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A 30% student assistant position supports virtual-reality experiments on embodied learning in physics and mathematics at the Professorship for Learning Sciences and Higher Education. Tasks include preparing VR equipment, running participant sessions according to study protocols, conducting interviews and managing research data. Training is provided, and prior VR experience is not required. The…

Investigate how mice learn and generalize between virtual and real environments in the Optophysiology Lab at IMBIT. The project combines behavioural experiments, neural recordings and quantitative analysis with development and in-vivo validation of a two-photon miniscope. The researcher will contribute to device design, model behavioural and neural data, and help interpret and publish findings.…

Sana Qadar explores the cognitive processes involved in reading and the effects of narrative fiction with Genevieve McArthur, Lili Yu and Raymond Mar. The episode considers literacy difficulties, reading research and the relationship between stories, cognition and wellbeing, alongside readers' personal experiences.