People

Principal Investigator

Tobias Overath (CV)

Postdocs

SG (Seung-Goo) Kim (website) SG is interested in (1) temporal processing in auditory cortex and (2) its interaction with higher-order information in speech and music. He uses linearized encoding analysis on fMRI and M/EEG data. He likes relaxed swimming in warm water.

Akshay Maggu Akshay looks at sound processing in the brain, broadly defined. As a hearing scientist and an audiologist, his research interests entail investigating (1) Auditory Processing Disorders; (2) Treatment Optimization; and (3) Effects of auditory experiences (e.g. language, music, disorders) on subcortical and cortical auditory processes. His long-term aim is to combine his theoretical, experimental, and clinical experience to guide translational research to benefit patients with communication disorders.

Graduate students

Jiayue Liu Jiayue is generally interested in how the acoustic signal that reaches the eardrum is processed in the auditory system. More specifically, she is devoted to understanding how hearing loss and hearing aids (including cochlear implants) affect human auditory perception. Her current work focuses on quantifying the perceptual cost of auditory nerve fiber loss.

Undergraduate Research Assistants

	Jasmine Leahy Jasmine has studied a variety of topics at the intersection of neuroscience and music, ranging from encoding of tonality and rhythm using EEG to how music can affect the emotions of people with Alzheimer's Disease. She will be pursuing her MD at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai where she hopes to study hearing-related disorders and how music can improve the quality of life of her patients.
	Ying Yu Ying is majoring in Program II, combining her interests in music, neuroscience, and global health into her studies. She is currently working on a project investigating Auditory Processing Disorder and is also interested in how music can be used to improve patient outcomes, mental health care, and memory care, especially in low-resource settings. Ying is on the Triathlon team and loves backpacking and the outdoors.
	Medy Mu Medy is majoring in neuroscience and statistics. Medy was born in Beijing, China, but did her secondary education in Austin, Texas. Medy discovered her interests in neuroscience when she started to learn brain anatomy in high school and was very surprised by the delicacy and complexity of human brains. Medy also likes to spend my free time playing drums and making origami.
	Allen Zhang Allen is majoring in Biomedical Engineering. He is interested in the connection between music and perception. In his free time, Allen enjoys playing and performing violin and fishing.
	Kees Heetderks Kees is majoring in neuroscience with a minor in chemistry. So far he has focused on molecular neurobiology in a class setting, but is interested in sound and language processing in the brain. In addition, he hopes to learn more about neurological diseases, specifically Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease in a lab setting. In his free time, he likes to play soccer and hike.

Lab alumni

	Jie Wan Lab manager; now graduate student at UC Irvine with Greg Hickok
	David Murphy Graduate student (with Jenni Groh)
	Taylor Fistel Undergraduate Research Assistant
	Saqib Shahid Rotating Masters student
	Charlie Todd Undergraduate Research Assistant
	Maddie Hsiang Undergraduate Research Assistant; now IRTA Postbaccalaureate fellow at NIH
	Preethi Kannan Undergraduate Research Assistant
	Valeria Caruso Postdoc; now Research Investigator at the University of Michigan
	Jackson Lee Research Assistant / Lab Manager; now doing a MS in Computer Science at Georgia Tech
	Anthony Sali Postdoc; now Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University
	Yoshie Mizuguchi Undergraduate Research Assistant
	Paul Dickinson Undergraduate Research Assistant
	Aurelio Falconi Undergraduate Research Assistant
	Matt Fecteau Lab manager; now with the Duke Track team
	Paige Mihalsky Lab manager / Research assistant; now attending Medical School at the University of Oklahoma
	Joon Paik Undergraduate and Graduate Research Assistant; now preparing for Med/Grad School
	Jade Wu North Carolina School for Science and Mathematics Mentorship Program; now at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill