Staresina LAB
Principal Investigator
Lab Manager/Research Assistant
LAURYN FOSTER
Lauryn helps manage the day-to-day operations of the lab. She earned her degree in Neuroscience from Oxford University, where she investigated the use of non-invasive neuroimaging techniques to study executive function. She is particularly interested in how these methods can be applied to understand the role of sleep in memory processing.
Postdoctoral Researchers
MARCEL KEHL
Marcel investigates memory consolidation using human single-neuron recordings and iEEG, focusing on the impact of multi-modal stimulation during sleep including closed-loop techniques. With a Medical Degree from the University of Bonn and a Masters in Physics from the University of Toronto, he pursued his PhD in Neuroscience under Prof. Mormann at the University of Bonn. He is funded by the ERC.
PIN-CHUN CHEN
Pin-Chun investigates sleep-dependent cognitive enhancement using EEG, fMRI, and iEEG. Prior to joining the lab, she completed her PhD in Cognitive Sciences from the University of California, Irvine (USA), followed by one year of postdoctoral training at the University of Pennsylvania (USA). She is funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions.
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SIMON FAGHEL SOUBEYRAND
Simon is interested in understanding how the specific content of our percepts and experiences guides behaviour. He uses a combination of EEG, psychophysics, and machine learning to probe these processes. Simon completed his PhD at the Université de Montréal and is a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow.
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PhD Students
JUDE THOM
Jude explores neural activity relating to the formation and retrieval of memories, with a particular interest in using closed-loop systems to influence memory performance. He is funded by the BBSRC.
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XIANHUI HE
Xianhui takes interest in using (i)EEG/MEG and human neuron data to investigate the neural and computational mechanisms of memory. He is funded by the Clarendon Fund in partnership with St John's College and the Department of Experimental Psychology.
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MATHEW KOLLAMKULAM
Mathew is interested in using multimodal brain imaging methods (EEG, fMRI and structural MRI) to investigate the neural mechanisms underlying memory consolidation in humans. He is funded by the Clarendon scholarship.
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KATRIJN SCHRUERS
Kat's research focuses on how non-invasive auditory stimulation during sleep can boost memory. She uses EEG and MRI to explore brain plasticity. Her work is supported by the Oxford-Radcliffe Graduate Scholarship, which combines funding from the MRC Industrial CASE Studentship and University College.
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MANQI SHA
Manqi explores memory processing during sleep using EEG, iEEG, and fMRI. She completed her Master's degree in Beijing Normal University and is funded by the China Scholarship Council-University of Oxford Scholarship.
Masters Students
FREDERICK EDWARDS
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Freddie is interested in understanding how natural sleep rhythms contribute to cortical memory consolidation. He is investigating whether stimulation via light and sound during sleep could enhance memory retention.
VIOLET LITTLEWOOD
Violet is interested in how the synchronisation of sleep rhythms could orchestrate memory reactivation. Currently, she is assessing whether sleep rhythms can be entrained using non-invasive audio-visual stimulation and whether such entrainment increases memory reactivation and consolidation.
Undergraduate Project Students
ENA POULSEN
Ena is interested in how memory transformation is linked with sleep characteristics. She is keen to explore how changes in memory content during sleep can be studied through sentence recall and AI, investigating the role of sleep consolidation in the ‘semanticisation’ of episodic memories.
SIDDHARTHA SENSHARMA
Sidd is interested in using EEG to investigate how the complexity of an image affects the semanticisation gradients of the memories formed from it. He reads Experimental Psychology at Harris Manchester College, Oxford
