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portfolio
March 2024
Awarded the Judges Choice poster award at the School of Psychology Symposium 2024 
March 2024
Chaired symposium on current research in human cognition at the School of Psychology Research Symposium. 
Sept 2023
Awarded the Irish Research Council Postgraduate Scholar Award to support my work on the effect of nerve stimulation on motor learning
March 2023
Awarded the peoples choice poster award at the School of Psychology Symposium 2023 
April 2025
Awarded PhD in Psychology from Trinity College Dublin
publications
EEG Power Band Asymmetries in Children with and without Classical Ensemble Music Training
Published in Symmetry, 2022
Left hemispheric laterality associated with ensemble music training may improve the efficiency of productive language processing.
Recommended citation: 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).
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Modulating motor learning with brain stimulation: Stage-specific perspectives for transcranial and transcutaneous delivery
Published in Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 2023
We discuss the use of transcranial direct current stimulation, transcranial alternating current stimulation, and peripheral nerve stimulation to modulate motor learning.
Recommended citation: 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.
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Cognitive control, bedtime patterns, and testing time in female adolescent students: behavioral and neuro-electrophysiological correlates
Published in Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
Stroop interference influenced accuracy on Monday and Wednesday similarly, with better performance in the afternoon.
Recommended citation: 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.
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The use of non-invasive brain stimulation in auditory perceptual learning: A review
Published in Hearing Research, 2023
This review discusses the application of non-invasive brain stimulation methods in auditory perceptual learning by discussing the mechanisms, current evidence and challenges, and future directions.
Recommended citation: Grootjans, Y., Byczynski, G., Vanneste, S. (2023). "The use of non-invasive brain stimulation in auditory perceptual learning: A review." Hearing Research. 439, 108881.
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More Evidence That Ensemble Music Training Influences Children’s Neurobehavioral Correlates of Auditory Executive Attention
Published in Brain Sciences, 2023
OrKidstra children had faster RTs and larger ERP amplitudes to the Go tone. Specifically, compared to their comparison counterparts, they showed more negative-going polarities bilaterally for N1-N2 and LP signatures across the scalp and larger P300s in parietal and right temporal electrodes; some enhancements were lateralized (i.e., left frontal, and right central and parietal electrodes).
Recommended citation: 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).
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Brief Myofascial Intervention Modulates Visual Event-Related Potential Response to Emotional Photographic Contents: A Pilot Study
Published in Vision, 2023
We conclude that brief myofascial intervention supports other research in the field, finding that physical touch and massage techniques can alter cognition and perception.
Recommended citation: Byczynski, G., DAngiulli, A (2023). "Brief Myofascial Intervention Modulates Visual Event-Related Potential Response to Emotional Photographic Contents: A Pilot Study." Vision. 7(4).
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Frontal P300 asymmetry and congruence judgment: Retroactive switching is impaired during school day mornings in female adolescents
Published in Current Research in Neurobiology, 2024
Investigating frontal EEG asymmetry as a possible biomarker of cognitive control abilities is especially important in ecological contexts such as school and work.
Recommended citation: 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.
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Anatomy and Physiology of the Auditory System
Published in Textbook of Tinnitus, 2nd Ed., 2024
In addition to anatomy, this section also discusses functional aspects of the auditory nervous system including a background of animal studies of auditory function, frequency selectivity, and neural connectivity.
Recommended citation: 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
Feasibility of deep learning to predict tinnitus patient outcomes
Published in Intelligence-Based Medicine, 2024
The current study is a first look at the feasibility of using deep learning modelling on patient reported data to predict treatment outcomes in individuals with tinnitus, and highlights what features are most beneficial for clinical decision making.
Recommended citation: 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.
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Switching tinnitus on or off: An initial investigation into the role of the pregenual and rostral to dorsal anterior cingulate cortices
Published in NeuroImage, 2024
Tinnitus onset is associated with increased theta activity in the pregenual anterior cingulate cortex and decreased theta functional connectivity between the pregenual anterior cingulate cortex and the auditory cortex.
Recommended citation: 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.
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An overview of the effects and mechanisms of transcranial stimulation frequency on motor learning
Published in Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2024
Here we provide a short overview of the main stimulation frequencies used in motor learning modulation (e.g., alpha, beta, and gamma), and discuss the effect and proposed mechanisms of these studies.
Recommended citation: 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.
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Comment on: Frontal HD-tACS enhances behavioral and EEG biomarkers of vigilance in continuous attention task
Published in Brain Stimulation, 2024
We caution that in absence of a sham or placebo-controlling groups or more direct mechanistic approaches, it is difficult to conclude that peripheral mechanisms are not at play based strictly on non-specific arousal.
Recommended citation: 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.
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Neural signatures of online and offline motor learning: An ALE meta-analysis
Published in Imaging Neuroscience, 2025
Using coordinate-based meta-analysis methods and independent review, 1,777 studies were returned from three databases. 38 studies investigating motor task learning met the inclusion criteria, were allocated as either online or offline learning based on their scanning placement, and revealed both unique and overlapping regional activation/deactivation patterns.
Recommended citation: 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.
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Occipital Nerve Stimulation Selectively Modulates Top-down Inhibitory Control
Published in Brain Stimulation, 2025
We chose to pursue a series of two experiments which investigate if attentional control can be modulated using NITESGON. Two pathways of modulation, either via top-down goal directed processes or bottom-up stimulus driven processes, could be selectively modulated via the peripheral nerve through subcortical activity.
Recommended citation: 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.
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talks
Undergraduate Students’ Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Concerns Regarding Postgraduate Study in Psychology
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Speakers: Gabriel Byczynski and Hana Rae Quinn (Supervised by Prof. Dr. Lorraine Swords).
Further understanding in human cognition
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Speakers: Gabriel Byczynski (Chair), Martina Seveso, Bilal Kahn, Bojana Bjegojevic.
Using gene expression data to predict psychiatric disorder association
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Speakers: Gabriel Byczynski (Vanneste Lab) & Yihe Weng (Whelan Lab)
The effect of peripheral nerve stimulation on motor learning
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Speakers: Gabriel Byczynski
Is school to early?: Understanding How Sleep Timing Affects Adolescent Cognitive Functioning
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Speakers: Gabriel Byczynski
teaching
Primary Academic Skills
Seminars, Trinity College Dublin, Psychology, 2023
Seminars discussing academic skills and the development of critical theory and analysis.
Advanced Psychology and Theoretical Issues
Seminars, Trinity College Dublin, Psychology, 2023
4th year undergraduate course aimed to reflect on the core areas of cognitive, developmental, social and biological psychology. Seminars covered 4 separate sub-topics focused on AI, human development, brain modulation, medical ethics, and experimental psychology.