Introduction

In the Eye Movement Laboratory we use a variety of methods to make digital recordings of saccades, smooth pursuit eye movements and nystagmus. We are primarily involved in research into the oculomotor system, but our equipment is also used as a diagnostic aid in some neurological conditions.

Van der Veer scholarships in motor control and cognition in Parkinson’s disease

Prof. Tim Anderson has a number of top-up scholarships available to candidates who are able to secure University of Otago Scholarships (which provide base funding of $20,000 tax free p.a.)

One scholarship to the value of $10,000 p.a and two to the value of $8000 p.a. are available to candidates interested in undertaking any of the following PhD projects:

1. Saccadic eye movements in Parkinson's disease - functional MRI studies
2. Adaptation of human saccadic eye movements - functional MRI studies
3. Cognitive impairment, eye movements and structural MRI in Parkinson's disease.
4. Progression in Parkinson's disease: evidence from serial eye movement assessment
5. Freezing and falling in Parkinson's disease - who, why and what to do?

Supervisors: Prof Tim Anderson and Dr Michael MacAskill

Interested applicants should apply by emailing Tim Anderson at: tim.anderson@chmeds.ac.nz