Ala-‐Laurila Lab Dept. of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, Aalto University School of Science Dept. of Biosciences, University of Helsinki How does the brain work? Our tool: The retina – an accessible part of the brain Our goal: To utilize the neural circuits of the retina to reveal fundamental principles of neural computations at quantal resolution. This is what we do! à www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZniIYFSIcT8 Join us and make a diﬀerence! WE SEEK •  One highly-‐mo[vated summer intern Useful qualiﬁca-ons (not a must): Keen interest in neuroscience, programming skills, Matlab skills, electronics and/or electrophysiology skills, Interest in research career (we can train you!) WE OFFER: •  Projects: experimental work on re[nal circuits, hardware and so\ware development, theore[cal modeling of neural circuits •  Young and dynamic team: WE ALL LOVE THIS STUFF! •  Top-‐level training in neuroscience •  Poten[al for diploma work and life-‐long career in interna[onal neuroscience (we have strong interna[onal connec[ons!) •  Kick-‐ass set of state-‐of-‐the-‐art neuroscience techniques To apply à email: petri.ala-‐laurila@aalto.ﬁ lab website: hSp://ala-‐laurila.biosci.helsinki.ﬁ/