M.M.A. Birk (Marisa)

I study how expectations shape the way the brain processes information over time. I explore how the brain reacts when things turn out differently than expected, and how that changes what features are processed and when. To do this, I use a new dynamic extension to representational similarity analysis (RSA) for M/EEG data.

I am currently a visiting PhD student at the Predictive Brain Lab, continuing my research from CIMeC in Rovereto, University of Trento, under the supervision of Moritz Wurm. Before starting my PhD, I studied Psychology in Regensburg, Germany, and worked as a research assistant first with Mark Greenlee, then with Angelika Lingnau on topics of multisensory processing, perceptual learning, and action understanding.

• Perception, Action and Decision-making

• Predictive Brain