Affiliation

Goldsmiths, University of London
Shool of Mind, Body and Society

Current academic positions

Reader in Cognitive Neuroscience at Goldsmiths, University of London (UK).

Director of the MSc in Computational Cognitive Neuroscience at Goldsmiths (UK).

Research interests

My research examines the neural processes underlying motor learning and decision-making in mental health and neurological conditions, as well as skilled performance in experts such as musicians and video game players.

Bridging my background in Theoretical Physics with a PhD in Neuroscience, I employ advanced methodological and computational techniques to investigate these questions.

Together with members of my lab, my recent research combines neuroscientific and performance data with computational modelling to elucidate the behavioural, cognitive, and neurobiological processes underlying performance anxiety. A complementary line of work examines the role of interoception in motor learning, decision-making, and creativity across skilled performers, the general population, and psychiatric conditions such as bipolar disorder.

In our research, we use electroencephalography, magnetoencephalography, intracraneal recordings, deep brain stimulation and non-invasive stimulation in combination with computational modelling and machine learning methods.

General research interests:

• Sensorimotor learning and motor control
• Music performance
• Decision making
• Computational Modelling
• Neural oscillations (EEG, MEG, LFP)
• Anxiety and mood disorders
• Other psychiatric conditions
• Neurological conditions
• Deep brain stimulation