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 | Prof. Simon Hanslmayr, PI Simon is a Professor at the Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging and School of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Glasgow. He is the director of the Cognition and Oscillations Lab where he investigates the role of brain oscillations for human cognition, with a strong focus on memory and attention. Simon studied Psychology at the University of Salzburg where he obtained his PhD in 2005 under supervision of Prof. Wolfgang Klimesch. He held a postdoc position (2006-2010) at the University of Regensburg (supervisor Prof. K.H. Bäuml), before joining the Zukunftskolleg in 2010 at the University of Konstanz as an independent PI funded by an Emmy Noether programme grant from the DFG. In 2013 Simon moved to the UK where he joined the School of Psychology at the University of Birmingham as a Senior Lecturer, and was promoted to Reader in 2016. In 2020 Simon joined the University of Glasgow as a full Professor. [CV] - [Google Scholar] - [Pubmed] - [Email] |
 | Eleonora Marcantoni, PhD student Eleonora is a PhD student in Simon’s lab funded by the MRC DTP in Precision Medicine joint between the University of Glasgow and Edinburgh and under the supervision of Prof. Simon Hanslmayr, Prof. Satu Palva and Dr Jian Gan. The PhD project focuses on using brain-informed high-precision stimulation protocols to improve memory. [CV] - [Google Scholar] - [Email] |
 | Ying Yao, PhD student Ying is a PhD student funded by the China Scholarship Council, supervised by Prof. Simon Hanslmayr and Prof. Maria Wimber. Her research focuses on neural oscillations, particularly theta rhythms in the hippocampus. She is currently investigating how theta phase reset supports memory encoding and retrieval in humans. Using advanced techniques like intracranial electrode recordings and MEG, her project aims to bridge human and animal studies, advancing our understanding of memory mechanisms and developing neurotechnologies for memory enhancement. [CV] - [Pubmed] - [Email] |
 | Dr Mingxia Zhang, Visiting Researcher. Mingxia Zhang is a visiting scholar in Simon’s lab, funded by the China Scholarship Council. She is an associate professor at the Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Her research focuses on investigating the impact of motivation on behavior, particularly how motivation influences memory. This includes examining how internal motivators such as self-determination, efficacy, and curiosity, as well as external motivators like monetary rewards and punishments, affect memory and learning, along with their underlying mechanisms. She is currently collaborating with Simon to explore the neural oscillatory mechanisms underlying the effects of (1) reward/punishment on memory and (2) curiosity on memory, using EEG and MEG techniques. [CV] - [ResearchGate] - [Email] |
 | Hayley Bree Caldwell, Visiting PhD student. Hayley is a PhD student at the University of South Australia, currently working with Prof. Simon Hanslmayr and Dr. Sebastian Michelmann (NYU) on a project comparing phase similarity changes between memories, across retrieval training and sleep interventions. Hayley’s PhD aims to compare sleep-based and retrieval-mediated memory consolidation via different EEG signatures, under the supervision of Dr. Alex Chatburn, Prof. Kurt Lushington, and Dr. Phillip Alday. [CV] - [ORCID] - [Email] |
 | Laura Hainke, Visiting PhD student. Laura is a visiting PhD candidate at Simon’s lab. Her PhD project at TU Munich, Germany, is supervised by Prof. Josef Priller and Prof. Manuel Spitschan, in collaboration with Dr. James Dowsett. She works on non-invasively modulating neuronal gamma activity in human sleep and wakefulness, using sensory and electrical stimulation. The method she mainly uses to analyse brain activity is EEG. [CV] - [ORCID] - [Google Scholar] - [Email] |
 | Kiera Capstick, MSci Student. Kiera is an MSci Neuroscience student at the University of Glasgow. She is currently on her placement year and is completing this under the supervision of Prof. Simon Hanslmayr in his lab within the Centre for Neurotechnology and Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging. Her research project focuses on exploring the effects of multisensory gamma flicker stimulation on memory performance and EEG activity. [LinkedIn] - [Email] |
