Vivid imagery of objects primes perception of subliminal spatial information
Byczynski, G. and DAngiulli, A. (2025). "Vivid imagery of objects primes perception of subliminal spatial information." Neuroscience of Consciousness.
CV
Experience
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Geneva/University Hospitals of Geneva (CH), 2025-2027
- MRI/MRS approaches to understanding post-stroke recovery and its connnectivity correlates
- The effect of Maraviroc as a manipulator of the peri-infarct and plasticity
Education
- PhD in Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin (IE), 2022-2024
- MSc (Distinction) Brain Imaging and Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Birmingham (UK), 2021-2022
- BSc/BSc (Distinction) Neuroscience and Biology Combined Honours, Carleton University, (CAN), 2017-2021
Skills
- Electroencephalography, Magnetoencephalography
- functional (fMRI), structural (DWI, DSI/DTI), and spectroscopic (whole-brain MRS) magnetic resonance imaging
- Behaviour and Physiological Recording (GSR, Pupillometry, HRV)
- Machine learning prediction for clinical outcomes (Tinnitus, stroke)
- Peripheral nerve stimulation, tES, TMS
Service to Community
- Ad hoc reviewer for clinical and cognitive neuroscience journals inculding: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Frontiers in Psychology, npj Science of Learning, Scientific Reports, Imagination Cognition and Personlity, Brain and Behaviour, Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation, Frontiers in Network Physiology, Brain Sciences, and Children (Pediatric Neurology and Developmental Disorder Section).
- Topic Coordinator for AI-Driven Models Transforming Perceptual Science: Self-Organizing Intelligence for Sensory Cognition in Frontiers in Neuroscience, Frontiers in Psychology.
Committee roles and representation
- Postgraduate (PG) research representative, 2023-2024
- PG representative, Psychology Research Committee, 2023-2024
- PG representative, Psychology Teaching Committee, 2023-2024
- Member, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee and Student Recruitment Subcommittee, 2022-2024
- Member, Neuroscience Ireland, 2022-2024
- Member, Music and Health Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada, 2021-2023
- Representative, Canadian Undergraduate Conference on Healthcare, Ottawa/Kingston, Canada, 2018-2020
Supervision
- 4 undegraduate (BSc) final year students (Thesis stream)
- 2 postgraduate (MSc) final year students (Thesis stream)
- 1 postgrdauate (MD) student (Thesis stream)
Publications
Occipital Nerve Stimulation Selectively Modulates Top-down Inhibitory Control
Byczynski, G., Farrely, R., Dempsey, E., Scarlat, I-M., Vanneste, S (2025). "Occipital nerve stimulation selectively modulates top-down inhibitory control." Brain Stimulation. 18, 1, 97-99.
Neural signatures of online and offline motor learning: An ALE meta-analysis
Byczynski, G., Arulchelvan, E., Grootjans, Y., Scarlat, I.M., Brady, S., Kamdar, S., Vanneste, S (2025). "Neural signatures of online and offline motor learning: An ALE meta-analysis." Imaging Neuroscience.
Comment on: Frontal HD-tACS enhances behavioral and EEG biomarkers of vigilance in continuous attention task
Byczynski, G., Arulchelvan, E., Vanneste, S. (2024). "Comment on: Frontal HD-tACS enhances behavioral and EEG biomarkers of vigilance in continuous attention task." Brain Stimulation.
An overview of the effects and mechanisms of transcranial stimulation frequency on motor learning
McNally, M., Byczynski, G., Vanneste, S (2024). "An overview of the effects and mechanisms of transcranial stimulation frequency on motor learning." Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 21(1), 157.
Switching tinnitus on or off: An initial investigation into the role of the pregenual and rostral to dorsal anterior cingulate cortices
Vanneste, S., Byczynski, G., Verplancke, T., Ost, J., Song, J-J., De Ridder, D. (2024). "Switching tinnitus on or off: An initial investigation into the role of the pregenual and rostral to dorsal anterior cingulate cortices." NeuroImage. 297, 120713.
