Current research topics (PEARL PhD)

  • Impact of ageing and neurocognitive impairment on sensorimotor synchronisation
  • Connections between cognitive abilities, rhythm production and rhythm perception
  • Relationships between different facets of musicality and rhythmic synchronisation
  • Validation of assessment tools in geriatric populations with and without cognitive impairments

Previous research topics (Research MSc in Brain and Cognitive Sciences)

  • Conceptualising musicianship and assessing musicality in non-expert populations
  • Neural mechanisms of musical reward in the cingulate cortex
  • Blindsight, unconscious processing, localisation without awareness