Neuroimaging – fMRI
Neuroimaging – fMRI
A transversal thread across all my research is the use of functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) to study conceptual and semantic representations in the brain.
- Multivariate analyses. I specialise in advanced fMRI methods such as decoding and Representational Similarity Analysis (RSA), which capture fine-grained conceptual representations and link them directly to behavioural measures. These flexible tools allow me to bridge the gap between brain activity and cognitive performance.
- Collaborative expertise. At Ghent University, part of my position involves supporting fMRI projects across multiple domains. This has led to diverse collaborations and has broadened my expertise in the design, execution, and analysis of neuroimaging studies.
- Teaching. I actively share my knowledge through teaching. I co-lecture on Techniques of Neuroimaging at Ghent University, taught classes on the physics and analysis of (f)MRI at the Cognitive Neuroscience Summer School in Pisa (2023 & 2025), and will contribute to the Neuroimaging course at ULB in Spring 2026.
fMRI thus plays a central role in my scientific profile — both as a research tool to investigate conceptual organisation and as a means of fostering collaboration and training in cognitive neuroscience.