2017 Conference

Ricci Hannah is a UCSD scientist interested in human movement and non-invasive brain stimulation. 

Til Ole Bergmann is head of the Neurostimulation research group at the Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research (LIR) in Mainz. He is investigating the function of neuronal oscillations, in particular for the organization of information processing and the gating of synaptic plasticity in the wake and sleeping human brain. His methodological focus is on the simultaneous combination of non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) techniques (TMS/TACS/TDCS) with electrophysiology (EEG/MEG) with as well as neuroimaging techniques (fMRI), in particular TMS-EEG and TMS-fMRI. He is regularly giving talks and is teaching courses on transcranial brain stimulation methods, their combination with electrophysiology/neuroimaging, and how they can be used to study neuronal oscillations in the human brain.

His methodological focus is on the simultaneous combination of electrophysiology (EEG/MEG) with transcranial brain stimulation (TMS/TCS) as well as neuroimaging techniques (fMRI), in particular, TMS-EEG and TCS-MEG. He is regularly giving talks and is teaching courses on transcranial brain stimulation methods, their combination with EEG/MEG, and how they can be used to study neuronal oscillations in the human brain. Til Ole Bergmann originally studied psychology and received his PhD in 2010 from the University of Kiel (Germany) for his work on neuronal oscillations during sleep-dependent memory consolidation (supervisor: Prof. Hartwig Siebner). From 2011 to 2013 he went as a PostDoc

Til originally studied psychology and received his PhD in 2010 from the University of Kiel (Germany) for his work on neuronal oscillations during sleep-dependent memory consolidation (supervisor: Prof. Hartwig Siebner).

From 2011 to 2013 he went as a PostDoc to the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior in Nijmegen (Netherlands) to work with Prof. Ole Jensen on the function of alpha oscillations for gating information processing by pulsed inhibition during visuospatial attention.

After a temporary return to Kiel, teaching research methods and cognitive neuroscience at the Institute of Psychology from 2014-2015, he moved on to the University of Tübingen (Germany), where he is currently working with Prof. Ulf Ziemann on the sensorimotor µ‑rhythm and with Prof. Jan Born on the role of spindle and theta oscillations during sleep.

He continues to refine the approach of real-time EEG-triggered TMS, that he had pioneered during his PhD, in order to study neuronal oscillations during wake and sleep in an amplitude- and phase-dependent manner.

Dr Mitchell Goldsworthy's research employs various non-invasive brain stimulation (TMS, tES) and recording (EEG) techniques to characterise the neurophysiological determinants of cognitive function in healthy ageing and dementia. The overarching aim of this research is to provide new mechanistic insights into the roles of brain connectivity and plasticity in supporting late life cognitive health, with the potential to inform novel strategies for dementia prevention and therapy.

Dr Jacinta O'Shea is a cognitive neuroscientist interested in the sensorimotor bases of higher cognition (attention, memory, learning). In her group she uses neural interference methods, combined with neuroimaging and detailed cognitive and behavioural probes, to make reverse inference about how information processing is organised in the healthy brain. Jacinta aims to leverage these insights within an experimental medicine framework to develop novel therapeutics to aid individuals affected by psychiatric or neurological conditions.

Dr James Kolasinski's research is focused on the somatosensory and motor regions of the brain, specifically in understanding how these regions support  dexterous function of the hand.  His work takes advantage of a number of methods, including 7 tesla fMRI, MR spectroscopy, and behavioural psychophysics. James is particularly interested in integrating information across methods to better under human brain physiology and how it relates to behaviour. He also has an interest in cortical plasticity in the healthy brain and post-stroke.