Overview
Profile summary
Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience
Head of Operations Brain Research & Imaging Centre
Research interests:
- Neural mechanisms of decision making
- Value-based decision making and motivated behavior
- Social preferences, prosocial and competitive behaviors
- Reinforcement learning in a social environment
Professional memberships
Member of the Society for Neuroeconomics
Supervised research degrees
Current:
Niamh Cameron, University of Plymouth
Mathilde Lojkiewiez, University of Plymouth & Inserm, Lyon
Nomiki Koutsoumpari (co-supervisor), University of Plymouth
Ema Darrieutort (co-supervisor), University of Plymouth
Nathan Vanezi (co-supervisor), University of Plymouth
Completed:
Kenza Kadri (co-supervisor) - Exploring the behavioural and neural bases of impulsivity in a transdiagnostic approach relevant for addiction, University of Plymouth, 2024
Ben Timberlake (co-supervisor) - The effects of counterfactual comparison on learning and reasoning, University of Trento, 2019
Maximilian Hoyer (co-supervisor) - Social preferences and emotions in repeated interactions, University of Amsterdam, 2018
Teaching interests
MSc Human Neuroscience and Advanced Psychology:
- PSYC726 - Foundations and Applications of Neuroimaging and Neurostimulation (Module leader)
- PSYC724 - Advanced Practice in Neuroimaging and Neurostimulation
- PSYC725 - Neuroscience research project
- PSYC765 - Neuropsychology and Neuroscience: From lab to community
Bsc Psychology:
- PSYC605 Research project
Additional information
Qualifications:
PhD in Neuroscience and Cognition, University of Lyon, France
Research Master in Cognitive Science, University of Lyon, France
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Multi-focal ultrasound neuromodulation to the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex disrupts behavioural and neural pain processing
Clarke, S., Mugglestone, S., Lojkiewiez, M., Singson Marquez, J., Bault, N., Fouragnan, E. & Hughes, S., Sept 2025, bioRxiv.Research output: Working paper / Preprint › Preprint
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Non-invasive ultrasonic neuromodulation of the human nucleus accumbens impacts reward sensitivity
Yaakub, S. N., Eraifej, J., Bault, N., Lojkiewiez, M., Bellec, E., Roberts, J., Philip, N. S., Divanbeighi Zand, A. P., Green, A. L., Rushworth, M. F. S. & Fouragnan, E. F., 27 Nov 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 1, 10192.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ultrasound neuromodulation reveals distinct roles of the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex and anterior insula in Pavlovian biases
Koutsoumpari, N., Algermissen, J., Yaakub, S., den Ouden, H. E. M., Bault, N. & Fouragnan, E., 15 Jun 2025.Research output: Working paper / Preprint › Preprint
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Early-phase neuroplasticity induced by offline transcranial ultrasound stimulation in primates
Bault, N., Yaakub, S. N. & Fouragnan, E., Apr 2024, In: Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences. 56, 101370.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Non-invasive Ultrasound Deep Neuromodulation of the Human Nucleus Accumbens Increases Win-Stay Behaviour
Yaakub, S. N., Bault, N., Lojkiewiez, M., Bellec, E., Roberts, J., Philip, N. S., Rushworth, M. F. S. & Fouragnan, E., 25 Jul 2024.Research output: Working paper / Preprint › Preprint
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