustics preferred. Knowledge of imaging techniques desirable but not required (training can be provided). GICCS is located in a new research building on the handsome campus of Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Georgetown University is one of the oldest academic institutions in North America and has a strong commitment to the neurosciences. Various collaborative ties exist with researchers at the nearby National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, and with the University of Maryland. Please send applications (c.v. and names of two referees) to: Prof. Josef P. Rauschecker, GICCS, NRB, WP15, 3970 Reservoir Road NW, Washington DC, 20007-2197; e-mail: josef(a)helix.nih.gov or rauscheckerj(a)giccs.georgetown.edu).