alex efthimiou

Short Bio.  Alex obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from University of East London and did his Master’s degree in Neuropsychology at Maastricht University. During his Master’s studies he completed a 6-month internship at the Brain Stimulation and Cognition Lab, where he and the team investigated the underlying oscillatory activity in visual attention processing by using a TMS-EEG protocol. In addition, Alex has been working on a literature review, that assesses the current studies on the therapeutic utility of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in cognitive remediation for Schizophrenia patients.

Research. Alex has joined the Somatosensation & Gargalesis Lab in November 2024 as a Research Assistant to investigates gargalesis (ticklishness) using electroencephalography (EEG).

Contact. alex.efthimiou@donders.ru.nl