We examine how humans locate a target object among distractors, probing the neural and cognitive mechanisms of attentional selection. Using methods such as eye-tracking, behavioral experiments, and brain stimulation (e.g., TMS), we investigate how regions like the frontal eye fields contribute to visual search performance.

This line explores how the brain suppresses or inhibits actions, especially under conditions requiring flexibility or rapid change. We combine behavioral paradigms, stimulation techniques, and neurophysiological measurements to understand how cognitive control is implemented and modulated.

We focus on how the brain’s baseline activation state influences the effect of non-invasive stimulation (e.g., TMS) and how by manipulating that state we can more precisely target neural populations. The principle of “state dependency” helps in optimizing stimulation protocols and clarifying causal brain–behavior relationships.

We investigate how domain expertise—especially in sports, motor skills, or artistic training—alters cognitive performance and brain dynamics. By comparing experts and novices, we aim to uncover how experience shapes neural plasticity, response speed, and attentional control.

This area explores how working memory precision, capacity, and stability are linked to oscillatory EEG signatures and nonlinear neural dynamics. We aim to characterize how frontal and parietal networks maintain and manipulate representations over time, in health and under experimental perturbation.

We examine how aesthetic experience—such as listening to music, viewing art, or engaging in creative activity—interacts with cognitive and neural processes. This includes how perceptual, emotional, and attentional systems are engaged during aesthetic tasks, and how individuals differ in their neural responses to art.