Feasibility of deep learning to predict tinnitus patient outcomes
Adcock, K., Byczynski, G., Meade, E., Leong, S.L., Gault, R., Lim, H., Vanneste, S (2024). "Feasibility of deep learning to predict tinnitus patient outcomes." Intelligence-Based Medicine. 100141.
Anatomy and Physiology of the Auditory System
Byczynski, G., Vanneste, S., Møller, A. (2024). "Anatomy and Physiology of the Auditory System." In: Schlee, W., Langguth, B., De Ridder, D., Vanneste, S., Kleinjung, T., Møller, A.R. (eds) Textbook of Tinnitus. Springer
Frontal P300 asymmetry and congruence judgment: Retroactive switching is impaired during school day mornings in female adolescents
Byczynski, G., DAngiulli, A (2024). "Frontal P300 asymmetry and congruence judgment: Retroactive switching is impaired during school day mornings in female adolescents." Current Research in Neurobiology. 6, 100128.
Brief Myofascial Intervention Modulates Visual Event-Related Potential Response to Emotional Photographic Contents: A Pilot Study
Byczynski, G., DAngiulli, A (2023). "Brief Myofascial Intervention Modulates Visual Event-Related Potential Response to Emotional Photographic Contents: A Pilot Study." Vision. 7(4).
More Evidence That Ensemble Music Training Influences Children’s Neurobehavioral Correlates of Auditory Executive Attention
Schibli, K., Hirsch, T., Byczynski, G., DAngiulli, A. (2023). "More Evidence That Ensemble Music Training Influences Children’s Neurobehavioral Correlates of Auditory Executive Attention." Brain Sciences. 13(5).
The use of non-invasive brain stimulation in auditory perceptual learning: A review
Grootjans, Y., Byczynski, G., Vanneste, S. (2023). "The use of non-invasive brain stimulation in auditory perceptual learning: A review." Hearing Research. 439, 108881.
Cognitive control, bedtime patterns, and testing time in female adolescent students: behavioral and neuro-electrophysiological correlates
DAngiulli, A., Byczynski, G., Yeh, W-H., Garrett, G., Goldfield, G., Devenyi, P, Devenyi, T., Leisman, G. (2023). "Cognitive control, bedtime patterns, and testing time in female adolescent students: behavioral and neuro-electrophysiological correlates." Frontiers in Public Health. 11, 1022731.
Modulating motor learning with brain stimulation: Stage-specific perspectives for transcranial and transcutaneous delivery
Byczynski, G., Vanneste, S (2023). "Modulating motor learning with brain stimulation: Stage-specific perspectives for transcranial and transcutaneous delivery." Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. 125, 110766.
EEG Power Band Asymmetries in Children with and without Classical Ensemble Music Training
Byczynski, G., Schibli, K., Goldfield, G., Leisman, G., DAngiulli, A. (2022). "EEG Power Band Asymmetries in Children with and without Classical Ensemble Music Training." Symmetry. 14(3).
Talks
Evidence of motor learning modulation by stimulation of the greater occipital nerve in humans
Talk at Wellcome Collection, London - Brainbox Initiative Conference 2025, London, England
Is school to early?: Understanding How Sleep Timing Affects Adolescent Cognitive Functioning
Talk at Campus Biotech, Geneva, Switzerland
The effect of peripheral nerve stimulation on motor learning
Talk at Physiological Neuroimaging Group, University of Oxford (Online)
Using gene expression data to predict psychiatric disorder association
Talk at Predictive Brain Health Modelling Group, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Further understanding in human cognition
Talk at School of Psychology Research Symposium 2024, Dublin, Ireland
Undergraduate Students’ Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Concerns Regarding Postgraduate Study in Psychology
Talk at #InclusiveTrinity Symposium 2023, Dublin, Ireland