The Neuroimaging Group at the Cajal Neuroscience Center (CNC-CSIC), led by Dr. Guiomar Niso, studies how the human brain works using magnetoencephalography (MEG) and electroencephalography (EEG). We characterise brain dynamics in the healthy population and how they change in neurological conditions, and we lead open science initiatives that share software, data and standards for reproducible neuroimaging.
RESEARCH LINES
1. The healthy brain
One of our main goals is to characterise brain activity in healthy people, studying brain oscillations, synchronisation between regions and connectivity, to better understand how the brain works and communicates. Through targeted studies we also aim to identify the oscillatory mechanisms underlying different cognitive processes. We study brain structure and activity with complementary neuroimaging techniques, following a multimodal and multidisciplinary approach that allows us to integrate our results within a common framework.
2. Clinical applications
The ultimate goal of our group is to improve people’s lives. We therefore study how the activity characterised in the healthy population is altered in different neurological conditions, such as ageing, Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, chronic pain and blindness, and we evaluate neurorehabilitation programmes based on motor, cognitive or neurofeedback interventions. We look for common elements that help us understand brain function as a whole.
3. Open and reproducible neuroimaging
We lead several initiatives to help neuroimaging research be carried out in an open and reproducible way, such as the Brain Imaging Data Structure (BIDS), the EU COST Action INDoS and open software and data repositories. See Research for details.
TEAM
The group brings together predoctoral researchers and BSc and MSc students from engineering, physics, mathematics, psychology and neuroscience, together with national and international interns. Since 2018 it has trained nearly 40 students, including PhD candidates, MSc and BSc thesis students, CSIC JAE Intro fellows and Erasmus+ trainees.
JOIN US
We welcome motivated students and researchers with a background in engineering, physics, mathematics, computer science, psychology, biology or neuroscience. We host BSc and MSc theses, internships (including CSIC JAE Intro and Erasmus+), PhD projects and postdoctoral researchers, and we support applications to competitive fellowships such as FPU, FPI, Juan de la Cierva, Ramón y Cajal and Marie Skłodowska-Curie.
If you are interested, send your CV and a short statement of interest:
