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Mingbo Cai

University of Miami, Department of Psychology
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Application Deadline

Aug 31, 2025

Start Date

Flexible

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Mingbo Cai

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Job Description

The primary focus of this position is to work on an exciting collaborative project of decoding spontaneous thoughts. The intended project focuses on understanding the contents and dynamics of spontaneous thoughts using fMRI decoding and natural tasks, their interaction with memory and emotion, and rumination in mental disorders. The candidate will have the opportunity to analyze a rich fMRI dataset of healthy and clinical participants during spontaneous thoughts, and conduct new experiments.

Requirements

  • Expertise and track record in at least one of the following domains are highly desirable: deep learning models on natural language processing or computer vision
  • advanced analysis of fMRI using encoding or decoding models
  • computational modeling of spontaneous thoughts or psychiatric disorders or human behavior
  • design of experiments using naturalistic stimuli.