Elaine Åstrand - Neural Bases of spatial cognition and action

Elaine Åstrand - Neural Bases of spatial cognition and action

Elaine Åstrand
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1984-12-16
Platåvägen 4
55446 Jönköping, Sweden
[email protected]
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2010-2014
Projectmanager / PhD studies
Institute of cognitive neuroscience, CNRS, Bron, France
Titel: «Real-time readout of neural contents in visual perception and selection: towards
cognitive attention-driven Brain-Machine Interfaces».
Development of protocol for invasive neuronal recordings with multi-contact
electrodes.
Implementation and optimisation of techniques for signal processing, classification
and machine learning.
Development of an online attentional neural interface.
Closed-loop neurofeedback training of spatial orientation of attention.
jan-jun 2010
Master thesis
Institute of cognitive neuroscience, CNRS, Bron, France
Titel: «Attentional processing and oculomotor planning in fronto-parietal network».
Studied the frontoparietal oculomotor network.
Electrically microstimulated the frontal cortex to study behavioral effects.
ACADEMIC EDUCATION
2010-2014
PhD studies in neurophysiology and computational neuroscience
CNRS, Institute of cognitive neuroscience, Bron, France. Director: Suliann Ben Hamed
2004-2010
Master of Science in Molecular Biotechnology Engineering, «civilingenjör»
University of Uppsala, Sweden
jan-may 2009
Exchangestudies, Master Biosciences
Ecole Normale Supérieure, ERASMUS, Lyon, France
2000-2004
Science programme graduation diploma, «Naturvetenskapsprogrammet»
Sanda Sportsgymnasium, Jönköping, Sweden
2002-2003
Rotary Exchangestudent
Grand Rapids Central High School, Michigan, USA
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
2011-2013
Teacher, Cognitive Neuroscience (1) and Computer Science (2)
Université Catholique de Lyon (1) and Université Claude Bernard Lyon1 (2).
jun-oct 2009
Research Engineer, Neurosurgery (1) and Clinical Bacteriology (2)
University Hospital of Uppsala, Sweden, Responsible: Niklas Marklund(1) and Björn Herrman(2).
jun-aug 2008
Research Engineer, Clinical Mikrobiology
Hospital of Ryhov, Jönköping, Sweden. Responsible: Andreas Matussek
Research internship
University of Melbourne, Australia
oct-nov 2007
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LANGUAGE SKILLS
SWEDISH – Mother tongue
ENGLISH– Professional
FRENCH – Professional
SPANISH– Basics
SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS AND PRIZES
2014
Travel grant to «9th FENS Forum of Neuroscience, Milan» (SFN).
2013
Scholarship for doctoral studies, FRM (Fondation de Recherche Médicale).
2010
2009 & 2010
Scholarship for doctoral studies, DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement) and CNRS (Centre
National de la Recherche Scientifique).
Research scholarship, Wallenbergstiftelsen, Uppsala.
2004
Science Prize, «Most promising science girl», Sandagymnasiet, Jönköping, Sweden.
2000
Gold medal in relay, Youth Swedish Championship in swimming.
PROGRAMMING SKILLS
Matlab
Python
C/C++
PUBLICATIONS
See appendix
PERSONAL INTERESTS
Spend time with family and friends. Analog photography. Tennis, swimming and dance.
APPENDIX
Publications in international journals:
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Åstrand Elaine, Wardak Claire, Suliann Ben Hamed. 2014. Selective visual attention to drive cognitive brain machine interfaces: from concepts to neurofeedback and rehabilitation applications.
Review. Front. Syst. Neurosci. 8, 144.
Israelsson C., Flygt J., Astrand E., Kiwanuka O., Bengtsson H., Marklund N. 2014. Altered expression
of myelin-associated inhibitors and their receptors after traumatic brain injury in the mouse. Restor
Neurol Neurosci. (in press.)
Åstrand Elaine, Enel Pierre, Ibos Guilhem, Dominey Peter, Baraduc Pierre, Ben Hamed Suliann. 2014.
«Comparison of classifiers for decoding sensory and cognitive information from prefrontal neuronal
populations» plosOne, 23;9(1).
Farbod Kia, Saba, Elaine Åstrand, Guilhem Ibos, et Suliann Ben Hamed. 2011. « Readout of the
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Properties of a Stimulus from Un-experienced Neuronal Activities: Towards
Cognitive Neuroprostheses ». Journal of Physiology, Paris 105 (1-3) (juin): 115-122.
Greferath U, Goh HC, Chua PY, Åstrand E, O'Brien EE, Fletcher EL, Murphy M. (2009) Mapping of retinal
degeneration and loss-of-function in Rd-FTL mice. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 50(12):5955-64
Submitted or in preparation:
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Åstrand Elaine, Ibos Guilhem, Duhamel Jean-René , Ben Hamed Suliann. Differential dynamics of
spatial attention, position and color coding within the parieto-frontal network (in revision, Journal of
Neurodcience).
Åstrand Elaine, Wardak Claire, Baraduc Pierre, Ben Hamed Suliann. Time-resolved tagging of attentional and perceptual prefrontal processes as a window into cognition. (submitted).
Åstrand Elaine, Wardak Claire, Ben Hamed Suliann. Real-time decoding from prefrontal population
activity: impact of sensory or cognitive induced short-term plasticity (in preparation).
Åstrand Elaine, Wardak Claire, Ben Hamed Suliann. Dynamics of perception and spatial attention: a
real-time decoding study (in preparation).
Presentations and Posters:
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Poster: «Real-time decoding of visual attention from monkey prefrontal population activities:
towards context independent high performance cognitive brain computer interfaces» FENS 2014,
Milan, Italy.
Presentation: «Decoding covert and overt attention from monkey prefrontal neural population
activities using multiunit and time-frequency spectra» LFP and oscillation-club 2014, Lyon.
Poster: «Real-time decoding from population activity in both FEF hemispheres: how flexible is the
decoding? » Societé Française de Neuroscience 2013, Lyon.
Presentation: «Real-time decoding from population activity in both FEF hemispheres: how flexible
is the decoding? » Journée de l’école doctorale 2013, Lyon.
Poster: «Predicting the spatial location of attention and perception: towards Cognitive Neuroprostetics », Neuroscience Day 2012, Lund, Sweden
Presentation : «Décodage de l'attention spatiale et de la perception : vers des neuroprothèses
cognitives» Neurorobotics 2012, Lyon.
Poster: « Neural Population Decoding: a study towards real time decoding of cognitive variables in
the non-human primate » Annual meeting of Society For Neuroscience 2011, Washington DC, USA
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Poster: « Neural Population Decoding: a study towards real time decoding of cognitive variables
in the non-human primate » Société Français de Neuroscience 2011, Marseille.
Poster: «Readout of the intrinsic and extrinsic properties from a stimulus from unexperienced
neuronal activities: towards cognitive neuroprostheses » Neurocomp 2011, Lyon.