Research Program
My current research in the Music Dynamics Lab focuses on experimental testing of neural entrainment/synchronization to complex rhythms by analyzing steady-state and frequency following responses to these rhythms using Electroencephalography (EEG). I am also interested in neural oscillatory coding of statistical elements of sound, and how biofeedback/neurofeedback techniques could be used to manipulate/enhance auditory perception and processing in clinical populations (e.g. ASD, Dyslexia etc...). All of this work is being done in the Music Dynamics Lab in the Psychological Sciences Department at The University of Connecticut under the mentorship of Dr. Edward W. Large.
Publications
The Impact of Audio Environment on Attention: Journal of Neurotherapy, 2013
This study examined the relationship between audio environment and reaction time. Although background noise has generally been assumed to be distracting, recent research has suggested that the opposite may be true. Reaction time was assessed in 27 participants using a Go-NoGo task under three different noise conditions: exposure to ambient noise (the control), pink noise, and a television audio track. Participants’ reaction time was significantly decreased in pink noise as compared to the ambient noise, whereas no differences were found between the ambient and television conditions.
This study examined the relationship between audio environment and reaction time. Although background noise has generally been assumed to be distracting, recent research has suggested that the opposite may be true. Reaction time was assessed in 27 participants using a Go-NoGo task under three different noise conditions: exposure to ambient noise (the control), pink noise, and a television audio track. Participants’ reaction time was significantly decreased in pink noise as compared to the ambient noise, whereas no differences were found between the ambient and television conditions.