Graduate Student Positions - Start in the Fall of each academic year.

 I am currently seeking to fill one position for a graduate student in Psychology at UCLA in the areas of Learning and Behavior or Behavioral Neuroscience.  My laboratory investigates the behavioral processes of animal learning and cognition.  State of the art research facilities include a rat lab for studying associative and cognitive processes, and a pigeon lab with touch-screen equipped operant chambers and an open-field spatial search apparatus for the study of pigeon visual perception and cognition.  Current projects include the integration of spatial and temporal information, mechanisms of extinction and cue competition, and causal inference in rats.  Animal learning and behavior is well represented at UCLA, providing opportunities for collaborative projects among faculty of learning and behavior, behavioral neuroscience, and cognitive areas.  UCLA also has a strong consortium of scientists studying the biological bases of Learning and Memory (http://www.silvalab.com/id658.htm).  UCLA is one of the leading universities in the world, and is surrounded by beaches, mountains, and the cultural resources of a major city.  The psychology department web page (http://www.psych.ucla.edu/) has detailed information about the department and the graduate program.  More information about my lab can be found at http://pigeonrat.psych.ucla.edu.  If interested, please contact Dr. Aaron Blaisdell at blaisdell@psych.ucla.edu.  The application deadline is December 30, 2005.

Aaron P. Blaisdell

Assistant Professor, Psychology and Neuroscience IDP

UCLA Department of Psychology

1285 Franz Hall, Box 951563

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1563