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I hold a BSc in Psychology (BPS accredited) and an MSc in Applied Cognitive Neuroscience. Currently, I am part of the Midlands Integrative Biosciences Doctoral Training Programme, funded by the UK Research Institute. I am pursuing a Doctoral Training Programme within the School of Psychology and Vision Sciences under the supervision of Dr. Douglas Barrett, Dr. Ascension Pagan, and Dr. David Souto. 

Currently, my PhD research explores markers of aging in attention, utilizing advanced techniques such as EEG, eye-tracking, co-registration, and behavioral modeling. The goal is to uncover changes in attention mechanisms across different population groups and establish benchmark data for healthy aging in the brain. 

During my PhD, I was also honoured to receive a senior scholar scholarship from the China Scholarship Council, which supported an international collaboration with Chongqing Medical University. This collaboration focused on a clinical research project investigating endogenous EEG oscillatory changes induced by transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) in adolescents with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and self-harm behavior whose scope was to identify markers of impaired executive functions and validate treatment efficacy.

• Brandt, K.R., Rota, M. and Cooper, M. (2023) ‘The efficacy of online jigsaw puzzling for mental well‐being in older adults: A pilot study’, Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 24(2), pp. 502–512. doi:10.1002/capr.12682.
• Sandrini, M., Rota, M., Kamboj, S., Allen, P., & Faulkner, P. (2024). . Neuroscience Applied, 3, 104104. Advance online publication. doi.org/10.1016/j.nsa.2024.104104

I have extensive experience in multimodal imaging analyses, but I am always passionate about expanding my expertise in innovative data analysis for brain imaging techniques, with a focus on refining investigations of network connectivity. I am also deeply interested in applying cognitive neuroscience techniques for translational purposes in clinical populations.

• PhD in Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour: �鶹��Ƶ
• MSc in Applied Cognitive Neuroscience: University of Roehampton, London, England
• BSc (Hons) in Psychology: University of Abertay University, Dundee, Scotland