Dr Ece Kocagoncu

Interests

I am interested in how memory is represented, organised and accessed in the brain, executive functions, and oscillatory and connectivity dynamics associated with these processes.

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Currently I am working as a Reseach Associate with Professor James B. Rowe in a multi-site project aiming to develop neuroimaging biomarkers for early detection of preclinical Alzheimer's disease and improve efficacy of future clinical trials.

I completed my PhD under the supervision of Professor Lorraine K. Tyler and Dr. Alex Clarke. My research, through three E/MEG experiments, investigated the spaiotemporal network dynamics in the human brain as we access memory through speech, and the contribution of prior semantic and syntactic information to the access to memory.

Please see my website for detailed descriptions of my research.

Results of my ssRSA analysis which tested theoretical models of phonological, semantic competition and access to lexical semantics over time.
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Research Focus

Equipment

Electroencephalography (EEG)

Electrophysiological recording techniques

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

MEG

Neuropsychological testing

TES

TMS