About me
I am originally from Denmark, where I obtained a MSc in electrical engineering at the Technical University of Denmark. Subsequently, I moved to the US to read for a PhD in Neuroscience at Brandeis University in Boston. After a postdoctoral position at Aalto University in Helsinki, I obtained a permanent position at the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour at Radboud University in The Netherlands and was eventually promoted to full professor. Later I obtained a professorship at the University of Birmingham where I was one of the founding directors of the Centre for Human Brain Health. In 2024 I appointed Chair of Translational Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oxford, working across both the Department of Psychiatry and Experimental Psychology while being associated with St Catherine’s College.
Research
My research group aims to explore how oscillatory brain activity shapes the functional architecture of the brain during cognitive processes. Specifically, we focus on the mechanistic roles that brain oscillations play in supporting key cognitive functions, such as attention and memory. We apply this insight to investigate the neuronal substrate of neurological and psychiatric disorders.
Currently, we are advancing OPM/MEG technology, with a special emphasis on its application in paediatric cognitive and clinical research. Our core goal is to investigate the development of attention mechanisms in children and understand how these mechanisms contribute to reading skills. You can read more about my research group here.
Graduate supervision
I supervise DPhil students in cognitive neuroscience with a focus on human electrophysiological approaches.
