Alex Sheehan

I have recently finished running an EEG study in CINN investigating the impact of linguistic experience on the functional connectivity of the brain in different cognitive domains, and analysed using non-linear modelling. I have previously assisted in managing the EEG labs in PCLS, as well as running statistics workshops for MSc (C)LS students. I completed both my BSc in Psychology and MSc in Language Sciences at Reading, with my dissertations written on mind-wandering during reading, and the white matter integrity of executive function-related tracts in bilinguals respectively. In between my MSc and beginning my PhD studies, I worked as a Technician in the School of Chemistry, Food, and Pharmacy. My research interests include (but aren’t limited to) bilingual cognition, structural and functional connectivity, the cognitive reserve, network dynamics, research & neuroimaging methods, artificial grammars, and non-linear modelling. I also have a keen interest in open science, reproducibility, and increasing the accessibility of research and academia. I am a CINN Junior Research Fellow and I am preparing to submit my PhD thesis.